GSOCI 210 Final
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- What is a major cause of eating disorders for females?
- Media portrayals of the "desirability" of thinness.
- What is the name of websites that advocate anorexia?
- Pro-Ana websites
- Which eating disorder is most commonly found in men?
- Bulimia
- What is ture of children who are raised in same-sex househoulds?
- They tend to more open minded about homosexuality and gender roles.
- Who are the leading offenders in employment discrimination?
- Government agencies
- What is the name of 1996 ACT taht prohibited gay marriage in the U.S.?
- Defense of Marriage Act.
- What is the main cause of sexism in the work place?
- Gender roles
- On average, women make how much for every dollar made by a man?
- .80
- What percent of magazine articles is focused on dating and sex?
- 35%
- What are the 'model minorities' in the US?
- Asian and Indian Americans
- What do the SATs assume all test takers have?
- A white, middle class upbringing.
- Drinking from a young age, though in the context of family, often leads to what?
- Higher rates of alcohol consumption, but lower rates of heavy drinking and alcohol abuse.
- Prohibition in the 1920s led to what?
- Increased alcohol consumption.
- Billboards advertising alcohol are found overwhelmingly in what communities?
- African American communites
- How many types of female genital mutilation are there?
- Three, ranging from mild to severe.
- What is the most often cited reason for FGM?
- Religious beliefs
- What are women often re-infibulated after childbirth?
- To "tighten" her vaginal opening to please men.
- What two components of food are responsible for addictive behaviors?
- Fats and sugars
- What ingredient is now added to food labels?
- Trans-fat
- In Africa, approximately how many people have died from AIDS?
- 14 million
- The average weekly income for a family in Zimbabwe is what?
- $12.00
- What continent has the highest instance of AIDS infection?
- AIDS
- What does LRA stand for?
- Lord's Resistance Army
- What group has the largest casualty rates in the war?
- children
- What is the effect called when viewers do not htink they behave aggresively after watching television violence?
- Third person effect
- How many hours a day on average do children spend watching television?
- 4
- How many acts of violence, including murders, will each child witness on TV by the time they are 18 years of age?
- Over 200,000
- Where do the majority of criminals obtain their guns?
- From illegal connections or friends.
- How many deaths a year in America are attributed to guns?
- 30,000 yearly
- What court case made interracial dating legal?
- Loving v. Virginia
- In general, which families take longer to accept interracial relationships, black or white?
- White.
- What are some of the consequences of being obese?
- Lower self-esteem depression.
- What percentage of children in the U.S. is affected by obesity?
- 1 in 5
- Racial profiling most often negatively affects whom?
- African Americans.
- What was the former CEO of Halliburton, who then left to become part of the Bush administration?
- Dick Cheney
- What are most IT (tech) jobs being outsourced to?
- India
- What is the name of 2002 bill passed to help regulate campaign financing?
- McCain-Feingold Bill.