Author Question: How is the gender of an elderly person linked to whether or not others have negative, stereotyped ... (Read 74 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

How is the gender of an elderly person linked to whether or not others have negative, stereotyped expectations of that person?

a. Gender of the elderly person has no effect.
b. Elderly men are more likely to be seen in a negative way.
c. Elderly women are more likely to be seen in a negative way.
d. Elderly women are more likely to be seen in a positive way.

Question 2

When Jeanine, a successful surgeon, began to suffer from arthritis in her hands, she stopped doing surgery, continuing only the consulting portion of her medical practice,

and accepted a position as Dean of the medical school at the university hospital where she had her practice. Shifting her attention to administration and teaching in her position as Dean after the onset of arthritis represents an example of
a. selection.
b. reduction.
c. compensation.
d. giving up.