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audragclark

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The great irony in American history is how the demon rum of the nineteenth century became a mark of good taste for the social drinker. What reason would best explain the cause?
 
  a. The patterns of consumption changed both in the amounts and who drank alcoholic beverages.
  b. The ingredients in rum no longer changed Christian Americans into devils.
  c. After Prohibition, alcohol consumption became socially acceptable.
  d. Women began drinking more during the Roaring Twenties.

Question 2

The gender gap in education favors girls over boys with respect to __________.
 
  a. earning economics degrees
  b. attending selective colleges
  c. achievement and attainment
  d. choosing majors that lead to higher-paying careers


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Gracias!

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