Which of the following is a conclusion from the research on older women of color?
a. Black women are less involved with their grandchildren than are European American women.
b. Women of color are much more likely to live in poverty than European American women.
c. Elderly Latinas are reluctant to seek help from their adult children.
d. Native American grandmothers understand that they are supposed to play only a minor role in taking care of their grandchildren.
Question 2
Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about lesbians whose partner has died?
a. Jose: Researchers do not have much information about this topic, especially for women of color..
b. Jean-Simon: Because of current attitudes, most lesbians feel reasonably comfortable talking with other people about their grief..
c. Leif: Lesbians typically recover more quickly than heterosexual women, following the death of a life partner..
d. Bianca: Compared to lesbians, married heterosexual women show more variability in their patterns of grieving the loss of a life partner..
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