Author Question: After an unsuccessful surgery, Dr. Jessica informs her patient's son that his mother has passed away ... (Read 31 times)

Charlie · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

Prejudice serves all of the following functions except:

A) value-expressive
B) ego-defensive
C) knowledge
D) ethnic centering
E) utilitarian

Question 2

After an unsuccessful surgery, Dr. Jessica informs her patient's son that his mother has passed away instead of telling him directly that his mother was dead. She used the term passed away instead of dead as it is milder and less negative. This term is an example of a(n) _____.

A) euphemism
B) reiteration
C) idiom
D) catchphrase
E) connotation