Agroup of women engages in consciousness raising "rap" sessions. during the rap sessions, women talk about personal experiences with sexism and how these are related to social and political structures. each woman has an equal opportunity to speak, so that no one person can dominate the discussion. this group best represents which branch of feminism?

But on an april morning in 1959, i heard a mother of four, having coffee with four other mothers in a suburban development fifteen miles from new york, say in a tone of quiet desperation, “the problem.” and the others knew, without words, that she was not talking about a problem with her husband, or her children, or her home. suddenly they realized they all shared the same problem, the problem that has no name. which best describes the connotation of the word “desperation”? negative, because the woman is feeling confused negative, because the woman is expressing hopelessness positive, because the woman is expressing herself positive, because the woman and the mothers are in agreement

•favored a limited national government • opposed a national bank • was supported primarily by farmers, artisans and skilled workers the box above best describes which political party that was formed in the united states in the 1790s? a. democratic-republican b. whig c. populist d. federalist

Most sociologists agree that: a. culture is central in shaping gender roles, but only in preliterate societies. b. biological factors have some influence, but cultural factors are more important determinants of gender roles. c. biological factors are influential in determining gender roles, but only in industrial or complex societies. d. biological factors only explain differences between men and women with regard to aggression and disease. e. there is no difference between the influences of culture or biology on the development of gender roles, as they are unpredictable.