William is a 32-year-old single man. His social circle consists of people who are already married and some who are well on their way to starting families. Watching his friends, William becomes insecure and regrets not having a wife and children. According to research, his feelings are probably fueled by .

Question options :

A. homonormativity

B. cultural imperialism

C. genderism

D. singleism

D. singleism

Explanation:

Singlism is term used to refer to stigmatization of adults who are single. It includes such things as negative stereotyping involving singles and discrimination against bring single. The word singlism can be seen in the context of such terms as racism and sexism. This is seen in the example above where the individual develops a stereotype vulnerability and feels threatened, not comfortable with the discrimination that might come with being single.

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William is a 32-year-old single man. His social circle consists of people who are already married and some who are well on their way to starting families. Watching his friends, William becomes insecure and regrets not having a wife and children. According to research, his feelings are probably fueled by .

A. homonormativity

B. cultural imperialism

C. genderism

D. singlism

William's feelings are probably fueled by singlism (option D)

Explanation:

To start with, singlism is a term coined by Bella DePaulo, Ph. D., (a Harvard-trained social psychologist). It can be defined as the act of discriminating against and stereotyping adults who are single (not married).

Such adults are being unfairly treated especially at workplace where they can be made to cover unpopular shifts for married employees who have parental responsibilities. Thus, the single adults can get insecure about their relationship status and in some cases, regret not having a wife and children.

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