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201. ________ make more suicide attempts, but _________ have the highest rate of completed suicides.  a. White males; black males b. Latin Americans; people from Arabic countries c. Males; females d. Females; males 202. Which of the following is FALSE regarding suicide? a. Suicide rates have risen as economic opportunities have risen. b. Suicide rates drop during times of war. c. Suicides are more common among college students than people of comparable age who are working. d. Males make more suicide attempts than females, but females have a higher rate of completed suicides. 203. Which of the following is FALSE regarding suicide? a. Suicide rates are much higher in Western nations than in Arabic and Latin American countries. b. Suicide rates were dramatically lower in communities where a cultural identity provided youth with a sense of a shared past and a “collective future.” c. In the U.S., rates of completed suicides rise steeply during adolescence and decline sharply during the elderly years. d. Females make more suicide attempts, but males have a higher rate of completed suicides. 204. In traditional cultures, the world _______ for boys and _______ girls. a. becomes more androgynous; becomes less androgynous b. becomes less androgynous; becomes more androgynous c. expands; contracts d. contracts; expands 205. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding how traditional cultures treat males and females? a. Typically, the world expands for males and contracts for females. b. Boys have to prove that they have become men, while maturity for girls is viewed as a natural consequence of physical development. c. The separate play worlds that boys and girls develop during childhood are reinforced and exaggerated as puberty approaches. d. All of these statements are true. 206. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding how traditional cultures treat males and females? a. Typically, the world expands for males and contracts for females. b. Girls have to prove that they have become women, while maturity for boys is viewed as a natural consequence of physical development. c. The separate play worlds that boys and girls develop during childhood are reinforced and exaggerated as puberty approaches. d. The differences in how traditional societies treat boys and girls become more obvious during adolescence, as cultures step up their efforts to prepare children fro adult roles, including gender roles. 207. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding how industrialized societies treat males and females? a. Industrialized societies tolerate a wider variety of roles for men and women than do traditional societies. b. Compared to traditional societies, there is more pressure for the sexes to have different skills in industrialized societies. c. During adolescence, boys and girls begin to mingle in mixed-sex groups after years of predominantly same-sex play. d. Even in industrialized countries, budding sexuality prompts teens to focus on and exaggerate some differences between the sexes. 208. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding how industrialized societies treat males and females? a. Compared to traditional societies, there is less pressure for the sexes to have different skills in industrialized societies. b. During adolescence, boys and girls begin to mingle in mixed-sex groups after years of predominantly same-sex play. c. Even in industrialized countries, budding sexuality prompts teens to focus on and exaggerate some differences between the sexes. d. All of these statements are true. 209. After puberty many girls shave body hair, emphasize their feminine body features, and laugh in high-pitched voices, while boys “bulk up” and talk tough. Teens who don’t engage in these practices are often teased and socially excluded by peers. These practices are the result of societal pressures that occur during puberty and illustrate the a. androgynous hypothesis. b. cultural gender identity theory. c. gender intensification hypothesis. d. gender bias hypothesis. 210. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE regarding the gender intensification hypothesis? a. Activities are the least gender stereotyped at age 13 and the most stereotyped at age 15. b. Gender intensification occurs for household tasks, such as dong laundry and mowing the lawn. c. Teens who do not engage in this gender intensification are often teased and socially excluded by peer. d. All of these are true statements.