Explore the concept of self-esteem as a value in American culture. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the American value of self-esteem. Refer to the way other cultures view self-esteem
What will be an ideal response?
The students should discuss the idea that high self-esteem is not universally valued.
Many cultures expect children to be modest. The text gives examples from Australia,
Angola, and China. The student who is thinking critically will evaluate the tendency in
some schools to use evaluations rather than grades. Critical thinking might also
reveal that an unrealistic sense of self can lead to difficulties in peer relationships
(specifically aggressive behavior), familial relationships, and academic performance.
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Gender stereotypes
a. are limiting because people use them to make assumptions about individuals based on their gender that may not be true. b. help people make more accurate inferences about people they don't know very well. c. are based on underlying biological sex differences. d. are similar in all parts of the world.
The two structures that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus are the
a. seminal vesicles. b. Cowper's glands. c. fallopian tubes. d. vas deferens.