Asja is proud to be the first woman in her family to get a graduate degree. When she considers taking time off from her career to have a child, her colleagues warn her, she will be throwing away the gains she has made in the corporate world. Meanwhile, Asja's mother is constantly reminding her a "biological clock" is ticking. Asja is

A. in a double bind.

B. doing gender.

C. showing visual dominance.

D. displaying neosexism.

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Azul Abbott

Social Studies

21 May, 06:19

Asja is proud to be the first woman in her family to get a graduate degree. When she considers taking time off from her career to have a child, her colleagues warn her, she will be throwing away the gains she has made in the corporate world. Meanwhile, Asja's mother is constantly reminding her a "biological clock" is ticking. Asja is

A. in a double bind.

B. doing gender.

C. showing visual dominance.

D. displaying neosexism.

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Samuel Lutz · Answer 1

A. in a double bind.

Explanation:

A double bind refers to a dilemma in communication in which one is caught up with two or more undesirable course of actions which somewhat contradicts or negates the other, and is conflicted on which decision to take. Here, the individual is not able to resolve the situation or totally leave it.