Sylvia babysits two days a week for her school-age grandchildren and regularly gives her neighbor, who can no longer drive, a ride to the grocery store and doctor appointments. she also frequently sends small amounts of money to her daughter, who has just returned to college. which of the following statements about sylvia's activities is not true? a. these informal activities are not measured in statistics about the volunteer work of the elderly. b. many elderly people provide this kind of informal volunteer assistance to others. c. this work, like all volunteer work, is likely to increase sylvia's well-being. d. sylvia would be better off volunteering with an organization; to really others, she needs more structure to her activities.

D. Sylvia would be better off volunteering with an organization; to really help others, she needs more structure to her activities

Explanation:

The fact that Sylvia babysits for her grandchildren, drives her neighbor and helps her daughter financially does not necessarily imply that she should volunteer with an organization to coordinate her activities. In fact, she demonstrates to be a generous person who is available for those people she cares about, and may not need a structured framework to organize her life.

freeborn women in ancient rome were citizens (cives), but could not vote or hold political office. because of their limited public role, women are named less frequently than men by roman historians. but while roman women held no direct political power, those from wealthy or powerful families could and did exert influence through private negotiations. exceptional women who left an undeniable mark on history range from lucretia and claudia quinta, whose stories took on mythic significance; fierce republican-era women such as cornelia, mother of the gracchi, and fulvia, who commanded an army and issued coins bearing her image; women of the julio-claudian dynasty, most prominently livia (58 bc-ad 29), who contributed to the formation of imperial mores; and the empress helena (c.250–330 ad), a driving force in promoting christianity.

women in the ancient greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. this, though, is a general description, and when considering the role of women in ancient greece one should remember that information regarding specific city-states is often lacking, is almost always from male authors, and only in athens can their status and role be described in any great detail. neither are we sure of the practical and everyday application of the rules and laws that have survived from antiquity. we do know that spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. for example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.