Which type of group tends to be the most fragile and unstable?
A. primary group
B. dyad
C. triad
D. secondary group
Answer: B
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a. 5 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75
Which of the following nicely fits Beeghley's macro-sociological approach to understanding social and political life?
a. Across societies, the more differences in the social structure, the greater the effect on the rate of behavior. b. Within societies, the more changes in the social structure over time, the greater the effect on the rate of behavior. c. Within societies, the lower the social class, the fewer the choices people have and the less effective they are at helping people achieve their goals. d. All of the above
Which of the following statements is true about global health disparities?
A) ?High-income populations have lower infant mortality rates than low-income populations. B) ?Chronic malnutrition is more prevalent in high-income countries than in low-income countries. C) ?High-income populations spend less on health care than do low-income populations. D) ?Low-income populations live longer than high-income populations. E) ?Death rate due to chronic malnutrition has decreased in low-income countries, but it has increased in high-income countries.
One common myth in America about the poor is that they get government handouts for things that the hard-working middle class has to earn, although these subsidies are __________.
A. much less than the affluent receive from the government B. paid for by charitable programs, not the government C. available to middle-class people if they know how to find them D. enough to move poor families into the middle class