In the social sciences, a theory is:
A. an incorrect assertion.
B. a denial that something took place.
C. a reasoned, empirically based explanation for a set of events or condition.
D. a guess.
E. none of the above.
Answer: C
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a) Mental health treatment developed along a medical model while substance abuse treatment arose from a recovery support system b) Substance abuse treatment approaches may be inappropriate and too difficult for people with serious mental illness c) Social work training has typically not focused on the overlap between the two d) All of the above
When the functions of ethnic cultures and groups diminish and identity becomes the primary way of being ethnic, this form of ethnicity is referred to as:
a. anglo conformity. b. multi-ethnic identity c. ethnocentrism d. symbolic ethnicity
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a. Invalid b. Unreliable c. Proportionate d. Unrepresentative e. Inappropriate
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a. knowing that something exists b. knowing why it exists c. knowing how we are impacted by it d. only and b e. only b and c