An irrational negative attitude held about a category of people is known as:

a. authoritarianism.
b. prejudice.
c. discrimination.
d. scapegoating.


b

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Hawaii’s experiences with health care reform suggest the advantages of

A. a single-payer health care system. B. a for-profit health care system. C. a convergent hypothesis health care system. D. having multiple payers in a health care system. E. allowing hospitals to make their own decisions about what technologies to purchase.

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On a global level in the 1970s and 1980s, as a platform for women's issues, many gains for females have been made by using the __________

a. Republican Party platform b. Communist Manifesto c. mass media d. United Nations e. World Church

Sociology

Norbert Elias’s concept of figuration emphasizes the importance of ______ in integrating the micro and macro levels.

A. interactions B. interrelationships C. institutions D. social structures

Sociology

The number of people who smoke has steadily been declining since the 1980s.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology