According to the text, in the United States our comparatively poor health is largely due to the _________

a. low birth rates and high life expectancy
b. the number of healthcare professionals available
c. growing inequality and lifestyle problems
d. emergence of new and deadly epidemics
e. diversion of medical resources from basic healthcare


b

Sociology

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According to the text, the poor can lift themselves out of poverty

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

The economic outcomes of divorce for women are generally worse than they are for men. Reasons for this include:

A. unequal wages for women. B. the gender division of labor with marriage that reduces women's career development during childrearing and child-raising years. C. the high proportion of mothers with physical custody of children after divorce. D. all of the above.

Sociology

What are invisible privileges? Provide examples of three invisible privileges men have.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

_________ poverty is measured by comparing the actual income against the income earner's expectations and perceptions

a. Absolute b. Relative c. Standard d. Subjective

Sociology