The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless found that in 2008, 22% of families seeking emergency shelter were
a. choosing to walk out on their underwater mortgages.
b. seeking shelter after a natural disaster.
c. homeless for the first time.
d. chronically homeless.
Answer: c. homeless for the first time.
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To Durkheim, the sacred world
a. does not actually exist. b. and the profane world are the same. c. and the profane world are usually intimately related. d. is cut off and protected from the profane world through religion.
Many hospitals use their profits to employ large marketing staffs and purchase high-tech equipment to compete for physicians that some critics have described as a __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
The Massachusetts Turnpike corridor west of Boston and the Perimeter area north of Atlanta are examples of urban fringes, or edge cities
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A man is looked down on for giving up his power by staying home and taking care of his children. Which theory would support this idea?
A. structural functionalist B. conflict perspective C. symbolic interactionist D. gender as social structure