While studying suicide, Durkheim found another trend he called “social facts” to be important in analyzing social situations. Explain how social facts affect other social characteristics.

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Social forces exist externally from individuals and these forces “push” and “pull” individuals into predictable patterns of behavior.

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Doing C tasks as a way to avoid doing A tasks has been called productive avoidance

a. True b. False

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Summarize the role of social workers in providing family planning services

What will be an ideal response?

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Bernie, in a very early session of a counseling group, expresses emotions ranging from fear to anxiety, uncertainty to hope. Looking to his therapist, Bernie's progress will hinge on the perceived level of ____________ which he feels

A) ?trust B) ?confidentiality C) ?self-awareness D) ?shame

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Due to staffing shortages, the medical surgical unit had three patients injured as a result of falls in a 6-months period. This is an example of a(n) ______________________________.

a. Bad luck b. Adverse occurrence c. Critical incident debriefing d. Active surveillance

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