Which of the following terms refers to hereditary systems of rank that are relatively fixed, immobile, and generally religiously dictated?

A. tenure
B. slavery
C. castes
D. feudalism


C. castes

Sociology

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Which of the following is an example of defiance?

A) crime B) public drunkenness C) sit-in demonstrations D) self-segregation

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What is more recent quantitative research revealing about networks of support in the United States?

a. Female-headed households are more likely to participate in networks of support than two-parent or male-headed households. b. The fewer resources a family has, the more likely they are to participate in a network of support. c. Middle- and upper-class families are more likely than working class families to have extended support networks because they are able to reciprocate and contribute in return. d. Families only participate in networks of support if they are unable to purchase or afford what they need by themselves.

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The main source of public funding for long-term care is:

A. home and community-based services program. B. Medicaid. C. private long-term-care insurance. D. Medicare.

Sociology

Myths that fuel the stigma of mental illness are a form of the ________, because they stigmatize current and past mental patients.

A. fallacy of appeal to prejudice B. fallacy of personal attack C. fallacy of misplaced concreteness D. fallacy of circular reasoning

Sociology