When you are in the “sick role,” you __________
a. are giving another person the opportunity to care for you
b. are excused from your societal obligations
c. need to seek medical care
d. are an outcast
Answer: B
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The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must
a. not personally care about the topic being studied. b. try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. c. study issues that have no value to society as a whole. d. carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.
Which of the following is an example of a counterculture?
a. gays and lesbians b. musicians and celebrities c. Italians d. the Hippies of the 60s
The systematic, planned destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group is called:
A. genocide B. assimilation C. segregation D. pluralism E. multiculturalism
SAGE News Clips: Slave Labor ShrimpUnnamed and unidentified Burmese migrants work illegally in Thailand's "shrimp sheds." Workers are paid $1.00 at most, but sometimes they are paid nothing at all. Many fear being killed by the other Burmese workers under the thumb of the bosses. As one migrant worker states: "They always told us if we don't work, they would shoot us." Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 243, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:According to the video, how do shrimp shed owners defend their practices?
A. They explain that they are providing jobs for poor migrant workers. B. They explain that their shrimp sheds meet all working standards. C. They explain that their shrimp sheds exceed all working standards. D. They do not even try to defend their practices.