According to the functional perspective, health care was developed to __________
a. create social networks for people
b. make people well so they can fulfill their function in society
c. create power and make money
d. regulate “medicine doctors”
Answer: B
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__________ theory suggests that people tend to marry others whose social currency—social class, education, physical attractiveness—is similar to their own
a. Exchange b. Conflict c. Interactionist d. Functionalist
Because older adults are more prone to injury, exercise programs
a. should be discouraged. b. should focus on low impact aerobic approaches. c. should be high energy activities. d. should involve heavy weight lifting.
What is the inherent problem that models experience concerning fitting into clothes?
a. The clothes that they are asked to wear are not their own and may not fit right on their bodies. b. They must try on clothes that make them look too heavy and not appealing to the camera. c. Models are subject to the age-body relationship, where clothes that once fit their prepubescent bodies no longer fit as they mature and develop. d. Models' bodies are expected to fit all kinds of clothes for a wide variety of women, yet this is impossible given the large range of sizes that exist.
A society with more older people than younger people in the population is __________.
A) ageist B) not modernized C) a “young” nation D) a graying society