Discuss the correlation between end-stage renal disease (ESRD), diabetes, and being black.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include that diabetes is believed to be caused by “a complex interplay of genetic, cultural, social and environmental influences, as well as health care inequities.” The correlation between poverty and diabetes is also well established. Only a few months before Katrina, in March 2005, one physician cautioned that the vulnerability of black Americans in the region to kidney failure was disturbingly high.
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a. negative formal sanction b. positive formal sanction c. positive informal sanction d. negative informal sanction
Almost all crimes are reported to the police
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the text, what are revolutions, and when are they likely to take place?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following terms is used by sociologists to refer to a structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in society?
A. social structure B. status C. socialization D. stratification