In the 1990s, researchers found that almost twice as many women as men were dying during coronary bypass surgery. Why?
What will be an ideal response
Unintended sexual discrimination was the reason. Researchers found that women who complained of heart-related illness were not taken as seriously as men who made such complaints. This slowed the diagnosis of heart disease for women until it was further advanced, creating a greater potential for death during the procedure.
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Explain how one's devotion to religion (or lack of it) correlates with divorce
What will be an ideal response?
A study of young male prostitutes in San Francisco reported that ________ of them were infected with AIDS.
A. 40 percent B. 25 percent C. 5 percent D. 12 percent
Which of the following is an advantage of open adoptions?
A) Birth parents can maintain privacy while providing some information. B) Adoptive parents are safe from the interference or co-parenting by birth parents. C) Adopted children are safe from unstable or emotionally disturbed birth parents. D) Adopted children are less likely to feel abandoned and can increase their circle of supportive adults.
Morgan thinks of himself as a unique individual with distinctive experiences like no other. However, many of our personal experiences are not really exceptional; instead, they are patterned and shaped by __________.
A. sociological perspectives B. social structure C. social problems D. social innovation