According to which theoretical perspective is old age a time when people are victimized and their social roles devalued?

A. feminist
B. interactionist
C. functionalist
D. conflict


Answer: D

Sociology

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What type of base system should be used? A. one that makes sense to the informant B. one that can be easily understood by most field workers C. one that can be measured both quantitative and qualitatively D. all of the above E. none of the above

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Rates of population growth and exhaustion of environmental resources are:

a. about equal in all nations of the world b. highest in the poorest nations c. highest in the richest nations d. lowest in the poorest nations

Sociology

The variable PREMARSX is best described as:

Figure 7.2


a. a dummy variable.
b. a categorical variable.
c. an ordinal variable.
d. an interval-ration level variable.

Sociology

When an individual is born with both male and female biological sex characteristics, the individual has a(n) _____ condition.

A. intersex B. fetal sex differentiation C. sexual anomaly D. bisexual variation

Sociology