It is said that the social capital theory of health and illness appeals to conservative, post-welfare state governments because it ______.
A. suggests that the poor are responsible for their own well-being and illnesses
B. produces an efficient, profitable mechanism for allowing access to health care
C. is fundamentally based on human nature, not on socialization or culture
D. was not theorized by Karl Marx but rather his French successor, Emil Durkheim
Answer: A
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a. efficiency c. predictability b. calculability d. control
At school, Timothy noticed that his friend Albert was teased by his classmates because he wore pink colored pants. They teased him saying, "Boys don't wear pink. Don't you know that?" After the incident, Timothy refused to wear pink clothes
According to the social learning theory, Timothy is learning gender roles through ________. A) direct reinforcement B) indirect reinforcement C) role modeling D) imitation
Which function of deviance is illustrated by the recent Black Lives Matter protesters? a. Deviance clarifies rules
b. Deviance unites a group. c. Deviance promotes social change. d. Deviance prevents social chaos.
Thomas Malthus's theory of population growth has been criticized on the grounds that it failed to take into account:
a. natural checks on population growth such as famine and war b. the effects of technological and institutional change c. the labor requirements of the early capitalists d. the natural inclination of people to limit population growth