Which of the following statements about age and health/disability is TRUE?
a. Living in old age with disability affects a higher proportion of men than women.
b. People who live longer automatically suffer major disabilities.
c. The more affluent and educated people are when entering their sixties, the healthier they tend to be.
d. The positive effects of socioeconomic status on health tend to increase with age.
C
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a. Society is not a static entity; it is created, sustained, and changed by people. b. The social forms that people create often take on a sacred quality that constrains behavior in socially prescribed ways. c. Since social structures are created and sustained by people, they are imperfect. d. All of the above
There are ____ female Supreme Court justices
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 0
The functionalist argues that a consumer (patient) is not in a position to shop for medical treatment the way one shops for other products or services because the consumer cannot evaluate the need for treatment
This refers to the issue of __________. a. product uncertainty b. restricted entry c. misallocated supply d. information
Parenti asserted that the wealthy and powerful are served because of the way society is organized. Which of the following is NOT one of the three ways he identified as how this bias occurs?
a. By their influence over elected and appointed governmental officials at all levels b. Through systemic imperatives c. Through the ideological control of the masses d. By means of democratic elections and public education