Corrine is a college student on a study abroad program in Austria. Unfortunately she fell when hiking and broke her arm. She was surprised that the hospital fixed her arm for such a low fee. This got her comparing and contrasting the U.S
health system with that of Austria's. Corrine is using __________. a. a structural functionalist perspective
b. a comparative perspective
c. an empirical approach
d. a constructionist approach
b
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When academically talented high school students were asked about their career expectations and outcomes, it turned out that 10 and even 20 years later
a. they were surprising accurate. b. they were overwhelmingly inaccurate. c. they were even more successful than they had predicted. d. the majority of them had changed jobs at least three times.
What can be inferred from the fact that Social Security benefits are dependent upon the time and the amount of wages that were taxed before retirement?
a. Low-wage workers will receive few benefits. b. Women will benefit from widowhood. c. Low-wage and high-wage workers will receive the same benefits. d. Minorities will receive more benefits than Whites.
The sociologist is associated with the concepts "troubles" and "issues."
a. Karl Marx b. Jane Addams c. Wright Mills d. Emile Durkheim
Marissa lives with her boyfriend and their two young children. Marissa's parents express their disappointment that Marissa and her boyfriend are not married. Her parents are using the definition of the family to judge her living arrangements
a. modernized b. matrilocal c. natural d. ideal