The human biography can be described as a series of encounters with -- born in a hospital, educated in a school system, loaned money by a bank, and so on

a. primary groups
b. formal organizations
c. coercive organizations
d. government agencies


b

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Families of choice are best defined as: a. people who are there for you

b. our family of origin. c. our family of procreation. d. same-sex couples and their adopted children.

Sociology

Goldilocks finds that there is a positive correlation between the presence of baby bears and her level of comfort. This means that:

a. there is an empirical relationship between the two variables. b. Goldilocks is afraid of bears. c. the presence of baby bears causes Goldilocks to feel comfortable. d. there is a cause-effect relationship between the two variables, but we cannot be sure which causes which.

Sociology

What was the primary goal of the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act?

a. to create new institutions to house homeless people, regardless of mental health status b. to create new institutions to house homeless people who suffered from mental illness c. to eliminate the halfway house as a type of treatment for those who suffer from mental illness d. to develop a support system to aid patients released from mental hospitals

Sociology

The "second shift," which refers to the double burden borne by many women—work outside the home followed by child care and housework—was the subject of analysis by

A. Letty CottinPogrebin. B. Heidi Hartmann. C. Susan Shaw. D. Arlie Hochschild.

Sociology