Jennifer Silva argues that becoming adults is significantly harder for working class youth today than it was in the past. What social change is most responsible for this?
Answer: The decline of manufacturing jobs and the growth of the service industry make it harder to get a secure full-time job with benefits.
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Which best describes the tax rates in the United States compared to other industrial and post-industrial societies?
a. The rates as a percentage of the gross domestic product are among the highest. b. The rates as a percentage of the gross domestic product are among the lowest. c. The rates fall about in the middle of all societies. d. The rates are highest, by any measure, of all post-industrial societies. e. The rates in the United States are higher than all other societies except Scandinavian societies.
As an aspect of marital power, the division of labor is the only standard by which women and men judge the equality or lack of equality in their marriage
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Regarding dying and the level of pain, most people
a. begin to experience deteriorating health years before they are close to death. b. are in poor health a year before they die. c. die relatively painless deaths. d. die in a great deal of pain.
Society shapes human health because ________
a. cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. b. social inequality affects a population's health. c. society's technology affects people's health. d. All of these responses are correct.