According to Michel Foucault, people govern themselves through ______.

a. past determinism
b. contemporary presentism
c. knowledge production
d. hierarchization


c. knowledge production

Sociology

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The Student Health Care Center is conducting research on the use of prescription medications by 250 students over a period of 4 years. The students used in this longitudinal study are called a(n):

a. Cohort b. Independent Variable c. Dependent Variable d. Oversample

Sociology

Why does medicine cost so much in the U.S.?

A. People in the U.S. don't engage in preventative health care and are sicker when they go to doctors B. The U.S. has a young population with many medical needs. C. The medical industry is driven by a for-profit model. D. U.S. medicine is actually very cost-effective.

Sociology

In several studies, respondents did not indicate that blacks were worse than whites, only that whites were better than blacks. For example, blacks were not rated as being lazier than whites, but whites were rated as being more ambitious than blacks. These findings exemplify which of the following?

a. Modern racism b. Traditional racism c. Reverse racism d. Aversive racism

Sociology

According to conflict theorists, because individuals and groups of society engage in ________ for advantage, the degree of social integration in society is minimal and tenuous

a. competition b. cooperation c. solidarity d. collective action

Sociology