Describe some of the explanations for why poor people in the United States have a different experience with health care than wealthy people.
What will be an ideal response?
There are differences in diet, sanitation, exposure to environmental hazards, access to insurance, access to high quality hospitals and physicians. The fewer the economic resources, the less likely a person will receive preventative care and early treatment.
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Someone who points out that persons with polio would be far less disabled if sidewalks were constructed with wheelchair users in mind is
A. using a medical model of disability. B. using a sociological model of disability. C. blaming the victim. D. practicing institutional isomorphism. E. individualizing disability.
YouTube contains thousands of videos chronicling various viewpoints on the Palestinian–Jewish conflict. These videos represent
a. significant symbols.
b. mass media.
c. primary groups.
d. total institutions.
William Whyte's Street Corner Society, 1981, and other similar studies indicate that there is a high degree of social organization in __________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Elements of both nominalism and realism are reflected in Mead’s pragmatic thinking. 2. Similar to Emile Durkheim, George Herbert Mead prioritizes the social over the individual. 3. The gesture is the basic element of a social act and therefore is also the basis of social process more generally. 4. Significant symbols arouse the same response in all parties who are participating in an interaction. 5. Significant symbols make human thought possible.