Inez was able to name the first few presidents of the United States from memory by the time she was in fifth grade. Schools extol a society's founders and pass on a society's core values through
a. inclusion.
b. gatekeeping.
c. the cultural transmission of values.
d. habit.
c. the cultural transmission of values.
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Public aid programs today
a. are uniform in all 50 states. b. in 80 percent of the states provide aid to families with unemployed fathers. c. include large sums paid to well-off and wealthy people through such programs as farm subsidies. d. provide a secure safety net for all Americans.
According to Table 7.1, which group has the highest rate of poverty?
A) Mexican Americans B) Puerto Ricans C) Dominicans D) A and B
A monetary guarantee that a defendant will show up for a trial is known as __________, and it allows for a presumption of innocence until proven guilty
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements regarding the medicalization of society is true?
A. Nurse-midwives do not need special licensing to achieve professional respectability. B. As an agent of social control, medicine has incorporated chiropractors and nurse-midwives into the realm of acceptable medicine. C. Physicians continue to exert power to ensure midwifery remains a subordinate occupation. D. Medicine has slightly expanded its domain of expertise in recent decades.