Which sociological theory informed the author’s research?
a. interactionism
b. conflict theory
c. feminism
d. functionalism
a. interactionism
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a. provide a segregated, safe environment for the growing number of prisoners over age 50 b. limit corrections budgets to no more than 10 percent of general fund expenditures c. provide a constitutionally adequate level of medical care d. provide a minimum of 5 percent of general fund expenditures for pre-kindergarten programs e. none of the above
In the spring of 2006, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from numerous Latino and other
groups participated in public demonstrations in Chicago and Los Angeles to demand all but which of the following? a. fair treatment b. social justice c. legalization for undocumented immigrant workers d. the ending of the Secure Fence Act
Canada has a _____ system, which is a health care system in which all citizens receive medical services paid for by tax revenues
a. universal health care b. health maintenance c. fee-for-service medical care d. socialized medicine
Continuity theory assumes
a. adult children will age like their parents. b. people do not develop a core personality until middle-age. c. a person’s adaptation to old age can be predicted from his adaptation to young adulthood and middle age. d. people do not adopt sufficient coping mechanisms for stress and frustration until their senior years.