Which of the following statements is true of initial instances of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) in the United States?
a. The stigmatization of gays and lesbians helped in controlling the instance of AIDS.
b. The initial instances of AIDS overwhelmingly claimed heterosexuals as its victims.
c. The government was proactive in providing healthcare services to AIDS victims.
d. The gay communities established self-help groups to care for the sick.
d
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Which of the following best illustrates policy adoption?
a) A committee of the Texas legislature holds hearings on a proposal to require all health-care workers to be tested for tuberculosis infection. b) Sheriff's deputies conduct an intensive traffic patrol looking for drunk drivers. c) The local board of school trustees votes to purchase metal detectors to search students for weapons on school grounds. d) The commissioner of agriculture gives a speech encouraging Texans to purchase produce grown in the Lone Star State. e) The governor stresses the importance of a college education in his State of the State address.
Common characteristics of male perpetrators include all of the following except: a. a belief in the "traditional" home and gender-role stereotype
b. low self-esteem. c. pathological jealousy. d. being the victim of violence as a child.
A philosophical approach to dying and death may approach the topic from
a. a phenomenology perspective. b. an existentialist perspective. c. a psychological perspective. d. both a and b.
Which of the following categories in Powell’s (2010) research rose from 25% to 33% over the duration of the study?
a. Exclusionists b. Moderates c. Inclusionists d. None of the above