Cite one reason why the United States ranks lower on health outcomes than other Western nations.
What will be an ideal response?
Until recently, the United States did not have universal health care, and the system is still lacking. As a result, many people are left uninsured and cannot obtain sufficient medical care.
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Sociological studies of gangs in the United States have found that
A. gang behavior is always extremely deviant. B. joining a gang may be an adaptation to conditions of poverty, racism, and sexism. C. girls who are given too much freedom to make choices about their lives are more likely to commit acts of deviance, including joining gangs. D. family dynamics are unrelated to the decision to join a gang.
Which of the following statements is true of acting White or acting Black?
a. Acting White shifts the responsibility of low school attainment from the school to the individual and, thus, depicts an example of blaming the victim. b. The acting-White thesis overemphasizes structural features rather than personal responsibility. c. To equate acting White with high academic achievement has much empirical and cultural support. d. The primary stumbling block is not about being presented with similar educational opportunities but about acting White or acting Black.
Ji-wu lives in a household where his father is unemployed, but his mother works 35 hours per week at a job she has held for five years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ji-wu lives in a household with
a. a dead-beat dad. c. insecure parental employment. b. weak parenting. d. secure parental employment.
Cox and Demmitt believe that one of the most important functions of grandparenting is:
a. leaving property for grandchildren. b. just being there for grandchildren. c. teaching grandchildren a sense of history. d. punishing grandchildren.