Ageism is the manifestation of prejudice, aversion, or hatred of the old
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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In a 2009 Gallop Poll 40 percent of those interviewed identified themselves as "conservative," while _____ percent identified themselves as "liberal."
A. 21 B. 33 C. 41 D. 54
Which of the following questions would a labeling or interactionist theorist be most likely to ask?
a. Why are rates of deviance higher in some societies than in others? b. Why do some people engage in deviant behavior while others don’t? c. Why don’t some people engage in deviant behavior? d. What happens when after someone is condemned or stigmatized as a deviant?
Which of the following are examples of service (or tertiary) occupations?
A. farmer, miner B. farmer, secretary C. factory worker, cab driver D. nurse, teacher
The passage of the Social Security Act was most influenced by the ______.
a) social changes brought on by industrialization
b) onset of the Great Depression
c) development of geriatrics
d) success of European pension programs
e) high birth rate following World War II