In the United States, drug addicts and vagrants are typically portrayed as ________.

A. innovators
B. ritualists
C. retreatists
D. rebels


Answer: C

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In social scientific terms, mental illness refers to __________

a. mental disorders that require hospitalization b. mental disorders for which one sees a psychiatrist c. sickness that places a person out of touch with reality d. illness for which there is no cause e. insane and irrational behavior

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Over the past thirty years, the U.S. population has been aging. This change was partly a result of Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) moving into middle age and partly a result of more people living longer

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Judgment of the way others speak reflect the communication rules we have learned, and our rules may not pertain to others’ way of communicating. 2. Interpreting others on their own terms might lead to clarification of misunderstanding and to develop communicative techniques to minimize misunderstandings. 3. Children tend to identify with the person who takes care of them, usually still a woman. For girls, daily interactions with mothers or caregivers create a sense of self within a relationship. 4. Boys have close relationships with fathers or other adult males to define their own masculine identity. 5. Many girls and women continue to prioritize close relationships whereas boys define themselves by separating from their mothers and see themselves relatively independent of others.

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Positivism regards _____ as the highest form of knowledge.

A. religious dogma B. scientific observation C. introspection D. general consensus

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