Althea is an 87-year-old woman who has trouble performing daily activities. Which of the following situations might lead her to react with boredom and passivity?

What will be an ideal response?


A live-in caregiver performs all household chores in addition to physical care of Althea.

Sociology

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a. bureaucratization b. charismatic c. unfocused d. integrated

Sociology

The methodical and exacting process by which a researcher measures a variable is known as ________

A) operational definition B) correlation analysis C) triangulation D) factor analysis

Sociology

The text offers several reasons girls and women perform better in school than boys and men, on average. Which is NOT one of these reasons?

a. As labor market barriers to women have been lowered, the benefits of a college education are more obvious for women. b. Parents likely assume that girls are smarter and therefore encourage their girls to put more effort into their studies. c. Differences in studying styles may affect outcomes; research shows that girls tend to study to understand the material, whereas boys emphasize the final performance. d. Boys' aspirations may be leveled because of their higher incidence of behavioral and disciplinary problems.

Sociology

Which of the following is a characteristic of culture?

A. The creation of culture is stagnant. B. Culture cannot be adapted over time. C. All people share a culture with others. D. Culture is transmitted to animals in the same way as humans.

Sociology