Describe the rights and obligations associated with the “sick role” in American culture. What are some sanctions associated with failure to fulfill this role?
What will be an ideal response?
When a person follows the social guidelines of the sick role they are excused from normal responsibilities and roles. When they fail to follow these social guidelines people around them are less likely to let them out of their normal duties.
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The Tuskegee project, in which nearly 400 African Americans were left untreated for syphilis to find out what would happen, is an example of
A) harm to participants B) being seduced by science C) overstated results D) the use of an IRB
The presence of so much violence in the mass media__________.
A. has resulted in effective government action to eliminate it B. appears to have little effect on the people who view violence C. may have the effect of desensitizing us all to violence D. was a major issue debated during the 2016 presidential election
Which of the following is the best way to reduce the variances in the distributions of means when conducting a t test for independent means?
A) Increase the size of the samples B) Increase the study’s level of significance C) Use the true population variance D) Treat the two samples as one sample
Tommy brings a weapon on his flight to Atlanta. Which of these has he violated?
A. a sanction B. a folkway C. a taboo D. a law