Parsons characterizes illness as a
a. devastating force that immediately threatens both individuals and the entire system.
b. huge threat to all other institutions.
c. state of disturbance in "normal" functioning.
d. motivation to change.
C
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Religion is a social institution
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A major factor affecting the high divorce rate among African Americans is the
(a) infidelity of black males. (b) promiscuous behavior of black females. (c) lack of family values among blacks. (d) decline in the economic stability among blacks.
Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Cooley's looking-glass self?
a. our imagination of what we must really be like b. our imagination of how our actions appear to others c. our imagination of how others judge our actions d. a self-judgment in reaction to the imagined judgments of others e. none of the above
Generally speaking, women tend to take their extramarital affairs more lightly than men
Indicate whether the statement is true or false