There is a major exam scheduled in today's sociology class, but Donald has a serious case of the flu. Donald's professor excused him from the exam. Donald then made an appointment with the health center, and spent the next three days in bed
This is an example of ________ in practice.
A) the medicalization of deviance
B) socialized medicine
C) the conflict perspective
D) the sick role
D
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In the context of the perceptions of racism among different groups, Whites are likely to ________
a. apply the label of racist to only one or a few individuals who were actually responsible for the act b. see racism as central to society c. see racism as an institutional problem d. call most members of a college racist for allowing racist practices to persist despite making such practices unlawful
Pregnant women planning to deliver their baby in hospital A were given a poison control test. After the delivery of their baby, the new moms attended a two hour training session on poison control. One week later, at the baby's one-week check-up exam, the new moms retook the poison control test. Located in the same city, pregnant women planning to deliver their baby in hospital B were given a
poison control test. One week later, at the baby's one-week check-up exam, these new moms retook the poison control test. What design is being used? a. Pretest-posttest control group b. Time-series c. Nonequivalent control group d. Cross-sectional design e. Multiple time-series
The social class that is undergoing the most rapid and difficult change in the United States today is the:
a. lower class b. upper class c. upper-middle class d. working class
In order to reduce bias in an observational research design, a researcher might
a. limit the number of observers b. specify ahead of time who and what will be observed, and for how long c. use field notes or brief reports to record data. d. use a stratified random sample