Sociologists consider aging to be ______.

A. a social construct
B. unimportant for understanding older people
C. unimportant for understanding younger people
D. relevant only for constructing social policies


Answer: A

Sociology

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"Sandwich generation" refers to the adult children of the elderly who simultaneously provide for their own dependent children

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

__________ consists of showing favoritism toward one gender over the other

a. Gender preference b. Sexual harassment c. Gender bias d. Sexual discrimination

Sociology

The second demographic transition has been linked in part to which of the following factors?

a. subordination of women in less developed countries b. lack of access to effective contraception c. the rise of individualism and materialism d. proportionately higher elderly populations in developed countries

Sociology

______ are states that are usually totalitarian and ruled either by a single individual or by a small group of people.

A. Monarchies B. Dictatorships C. Democracies D. Oligarchies

Sociology