Recent studies show that
a. most nursing home residents either have no close relative who can care for them, or have an extreme mental or physical deterioration that is beyond the care capabilities of family members.
b. most nursing home patients are there because their children do not want to care for them.
c. virtually all nursing home residents receive excellent care.
d. for-profit nursing homes offer better patient care than those run by non-profit groups.
a
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a. attempts by the upper classes to regulate the behavior of the poor b. people's genetic structures c. social structures that exert pressure toward nonconformity d. the state of mind of people who commit deviant acts
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