Compare and contrast the three sociological approaches to explain health care problems.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Conflict theory: results of tensions usually associated with class
2. Functionalist perspective: focus on institutions
3. Interactionist perspective: focus on cultural issues, including communication
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In 1918, 500,000 Americans and 20 to 40 million people worldwide died in an epidemic caused by which of the following diseases?
A) the flu B) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) C) Ebola D) tuberculosis
Which of the following is the most accurate statement based on the information in the text?
a. Casinos have done well for Native Americans. b. Whites do not want casinos on Native American property. c. Native Americans do not want casinos on their property. d. Casinos have been destructive for Native Americans.
The intense debate surrounding the Moynihan Report is a good example of
a. A situation in which statistics show the presence of a certain pattern, but the meaning of the pattern is subject to interpretation b. How the lay public can become embroiled in an academic sociological debate c. How statistics lie d. How racist powerful, white, Irish guys from New York can be
Discuss the social construction of race in Puerto Rico
What will be an ideal response?