Choose one of the following factors related to whether, how much, and the ways in which an individual uses alcohol and becomes an alcohol abuser or alcoholic: (1) sex; or (2) age. Discuss the research findings with respect to this factor.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Sex: Table 4-2; women absorb more alcohol and take longer to break it down; men drink more, but a recent increase in alcohol abuse and alcoholism among women
2. Age: Heavy drinking most common for men aged 21-30, for women 31-50; teenage and young adult drinking is problematic because of binge drinking
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(a) hospice (b) elder hostel (c) nursing home (d) life-care center
Which of these is not true about sex-selective abortion?
a) Sex-selective abortion is usually applied to female fetuses. b) The availability of ultrasound machines contributed to an increase in sex-selective abortions in China and South Korea in the mid-1980s. c) Sex-selective abortion is illegal in both China and South Korea. d) There is no evidence that an induced abortion affects a woman's subsequent fertility.
Which sociologist(s) argued that capitalism requires a skilled, disciplined labor force, and that the educational system of the United States is structured with that objective in mind?
A. Émile Durkheim B. Talcott Parsons C. Max Weber D. Samuel Bowles and Harold Gintis
Individuals make choices based on calculations designed to maximize self-interest.
What will be an ideal response?