What are the different categories of drugs? What effects do these drugs have on people? Give an example of a drug within each category.
What will be an ideal response?
- Stimulants produce alertness and speed up activity (e.g., caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, amphetamines).
- Depressants slow activity and dull pain (e.g., aspirin, Valium, alcohol).
- Hallucinogens can distort sensory perceptions (e.g., LSD, peyote, ecstasy).
- Cannabis helps people relax and increases appetite (e.g., marijuana, hashish).
- Steroids build muscle and strength.
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a. ageism b. nativism c. racism d. sexism
Horkheimer’s term subjective reason most closely aligns with Max Weber’s notion of
a. substantive rationality b. authority c. formal rationality d. protestant ethic
What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was
a. the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society." b. the placing of Native Americans on reservations. c. the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. d. the refusal of many minorities to improve their social standing.
Mealtimes together ranked high on a list of popular ways that families spend time together.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)