Discuss the reasons health care is so expensive in the United States.

What will be an ideal response?


(1) It is a profit-driven industry. (2) It is ineffiecient because of paperwork. (3) Physicans practice defensive medicine. (4) Lawsuits regarding malpractice drive up costs. (5) Scientific development offers new tests and drugs. (6) Physicians specialize instead of being generalists to make more money. (7) A high rate of prescription drug use and costs of pharmaceuticals.

Sociology

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There are approximately __________ documented hate groups are in the United States according to the Southern Poverty Law Center

Fill in the blank with correct word

Sociology

Research on the long-term effects of cognitive training on fluid abilities shows that

A. effects can last as long as seven years. B. effects do not last longer than one year. C. effects are strong in the beginning and then diminish. D. effects are present only in women.

Sociology

Marx’s work was devoted to explaining

A. the social basis of human behavior. B. the social laws that governed human behavior. C. how capitalism shaped society. D. how to observe social behavior while participating in it.

Sociology

Blacks from South Africa, Somalia, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico have different cultural backgrounds, but when they come to the United States, they are considered “African American.” The concept of __________ predicts that over time, they likely will come

to think of themselves as African Americans. a. consciousness of kind b. racial formation c. racial project d. intergroup threat theory

Sociology