Sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggested that racial tensions helped explain which of the following?
A. breast cancer
B. diabetes
C. hypertension
D. lung disease
C. hypertension
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Which American president declared a war on poverty?
A) President Clinton B) President Kennedy C) President Obama D) President Reagan
A ______ is a person's position within a social system; a ______ is what is expected of a person within this position.
A. role; status B. persona; role C. role; persona D. status; role
Contrast Desmond's Upper middle-class upbringing with Michelle and Lauren's working class upbringing or Elijah is poor upbringing to illustrate class differences in parenting.
A) Desmond's parents spend a lot of time monitoring his life while Elijah's parents spend little time looking after him. B) Michelle and Lawrence parents believe talking through issues is the best way to correct a child's behavior while Desmond's parents think physical punishment is the best way. C) even though she is very busy at work, Michelle and Lauren's mother thinks it is important for family to eat dinner together every night. D) Elijah's parents have been very involved in his schooling because he struggled a lot in school.
Role exit is defined as
A. a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise from two or more social positions held by the same person. B. a difficulty that occurs when incompatible expectations arise within one social position occupied by an individual. C. the process of disengagement from a role that is central to one's self-identity in order to establish a new role and identity. D. a set of expectations of people who occupy a given social position.