Single-parent families have been maligned for causing juvenile delinquency, poverty, and a host of other social problems. List at least three difficulties with such a sweeping generalization
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
1. There are different kinds of single-parent families with different kinds of circumstances (e.g., a teenage mother and a 40-year-old female executive).
2. There are different paths to becoming a single parent with varying consequences.
3. The cause-and-effect relationship is unclear.
4. Single parenthood is less problematic in other industrialized nations because of many social supports that are notably lacking in the United States.
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The Student Health Care Center is conducting research on the use of prescription medications by 250 students over a period of 4 years. The students used in this longitudinal study are called a(n):
a. Cohort b. Independent Variable c. Dependent Variable d. Oversample
Which of the following is an example of the medicalization of deviance?
a. The change from the belief that criminals are victims of their environment to the belief that they are evil. b. The change of the view that alcoholics are simply people with problems to the belief that they are simply sinners. c. The change of the view that alcoholics are sinners to the belief that they have a disease. d. The change of the view that homosexuality is an alternate lifestyle to the belief that they are sinners.
________ combines qualities our culture considers both feminine and masculine qualities.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to Emile Durkheim, homogeneous rural communities typically exhibit close social ties and limited individuality. This is characteristic of ________ solidarity.
A. social B. organic C. rural D. mechanical