Which of the following statements best characterizes the impact of the transition from agricultural to industrial economies on elderly people in developing nations?

What will be an ideal response?


Economic progress has improved health and longevity but eroded traditional roles for the elderly in developing countries.

Sociology

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In the United States, what organization initiated efforts to professionalize medicine by evaluating medical schools?

A) the American Medical Association B) the Carnegie Foundation C) the U.S. Congress D) Harvard University

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Historically, punishment has had four major goals. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

a. Retribution b. General deterrence c. Crime restructuring d. Incapacitation

Sociology

The _____ states that people who are unsatisfied in their efforts to achieve a highly desired goal will respond with a pattern of hostility toward others

a. social learning theory b. authoritarian personality principle c. frustration-aggression hypothesis d. social convergence hypothesis

Sociology

The concentric-zone theory tended to understate or ignore certain tensions apparent in metropolitan areas because:

A. it supported the view that a metropolitan area has multiple centers of development. B. of its emphasis on change. C. of its functionalist orientation. D. it held that all urban growth does not radiate outward from a central business district.

Sociology