What recommendations do gerontologists offer people for staying stronger and healthier longer?

What will be an ideal response?


Drink less, avoid smoking, avoid foods rich in cholesterol and fat, eat high-fiber foods, stay out of the sun, and exercise at least three times a week.

Sociology

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Class-society describes the personal experience of modernity as powerlessness

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Functionalists argue that it is not particularly useful to use sex as a criterion for allocating jobs in industrial and postindustrial societies because ________

a. great physical strength is no longer necessary for most jobs in a highly automated society b. both men and women have equal abilities for spatial–visual, verbal, and creative tasks c. domination results due to the superior physical strength of men d. economic competition contributes to sexual inequality

Sociology

The reality of the expression "it's a small world" is that a. there is no interconnection throughout the world

b. people are interconnected in close social networks regardless of their sex, race, and social class. c. the world is a small place for most people in it. d. the world is only a small place for those in one's immediate network (those who share the same race, class, and sex).

Sociology

Which of the following is true about Arab Americans?

a. They are represented in the United States as peaceable and non-threatening. b. They constitute the largest minority group in the United States. c. The majority of Arabs in the United States are native born and Christian. d. Their levels of education, workforce participation, and median earning fall below the national average.

Sociology