Discuss how basic training reinforces conformity and discourages individualism.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should mention that recruits spend all day, every day together enduring shared hardships such as competition and collective punishments.
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Evidence confirming the seriousness of a social problem is most convincing when it is ________________________
a. inconsistent with the author's causal argument b. drawn largely from the author's personal experience c. reasonably objective d. based on partisan, secondary sources e. all of the above
When sociologists study the family they focus on
a. legal family arrangements. b. identifying an ideal family type. c. social forces that affect ever-changing structures. d. the nuclear family.
When asked why they are cohabiting, most elderly and/or retired cohabitants said that it allows them to:
a. have a sexual outlet. b. stay mentally alert. c. save money. d. start a second family.
Which of the following statements regarding aging in LDCs is true?
A. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing large declines. B. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing large increases. C. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing small declines. D. The number of elderly in LDCs is remaining stable.