The elderly frequently have difficulty adjusting to their new social role as aged persons. The most important reason for this difficulty is that __________
a. they are experiencing disassociation related to senility
b. the ability to play roles diminishes with age
c. they lack positive role models and reference groups upon which they can pattern their behavior
d. physical stamina diminishes and they must stay at home
e. they suffer from illness
c
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White flight and redlining are terms used to describe __________.
A) homelessness B) residential segregation C) severe income burdens D) the index of dissimilarity
Conjugal relationships are created through biological ties
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Stanley Milgram's study was one that measured
a. conformity. b. deviance. c. crime. d. mental illness. e. physical stamina.
Michelle has spent the past year among a subculture of twentysomethings who all listen to the same kind of music. She spends time with them, participates in their events, and observes their interactions and behaviors. All the while, she records what she witnesses in her field notebook. What kind of sociological research best describes what Michelle is doing?
a. survey research b. ethnography c. experimental research d. comparative research