Marvin’s research on the elderly showed him how vital social connection is to a person’s health. Which functionalist concept of Émile Durkheim does Marvin’s observation reflect?
A. Collective conscience
B. Mechanical solidarity
C. Social integration
D. Class consciousness
C. Social integration
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Describe the general relationship between illegal psychoactive drug use and age. What age group has the highest rate of drug use? Describe one way age is related to an increase in drug use and one way age is related to a decrease in drug use.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following represents required changes in family status for the family in later life?
a. Taking on parental roles b. Beginning shift toward concern for older generations c. Dealing with the loss of spouse, siblings, and other peers and preparation for own death, experiencing life review, and integration d. Establishment of self in work
In the 1954 case ________, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregated education imposed by governments was not legal.
A. Berea College v. Kentucky B. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas C. Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education D. Plessy v. Ferguson