Nahid, age 75, endured a painful exercise regimen after knee replacement surgery. In describing her experience to family and friends, she recalled, "Those exercises weren't so bad. I told my doc, 'However many years I have left, I want to walk into them on my own!'" What best explains Nahid's outlook and approach?

What will be an ideal response?


the positivity effect

Sociology

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Sociology

Monica is investigating the ways poverty is handled in socialist and capitalist societies. She predicts that socialist societies will be more likely than capitalist societies to expand to find jobs for poor citizens. Which of the following theories is Monica likely using?

A. demographic transition B. conflict C. wealth flow D. symbolic interactionist

Sociology

A genre of fan fiction that sexualizes or romanticizes usually same-sex media relationships is known as:

a. overspill of meaning b. slash c. shipping d. transference

Sociology

Which of the following best illustrates cultural racism?

a. "Black people are inherently less intelligent than white people." b. "The average income of black families is lower than that of white families because blacks do not subscribe to the American work ethic as strongly as whites." c. "The origins of most white Americans are European, whereas the origins of most black Americans are African." d. "The average IQ of black Americans will rise as they intermarry with whites."

Sociology