According to ______ theory, even the mate selection process is shaped by a calculation of exchange.
A. conflict
B. symbolic interaction
C. rational choice
D. structural-functional
Answer: C
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Which of the following terms refers to a medical care system in which the government owns and operates most medical facilities and employs most physicians?
A. health maintenance organization (HMO) B. socialized medicine C. private fee system D. capitalist medicine
Cohen's theory of status frustration closely resembles Merton's goal-means gap because they both
a) use similar styles of research. b) argue that deviant actions are the product of individual choice. c) assert that lower-class people are more likely to engage in deviant actions. d) assume that social class has little to do with deviant behavior.
Global warming and climate change is expected to cause a. recovery of the ozone layer
b. increased biodiversity. c. greater recreational opportunities. d. both floods and droughts.
A study comparing middle-aged daughters with wives who cared for a frail elderly found
a. wives experienced a significantly greater increase in heart rates than did daughters. b. wives experienced higher increases in blood pressure than did daughters. c. daughters recorded significantly more distress in interpersonal interactions than did wives. d. the physical cost to the wives was significantly greater overall than to the daughters.