Why is it important for you as a consumer to know whether a product you find on the shelf in your pharmacy is being sold as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug or as a dietary supplement?

What will be an ideal response?


Dietary supplements do not have to demonstrate that they are effective. They often contain unknown amounts of plant products with unknown active ingredients. OTC drugs only contain ingredients that the FDA panels have agreed are safe and effective.

Sociology

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A major difference between the theoretical perspectives is the level of analysis. Identify the focus of the three major perspectives (functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist) and explain how theorists from each perspective would explain the U.S. divorce rates

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Matt notices Julie laughing in the school hallway with a friend. Matt knows that Julie probably just heard a joke or saw something funny in the hallway. Matt is using Max Weber's verstehen of:

A) ?direct observational understanding. B) ?explanatory understanding. C) ?surveillance understanding. D) ?common understanding. E) ?dynamic understanding.

Sociology

The growth of booster club support for high school teams has led to an increase in

A. faculty support for those teams. B. sport participation opportunities at schools in low-income areas. C. media coverage of all sports. D. Title IX lawsuits.

Sociology