Among industrialized countries, the country with the lowest infant mortality rate is
A. Great Britain.
B. Germany.
C. Japan.
D. the United States.
Answer: C
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One problem with the feminist health care movement is that
A) clinics often face funding difficulty. B) clinics can usually only provide limited services. C) it is isolated from mainstream medical practices. D) only A and B above E) only A and C above
Institution is a very broad concept that can apply to all but which one of the following?
a. established norms and rituals about dating b. established holidays c. a new technology that has yet to become widely adopted d. study abroad programs for college students
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was written by:
a. Sigmund Freud. b. Max Weber. c. Émile Durkheim. d. Karl Marx. e. Peter Berger.