Which aspect of systemic evolution did Talcott Parsons thinks happens as systems upgrade their capacity to achieve their primary function and balance?
a. Differentiation
b. Adaptive upgrading
c. Integration
d. Generalization of values
b. Adaptive upgrading
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The initial reactions of people in political and economic power to the spread and control of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) implied that ________
a. societal reaction to all diseases results from a complex intertwining of biology with political, social, and cultural considerations b. people respond to all diseases with the same sense of urgency and importance irrespective of its nature and reasons for origin c. the powerful elites in a society can influence people's attitude to certain diseases only to a small extent d. the stigma and socio-cultural opinions attached to a disease become obsolete when people realize that the suffering those affected is enormous
Minority groups with a strong sense of group identity and are socially self-sufficient are likely to resist assimilation
A) only in the beginning. B) only near the end of their existence. C) when things can't be resolved. D) strongly and for long periods of time.
The key to locality-based, out-patient treatment of mental patients in a small residential community in which the patient resides when in transition from hospital treatment to complete release. This community is termed a __________
a. work-release house b. hospital-home transition house c. community house d. pre-release house e. halfway house
“Aging in place” means
a. aging with self-esteem and dignity in any environment. b. moving to a retirement community and living the life style of “old.” c. living as an elder in the style to which you have become accustomed. d. staying in one’s home as long as possible.