Gordon Streib concludes that older people ________
a. are not a minority as, say, African Americans are.
b. are more disadvantaged than other minorities.
c. are an advantaged segment of the population.
d. have the highest risk of any age category of becoming poor.
Answer: a
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Diseasesthatdevelopslowly,lasta longtime,andarerelativelydifficulttotreatare
A. chronicdiseases. B. acute diseases. C. treatedwithnarcotics. D. morecommoninyoungeradultsthaninolderadults.
A survey administered to a sample drawn from a local community finds that a person's political party affiliation is related to whether or not they favor an increase in local sales tax (the headline of a newspaper story based on this poll reads:
"Republicans support proposed tax increase"). This is an example of the use of a. univariate descriptive statistics. b. inferential statistics. c. multivariate descriptive statistics. d. reductionist statistics.
______ movements seek to restore an earlier social system, along with the traditional norms and values that accompanied it.
A. Reformist B. Rebellion C. Reactionary D. Revolutionary
Which of the following statements about the patterns of intergenerational mobility in industrial nations is true?
A. There is consistent migration from urban to rural areas. B. Most women resist mobility. C. Immigration does not play a significant part in mobility patterns. D. Structural factors influence opportunities for social mobility.