To cope with the grief of losing her husband, Mary's physician offered her a prescription for Valium. This illustrates __________

A) the medicalization of human problems
B) amotivational syndrome
C) fetal narcotic syndrome
D) methadone maintenance


A

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding solid waste and disposal?

a. Americans today dispose of almost 100 million tons of municipal solid waste— more commonly known as trash or garbage—each year. b. The amount of waste each person produces has risen over the past few years. c. Only about one-third of households recycle their wastes. d. In 2015, there were about 550 active landfills in the United States.

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Using coercive force to sell a person for exploitative uses is known as:

a. human trafficking b. human marketing c. transnational trading d. underground international exchange

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According to Rainwater, which of the following is true of the violent strategy of survival?

A. It involves manipulating others and making oneself appealing through various means. B. It involves actions such as fighting, shoplifting, or making threats. C. It involves actions such as gaining the affection of a female, wearing dramatic clothes, or winning a gambling bet. D. It involves incorporation of a safe strategy, and all the poor adopt it.

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