Explain the concept of life chances as coined by Max Weber and why they are important from a statistical point of view.
What will be an ideal response?
Life chances describe the influence that class position has on life opportunities. Weber indicated that life chances are probabilistic in that class position is no guarantee for upward social mobility, but it probably helps.
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A. Refer to formal study groups organized for students who need remedial classes B. Refers to a group of students who participate in the same sports activity C. Have proved particularly effective in preventing drug abuse among high-risk students. D. Are student-gangs that harass students with disabilities
A central concept of the humanistic approach to personal growth is
A) ?self-actualization B) ?determinism C) ?transference D) ?social interest
Which of the following is NOT a conflict inherent between the current US health care system and Asian and Pacific Islander culture?
A. Showing respect for medical personnel B. Giving informed consent C. Making advanced directives D. Making decisions about nursing home placement
According to Jellinek and Bowman, chronic alcoholism includes
________. A. drinking alcoholic beverages to the extent that it interferes with health or social or economic functioning B. all physical and psychological changes resulting from the prolonged use of alcoholic beverages C. regularity in the repertoire of drinking behavior D. continued use of alcohol despite persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of alcohol