Which of the following is an example of a social institution?
A. the U.S. government
B. a group of passengers on an inner-city bus
C. the members of a stamp-collecting society
D. a children's playgroup
A. the U.S. government
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In the United States:
a. anyone could claim the title of physician until about 100 years ago. b. physicians have always been licensed under federal regulations, although not always as rigidly as today. c. training procedures for physicians have always been uniformly administered through teaching hospitals. d. physicians make up the bulk of the health-care system's labor force.
Which of the following is NOT a problem with identifying and classifying sexual orientation?
a. not all people who are sexually attracted to individuals of the same sex view themselves as homosexuals b. an individual's sexual attractions, behavior, and identity may change across time c. most individuals are neither entirely homosexual nor entirely heterosexual d. researchers are not interested in classifying sexual orientation
Economic globalization includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. globalization of production and trade b. globalization of information technologies c. globalization of finance d. globalization of capital
The concept of intervening obstacles addresses the idea that
a. career advancement can alter migration plans. b. the choice to migrate may not actually lead to migration. c. the probability is low that any given person will migrate. d. people are likely to move to closer places than to far places.