Senility
a. means losing one's mind.
b. refers to significant memory lapses brought on by increasing age.
c. is the same thing as dementia.
d. no longer has any valid medical or psychological meaning.
ANSWER: d
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Social stratification exists when
a. a division of labor beyond age and sex distinctions has emerged b. capitalism and industrialism begin c. societies evolve to the agrarian level of technology d. societies display hereditary social groups distinguished by unequal levels of power and privilege
Black and Hispanic Americans are concentrated live in central cities
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Traditional authority–which is authority based on custom–is the hallmark of
a. preindustrial societies.
b. industrialized societies.
c. all states.
d. postindustrial societies.
In explaining criminality, Robert K. Merton's anomie theory emphasizes __________
a. insufficient access to the approved means of attaining socially approved goals b. contact with others in criminal groups from whom one learns attitudes and values supportive of criminality c. social class inequalities that reflect exploitation of the poor by the well-to-do d. criminal and delinquent subcultures that form to express adolescent rebellion