Society-induced conditions that harm any segment of the population, and acts and conditions that violate the norms and values found in society, define __________.
A) social problems
B) self-actualization
C) cultural deprivation
D) the sociological imagination
According to the text, the key to understanding social problems is understanding the __________.
A) opinions of the public
B) personal experiences of those who violate society's norms
C) needs of victims of deviant behavior
D) distribution of power in society
According to the sociological perspective, norm violators are __________.
A) solely responsible for their actions
B) universally criticized
C) the symptoms of social problems, not the cause
D) guiltless for their actions
Citizens in social welfare states likely have better health outcomes than those in the United States because __________.
A) they provide more tax-funded social services for their people
B) they have no unemployment
C) they have a more competitive system for social services
D) they access social services through private enterprise, which ensures higher quality
welfare states have a(n) ________ life expectancy when compared to the United States.
A) shorter
B) longer
C) identical
D) nonexistent
State the essential insights of structural-functional, symbolic-interaction analysis, social-conflict analysis, and feminist analysis of aging. Also note at least one limitation of each. Which makes the most sense to you? Why?
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As a result of extensive and universal social services, the social welfare states have __________ than the United States.
A) higher infant mortality rates
B) lower literacy rates
C) lower rates of violent crime
D) higher rates of violent crime
Explain how the conservative, liberal, and radical-left viewpoints define problems linked to aging. What does each approach favor in terms of solutions to these problems? How might we learn from each to improve the social lives of our older population?
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12. The nations of Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada are able to provide generous social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.
A) are monarchies
B) tax their citizens at a higher rate than the United States
C) restrict the freedoms of their citizens
D) are communist nations
Explain intersection theory in terms of the income and or poverty rates of elderly women and racial and ethnic minorities compared to elderly men and whites.
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