Over the course of its history, the Roman Catholic Church has existed in various forms, including as a
a. state church.
b. church.
c. denomination.
d. All of these responses are correct.
Question 2An example of a European country with a mostly private economy and extensive social welfare programs is
a. Germany.
b. Sweden.
c. Spain.
d. All of these responses are correct.
Question 3Marx thought of inequality in terms of two main classes. In contrast, Weber envisioned inequality in terms of
a. a socioeconomic ranking.
b. three main classes.
c. everyone gradually sinking into poverty.
d. society as one large middle class.
Question 4In the past, most people viewed alcoholics as sinners, then as sick. Today, alcoholics are more likely to be viewed as just people with problems. This is an example of:
a. the repression-medicalization-acceptance cycle of attitudes toward deviance.
b. the fact that attitudes change as science reveals more facts about human behavior.
c. the stigma experienced by people as they endure degradation ceremonies.
d. the success of social movements
Question 5Since research shows that married males have
lower rates of mental illness than single males, and that married women suffer more mental health problems than married men, it follows that:
a. it is better for one's mental health to stay single, regardless of gender.
b. marriage is more mentally healthy for men than for women.
c. marriage is more stressful for men than for women.
d. marriage is stressful, regardless of gender
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