According to studies from early in the twentieth century, students who attend more years of school __________.
a. have higher survival rates as adults
b. aremore likely to need hospitalization
c. are more often diagnosed with serious diseases
d. are less likely to seek medical care
Question 2History shows that groups have consistently used violent means to secure rights and privileges.
a. true
b. false
Question 3Researcher Sharon Hays (1996) found that standards of intense mothering exist among __________.
a. the upper classes
b. the middle classes
c. first-time parents
d. all social classes
Question 4The extended time it now takes to complete the transition from adolescence to adulthood is called __________ by some sociologists and __________ by others.
a. second adolescence; delayed adulthood
b. delayed adulthood; the age of independence
c. the age of independence; second adolescence
d. second adolescence; the age of dependence
Question 5People with advantage almost invariably wish to keep it, and those without typically want to change the reward system.
a. true
b. false
Question 6Having access to knowledge, money, power, and social connections that can be used to avoid illness or death is the central idea behind __________.
a. fundamental social cause theory
b. SES cause theory
c. health disparities
d. social-trajectory model
Question 7An important ingredient in the glue that holds society together is trust in society's institutions.
a. true
b. false