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One result of tracking in schools is that
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The students who get the best schooling are usually those who are more privileged to begin with
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Social epidemiology is the study of
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the distribution of health and illness in a population
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The concept of "euthanasia" refers to
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People's legal "right to die"
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The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following?
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a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government
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Psychosomatic disorders refers to
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when state of mind guides physical sensations
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This is when a high school graduate has difficulty with basic reading and math. I also stated that this is when a person lacks the ability to critically understand and process what they read and write
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functional illiterate
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People include as "kin" others to whom they are linked by
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All of these responses are correct
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The concept "endogamy" refers to marriage between
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People of the same social category
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A system of marriage that unites only two partners is called
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monogamy
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Today's baby boomers are often called the "sandwich generation" because
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they spend time caring for both children and aging parents.
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The concept of "global economy" refers to
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economic activity that moves across national borders
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Which theoretical paradigm views gender differences as complementary and traditional that links men and women together into family units to carry out various roles vital to the family structure?
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functionalist
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Which of the following concepts refers to the formal organization that directs the political life of a society?
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government
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The concept "political economy" refers to
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the interplay of politics and economics
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A totalitarian political system
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concentrates power and closely regulates people's lives
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A power-elite model of the U.S. political system suggests that
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power is concentrated in the hands of a few
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The concept of sacred refers to what is
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seen as set apart from everyday life and extraordinary
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Faith is a way of knowing based on
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conviction or belief in things unseen
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sociological analysis of religion is concerned with
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understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society
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What do the sacred texts of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common?
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Support for patriarchy
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The functions of schooling include
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Socializing the young, helping to integrate a diverse society, and cultural innovation
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The process by which education opens and closes doors of opportunity
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gate-keeping
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The unwritten goals of school, such as teaching obedience to authority and conformity to cultural norms
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hidden curriculum
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This authority is legitimized and based on an individuals outstanding traits, which attracts followers
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charismatic authority
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This phenomenon has been identified as shacking up and "living in sin". It is the sharing of a household by an unmarried couple:
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cohabitation
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The sorting of students into different programs on the basis of perceived or real abilities
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Tracking
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Which of the following concepts refers to the maximum possible childbearing for women?
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fertility
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Which of the following concepts refers to the number of live births in a given year for every thousand people in a population
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crude birth rate
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