John Is Taking an Introductory Sociology Class

question 43

Multiple Choice

John is taking an introductory sociology class. As a result, he is conscious of his environment and carefully thinks about what he sees rather than jumping to quick conclusions. He notices a homeless man on his way to class every day. Using his sociological imagination, what might John conclude about this man's circumstances?

• A) John reacts with frustration. He considers the homeless man's situation as a personal problem. The man, obviously, is lazy and chooses not to work.
• B) John reacts with indifference. Although he would not make the same choice, the homeless man, obviously, has chosen to live off handouts rather than work.
• C) John reacts with sympathy. He considers the social circumstances that may have drawn the homeless man into poverty. He wonders why so many people are unemployed. He concludes that, being in a period of social change, where globalization and other factors are restructuring our economic lives, the homeless man has lost his housing along with his job.
• D) John is sympathetic and inclined to believe that substance abuse is a disease. The homeless man, obviously, is an alcoholic, but his particular disease-alcoholism-is a personal, not a social, issue.

Understand the process and significance of cellular differentiation.

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Definitions:

General Purpose

Aimed to serve a wide range of uses or objectives rather than being specialized for a specific function or task.

Financial Reporting

The method of generating reports that reveal the financial condition of an organization to its management, investors, and governmental bodies.

Legal System

A comprehensive system of rules and principles organized to regulate societal behaviors, enforced through institutions.

Common Law

A system of law based on judicial decisions and precedent rather than statutes.