ÉMile Durkheim Was Concerned with Macro-Level Phenomena Such as the Health

question 24

Multiple Choice

Émile Durkheim was concerned with macro-level phenomena such as the health care system, which he referred to as __________________.

• A) superstructures
• B) anomic macrostructures
• C) social facts
• D) collective conscience

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Definitions:

Steroid Hormone

Lipid-based hormones that pass through cellular membranes and bind to specific receptors to alter gene expression.

Protein-Type Hormone

Hormones that are composed of chains of amino acids and interact with cell surface receptors; they include insulin and growth hormones.

Cellular Level

The level of organization that includes cells, the basic structural and functional units of all living organisms.

Negative Feedback Mechanism

A process where the output of a system dampens or reduces the processes leading to the output, maintaining system stability.