As societies develop and provide better living conditions, there is a shift from
a. high life expectancy and predominance of parasitic and infectious diseases to low life expectancy and predominance of chronic and degenerative conditions.
b. low life expectancy and predominance of parasitic and infectious diseases to high life expectancy and predominance of chronic and degenerative conditions.
c. low maternal and infant mortality and predominance of chronic and degenerative conditions to high maternal and infant mortality and predominance of parasitic and infectious diseases.
d. high maternal and infant mortality and predominance of deaths due to parasitic and infectious diseases to low maternal and infant mortality and predominance of deaths due to autoimmune diseases, such as AIDS.
Question 2
Which theoretical perspective is most likely to study how failures in the health care system are likely to affect other social institutions?
a. Structural-functionalism
b. Symbolic interactionism
c. Conflict theory
d. Feminist theory
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