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According to the functionalist perspective on social problems, the main reason for the existence of social problems is that__________.
 
  a. societies are fundamentally corrupt
  b. people are human and fallible
  c. organizations become too rigid and inflexible over time
  d. deviance is a natural outcome of increasingly complex social conditions
  e. societies sometimes fail to adapt successfully to change and new conditions

Question 2

Which of the following statements about food and health in the global marketplace is FALSE?
 
  a. Governments should impose strict inspection and regulation of processed foods and animals, for the health and safety of all nations.
  b. The outbreaks of mad cow and bird flu may differ from a medical standpoint, but sociologically, they raise similar problems of the distribution of knowledge and power.
  c. Governments and corporations tend to delay informing the authorities and general public that the spread of infections is imminent, and that their inaction may be to blame.
  d. When it comes to outbreaks of food and animal-borne disease, researchers and medical experts are given access to the most relevant data to help them curb the spread of disease.



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aprice35067

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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

d




P68T

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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