Author Question: Which of the statements below is true, according to the authors of your text? a. Nearly 18 ... (Read 115 times)

jace · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Which of the statements below is true, according to the authors of your text?

a. Nearly 18 percent of Americans under 65 do not have any health insurance.
b. Economic class, race, and ethnicity are correlated with the risk of becoming seriously ill.
c. The heavy burden on the American healthcare system would be alleviated by emphasizing more on prevention of illness.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Question 2

What is wrong with an explanation that blames a personal characteristic (such as laziness) for a problem (such as poverty) experienced by an individual?

a. Personal characteristics are private and should not be exposed.
b. Explanations should never assess blame.
c. Personal characteristics never cause such problems.
d. Such explanations tell us what to do to solve the problem, and solutions should be a separate matter.
e. Such explanations do not tell us why the same pattern is repeated for entire groups of people.