Sociologists define economy as a social institution that organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of a society’s goods and services.

The degree of inequality in the United States has grown during the past few decades, thanks in large part to changes in the tax codes that greatly favored the wealthy. Restoring tax rates to their standards before the 1980s would help to lessen economic inequality and thus help lessen the problems arising from this type of inequality.

Ill health impairs our ability to perform our roles in society and, if too many people are unhealthy, society’s functioning and stability suffer.  Which sociological perspective applies to this statement?

Many types of health-care providers sometimes bill Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies for exams or tests that were never done and even make up “ghost patients” who never existed or bill for patients who were dead by the time they were allegedly treated.

Coworkers discuss all kinds of topics with each other, including personal matters, sports, and political affairs, and they often will invite other coworkers over to their homes or go out with them to a movie or a restaurant. These friendships are yet another benefit that work often provides.  Which sociological perspective applies?

Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned.  In other words, land, tools, technology, and so forth, are owned by the government.

Which of the following is not true of education?

Why was compulsory education an important development in the U.S. in the 1800s?

The United States has many of the top colleges and universities and secondary schools in the world, and many of the top professors and teachers.  And, as a result, when we compare educational attainment in the United States to that in the world’s other democracies, the United States is way ahead of its international peers. 

Thousands of immigrant children in the United States today are learning English, US history, and other subjects that help prepare them for the workforce and integrate them into American life.  Which sociological perspective applies to this statement?