Atheoretical perspective on social gerontology which us to understand the influence of social definitions, social interaction, and social structures on the individual elderly person and how self-concept arises through interaction with the environment is called:
a. continuity theory
b. social construction theory
c. feminist theory
d. social exchange theory

Which was an important long-term result of the civil war? a a feeling of american nationalism developed. b. industrialism increased in the south. c. differences between social classes declined.

What factor contributed most to the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the united states during the mid 1800s? a dramatic increase in women’s participation in the workforce b a shift in social attitudes brought on by increased sectional tensions c the experience of gender discrimination within reform movements d the granting of voting rights to african american men

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?