Many kidney stones are composed of calcium oxalate.   The formula for  oxalate anion is C2O42-.  The predicted formula for calcium oxalate is:

A student has a stick of Strawberry Gum with a density 1.15 g/cm3.  The student quarters the stick of gum and goes a piece to each of her three classmates.   The density of the quartered chewing gum is:

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.

Partly to increase their incomes, physicians have tried to control the practice of medicine and to define social problems as medical problems. Which sociological perspective applies to this statement?

Which of the following is described as being a problem associated with work and the economy?

According to the functionalist perspective, the latent functions of education include childcare, the establishment of peer relationships, and social placement.

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?

Why do African Americans and Latinos have lower educational attainment?

According to the textbook, in order to improve the U.S economy and create jobs, federal funding and/or budgetary policy reform are needed in the following areas: 

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.