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How have “right-to-work” laws benefited corporations?

A 46-year-old male with a 40-pack-year smoking history, presents with a two-year history of worsening dyspnea and a one-month history of dry cough. Patient gives no history of fever, chills, chest pain, or wheeze. A chest X-ray shows hyperinflated lungs with bullae, flattened diaphragm, and no cardiomegaly or areas of consolidation. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) reveal a decrease in FEV1 along with reduction of FEV1/FVC ratio. These findings are characteristic of which of the following conditions?

A 12-year-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department with sudden onset of dyspnea with wheezing. The patient had a similar episode a month ago. An arterial blood gas shows hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidosis. The chest X-ray shows clear lung fields. The most likely accompanying laboratory finding in this case would be:

Which of the following theorists is credited with coining the phrase “the survival of the fittest”?

A child notices that their father always drives when both parents are in the car. Due to this, the child comes to believe that women should be passive and men should be active. This process is called

Which of the following is an advantage of school vouchers often cited by the vouchers’ supporters?

A 28-year-old HIV (+) male patient presents to the ER complaining of shortness of breath, non-productive cough, and fever.  Vital signs for the patient are as follows:    T: 101°F (orally) BP: 110/70 (left arm, seated) HR: 118/min, regular RR: 26/min O2 saturation (room air): 88%             Lung examination reveals bibasilar rales, and is otherwise unremarkable.  Chest radiograph (CXR) demonstrates diffuse bilateral infiltrates, and arterial blood gas (ABG) reveals significant hypoxemia.  Based on this information, which of the following conditions is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

__________ is the most extreme form of authoritarianism.

Arlie Hochschild’s study of two-income families found that women were much more likely than men to do the majority of the unpaid labor inside the home, even after a full day’s work outside the home. What term do sociologists use to describe this extra labor?

Why would a company outsource or contract out labor it might otherwise employ its own staff to perform?