Which of the following is an example of a total institution?
A. public school
B. sports team
C. prison
D. bank
Ans: C
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Which of the following theories posits that inconsistencies and contradictions in the social system contribute to many forms of crime?
a. anomie theory b. cultural transmission theory c. differential association theory d. labeling theory
Native American adolescents have been well documented in having all of the following problems but
a) drug use. b) identity difficulties. c) bipolar depression. d) sexual risk-taking.
One problem with research data on sex is social desirability bias, which means there is a tendency:
a. for researchers to focus on socially desirable respondents b. for subjects to give researchers socially desirable responses. c. to only ask questions about socially desirable behaviors. d. for subjects to only answer questions asked by interviewers of the same sex.
____________ teaches us our society’s expectations.
a. Nature b. Nurture c. Socialization d. Hereditary