How does Chambliss's (1973 ) study of the Saints and the Roughnecks illustrate the power of labels in everyday life?
What will be an ideal response?
Labels work as self-fulfilling prophesies. In this case social class was the dividing factor. The Saints were upper-class high school boys, while the Roughnecks were lower-class high school boys. Teachers and authorities attached labels to them based on the social class they came from. Despite their participation in similar behaviors, their deviance was viewed differently. Saints were assumed to be "headed for success", while Roughnecks were assumed to be "headed for failure". These perceptions lead to differences in treatment. The boys' behavior ultimately reflected these differences, resulting in the Roughnecks being in constant trouble with authorities, while the Saints were never arrested.
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Apply the conflict perspective on race and ethnic relations
What will be an ideal response?
I would like to survey 50 people on their attitudes regarding premarital sex. Knowing that approximately 52% of the population is female and 48% is male, I choose to stand on the corner of High St. and Hague Ave., and give my short survey to the first 26 women and the first 24 men who pass by the corner. I have engaged in _____________
a. snowball sampling b. quota sampling c. reliance on available subjects or convenient sampling d. purposive sampling e. simple random sampling
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