SAGE News Clips: Detained Immigrant Work ConditionsDescription: Immigrants at a detention center in Denver are working under harsh conditions. These detentions centers are privately owned and the immigrants residing there may or may not have criminal charges--it is simply a holding space until their case is heard. GEO, one of the largest contractors with the U.S. government, states that the work is “voluntary” and that the $1 per day pay is sufficient with regard to federal guidelines--a pay guideline set in 1950.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you’ve signed in, scroll to page 113, and watch the video. When you’ve finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following statements about the

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relationship between social position and labeling is true?

A. A person’s social position does not affect how they are labeled by society.
B. Those in power (e.g., the executives who run GEO) are less likely to resist deviant labeling than those with less power (e.g., undocumented immigrants).
C. Those in power (e.g., the executives who run GEO) are able to bypass labeling entirely.
D. Even if they committed the same crime, those with less power (e.g., undocumented immigrants) are less likely to resist deviant labeling than those with more power (e.g., the executives who run GEO).

Answer 1

Answer: D