Mass hysteria, when an imagined threat causes physical symptoms among a large number of people, such as in the case at a New York school in 2012 where twelve female students started displaying symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, is likely the result
of suggestibility.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Marx believed that ________ was the basis for the stratification system and that the economic elite exerts tremendous influence on government policies and action and is, therefore, a ruling class
a. economics b. democracy c. equality d. race
Which of the following terms refers to the theory that immigrants would be fused into a mixed race, resulting in a "new indigenous American type"?
a. Anglo-conformity b. cultural pluralism c. integration d. the melting pot
Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer ________
a. a very limited understanding of crime. b. a good explanation of most crimes. c. a good explanation of violent crime. d. a good explanation of property crime.
Religion has the function of uniting a society by ensuring that people meet regularly to affirm common beliefs and values. This is most closely connected to the work of
a. Émile Durkheim. b. Karl Marx. c. Max Weber. d. Wade Clark Roof.