What theoretical perspective sees prisons as "a crucial means of ensuring order and social control in society"?
A. symbolic interactionist
B. differential association
C. structural-functionalist
D. conflict
Answer: C
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A) the horticultural society B) the pastoral society C) the hunting and gathering society D) the industrial society
Why are the Kinsey Report's findings suspect?
a. Kinsey used a disproportionate number of prisoners in his study. b. Kinsey used a disproportionate number of females in his study. c. Kinsey used a disproportionate number of males in his study. d. Kinsey used a disproportionate number of children in his study.
The Industrialized Nations control of the Least Industrialized Nations through debts owed to them, which is referred to as ________
A) imperialism B) neocolonialism C) modernization D) capitalism
The sociological definition of social deviance a. stresses social context, not individual behavior
b. focuses on individual nonconformity. c. recognizes deviance as being the same for all groups and settings. d. argues that definitions of deviance remain the same over time.