A college law enforcement major watches the behavior of television police detectives with great admiration. These detectives could be considered
A. a reference group.
B. a triad.
C. an out-group.
D. a focus group.
Answer: A
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___________________ contributed an understanding of manifest and latent functions to the functionalist perspective
a. Emile Durkheim b. Talcott Parsons c. Robert Merton d. Herbert Spencer
If a car manufacturing plant in France exceeds its emission permits caps, it can purchase unused emissions permits from a similar plant in Germany to avoid being harshly fined. This is an example of how a __________ program works.
A) tragedy of the commons B) cap-and-trade C) self-regulation D) treadmill of production
Housing quality is associated with morbidity.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements is true, based on Figure 6.1?
A team of researchers is interested to know whether lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals tend to perceive higher levels of gender discrimination at work than heterosexual people. They create Figure 6.1. SEXORNT is a variable corresponding to the survey question “Which of the following best describes you? Gay, lesbian or homosexual, bisexual, straight or heterosexual?” WKSEXISM corresponds to the survey question, “Do you feel in any way discriminated against on your job because of your gender?”
Figure 6.1
a. The number of respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual who perceived workplace discrimination was greater than the number of heterosexual or straight respondents who perceived workplace discrimination.
b. The percentage of respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual who perceived workplace discrimination was greater than the percentage of heterosexual or straight respondents who perceived workplace discrimination.
c. Most respondents who identified as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual perceived gender discrimination in their workplace.
d. Most respondents who identified as heterosexual or straight perceived gender discrimination in their workplace.