Which of these sociologists believed that crime is normal and inevitable?
A. Robert K. Merton
B. Émile Durkheim
C. Travis Hirschi
D. Freda Adler
Answer: A
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Othello did a study of the meanings attached to hats among women and men. He focused on the messages hats frequently carry in slogans, advertisements, and the like. It would be best to use
a. memoing. b. computer simulations. c. semiotics. d. case-oriented analysis. e. comparative analysis
According to the functionalist perspective, the internalization of societal values in the process of socialization is important because
A. it keeps workers subjugated. B. it reinforces social consensus. C. it reduces intrapsychic conflict. D. people are happier when they conform.
A woman who was socialized from infancy to become a wife and mother settles comfortably into being a homemaker in her twenties and early thirties. However, her husband dies suddenly, so she finds that she must enter the paid labor force to support herself and her two children. This woman will most likely have to undergo a process of
A. reverse socialization. B. socialization. C. anticipatory socialization. D. resocialization.