The __________ as a whole consists of several components, such as police departments and officers, the court system, and jails and prisons.
a. social service system
b. criminal justice system
c. halfway house system
d. poor house
Answer: b. criminal justice system
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Life chances refer to
A) The randomness of people's position in the social hierarchy B) People's ability to access the material and social resources that correspond to quality of life. C) The likelihood of obtaining an ascribed rather than achieved status in a society with an open stratification system D) The chance of being born into any particular socio-cultural system
Worldwide opinion polls conducted in 2007 found _________ people outside of America were favorable toward American policies
a. over 80 percent of b. approximately 50 percent of c. less than 30 percent of d. few e. None of the above
Which theoretical perspective on aging states that members of society might be classified by age because age serves as a basis of social control and that different age groups will have varying access to social resources such as political and economic power?
a. Disengagement theory b. Activity theory c. Age stratification theory d. Subculture of aging theory
OASDI benefits was a result of the
a) Social Security Act of 1935. b) Medicare Act of 1968. c) Affordable Health Care Act of 20010. d) Pension Act of 1955.