The __________ perspective argues that lawmakers help to create and maintain fearful attitudes toward certain types of crime in order to deflect attention from white-collar crimes and implement more social control over the working and lower classes

Fill in the blanks with correct word


conflict

Sociology

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Charles's family lives in a suburban neighborhood. He plays and socializes with kids of his age living in the neighborhood

His parents often discourage him from playing with kids outside the neighborhood, who belong to a different socio-economic group. In this scenario, the kids Charles's plays with can be referred to as his ________. A) peer group B) family C) outgroup D) interest group

Sociology

The __________ approach attempts to answer questions through systematic collection and analysis of data. This approach is referred to as the conventional model, or the "scientific method," and is based on the assumption that knowledge is best gained by direct, systematic observation

a. descriptive b. empirical c. normative d. explanatory

Sociology

If we say that somebody is getting gray hair, wrinkled skin, and is becoming forgetful, we are using which age criterion?

a. Chronological b. Functional c. Sequential d. Normative

Sociology

Most family experts advise young couples to:

a. conceive a child right away. b. wait before having their first child. c. have their children three years apart. d. consider remaining childless.

Sociology