______ theory suggests that people make a decision about whether or not they commit a crime based on their ability to weigh the costs and benefits of committing the crime.
A. Anomie
B. Strain
C. Rational choice
D. Social control
Answer: C
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A. xenocentrism. B. ethnocentrism. C. cultural relativism. D. monophobicism.
Which type of feminism links the social disadvantages of women to the capitalist economic system?
a. liberal feminism b. socialist feminism c. radical feminism d. structural-functional feminism
Which of the following terms has NOT been utilized by anthropologists in describing semi-isolated peoples?
a. cosmopolitan b. folk societies c. primitives d. simple societies
The divorce rate in the United States rose steadily since the nineteenth century. In his interview with Dalton Conley, Andrew Cherlin suggests that one of the primary reasons for this paradox of the increasing divorce rate at the same time the "love of marriage" persists is due to
a.) dramatic shifts in our economy since the 1900s. b.) the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s. c.) increased poverty in many states. d.) the pervasive idea of individualism that has flourished in America since the Colonial period.