Court records of juvenile offenders are often hidden from the public or expunged to avoid stigmatizing relatively young individuals for life. This concept relates to what is known as ______.

A. invisible stigma
B. interactive stigma
C. contemporary stigma
D. discreditable stigma


Answer: D

Sociology

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a. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. b. Talcott Parsons and Janet Lever. c. Karen Martin and Barrie Thorne. d. Joyce Ladner and Linda Peterson.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Force field analysis can identify potential opposing forces.

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The approach to religion that focuses less on what religion is than on what religions do, with a particular emphasis on how religions contribute to social order, is the ________ approach to religion.

A. postmodernist B. substantive C. interactionist D. functionalist

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Men are more likely than women to speak out about being victims of sexual violence and/or domestic abuse. Women are six times more likely to be assaulted by a person with whom they are intimate than by a stranger.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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