Juan and Manuel, the author's acquaintances in Mexico, would probably argue that __________

a. the benefits of living in the U.S. outweigh the costs involved in trying to get there
b. the U.S. should do more to help the Mexican economy
c. the U.S. Border Patrol is too lax
d. Juan's wife is the best caretaker for the children, so she should be the first in the family to attempt entry into the United States


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a. secondary deviance. b. residual deviance. c. d. primary deviance. tertiary deviance

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The author believes __________

a. technological developments will inevitably continue to harm the Earth b. industrial practices must be tempered by the need to sustain the environment c. we must go back to a preindustrial way of life d. we must continue our pace of development regardless of its effect on the environment

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Compensatory educational programs involve

a. Maintaining educational equality between races b. Blaming the victim c. Pre-school and supplementary programs for low income and minority children d. Community control of schools

Sociology

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, homosexual relations are defined as "deviant" because a. they do not fulfill the function of producing and rearing children

b. they contradict the dominant belief that women should submit to their husbands. c. these relationships are based on sexual gratification, not love. d. they reduce the number of eligible males in the dating and marriage market.

Sociology