From the _____ approach, institutions such as schools, prisons, and mental hospitals use knowledge, norms, and values to categorize people into "deviant" subgroups such as slow learners, convicted felons, or criminally insane individuals, and then to control them through specific patterns of discipline
a. symbolic interactionist b. conflict theoretical
c. functional theoretical d. postmodern theoretical
d
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In the Uniform Crime Reports of the FBI the official crime index
a. covers all crimes—white-collar, street crime, and all other categories. b. covers seven felony offenses. c. includes those offenses reported to the police. d. b and c above.
Explain the essential conditions of war and the seven "sparks" that set off war. Apply them to a particular conflict
What will be an ideal response?
Before the nineteenth century, physicians tended to base their treatments on:
a. case studies b. experimental evidence c. folklore and superstition d. the theories of Plato and Aristotle
Which of the following is NOT a contemporary trend in the American workplace?
A. Long-term unemployment has increased. B. Workplaces now stress teamwork and flexibility. C. Employers are moving jobs back to the United States from overseas to reduce labor costs. D. Workers' attachment to their employers has weakened.