What is responsible for the ‘prison boom' according to Alexander?
a. convictions for violent crime
b. convictions for theft
c. convictions for drug offences
d. convictions for failure to pay child support
C
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A) live concerts of rap and salsa music B) an increase in crime C) an Italian marketplace D) an increase in work opportunities
Dugger argues that to lessen inequality it is more important to change our
a. myths first. b. practices first.
Perspective on social stratification that argues that toleration for inequity is the self-fulfilling consequence of class discrimination; that is, people who occupy subordinate class positions sometimes adopt the value system of those above them, and come to view themselves as unworthy:
A) functionalist B) conflict C) symbolic interaction D) distributive systems
A researcher selects a sample of citizens in a community and interviews them before a new factory is built in the community. The researcher interviews these same citizens six months later and one final time a year later. The researcher has engaged in ______ research design
a. trend b. cross-sectional c. panel d. age e. period