As it applies to poverty and inequality, labeling theory suggests that ______.
A. impoverished people label themselves as deviant
B. impoverished people label themselves as egalitarians
C. higher status groups "blame the victim" of structural sources of inequalities
D. lower status groups "label the victim" of cultural sources of inequalities
Answer: C
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A. negative B. sustainable C. zero D. slowed
Which of these is not a criticism of the poverty line as it is currently applied?
a. the poverty line is not adjusted for inflation b. it does not take into account the feminization of poverty and costs of day care c. it is not adjusted according to the cost of living in different areas of the country d. the poverty line does not account for increased costs of health care and transportation e. it does not account for the many people living very near the poverty level at any given time
Having a small number of participants can ______ the impact of any study.
a. advance b. limit c. progress d. determine
In 1963, the University of Minnesota
A. published articles about President Kennedy's assassination in the college newspaper. B. held the first-ever candlelight vigil for a slain professor. C. held the first formal course in death education. D. was the site of an on-campus shooting covered by TV reporters for the first time.