Significant changes occurring in U.S. families and households over the last several decades include
a. men and women marrying at a younger age
b. decreased heterosexual and same-sex cohabitation.
c. more births to unmarried women.
d. fewer single-parent families.
c
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Considering the data worldwide, for most regions it is clear that HIV is transmitted primarily through same-sex male contact, IV drug use, and prostitution
a. true b. false
According to the Drug Policy Alliance, which policy is likely to have more social benefits?
a. source country control b. interdiction c. domestic enforcement d. treatment programs
To the extent that Italian Americans have intermarried with Anglo Americans and are proportionately represented in various societal institutions, they have experienced:
a. acculturation. b. structural assimilation. c. minitorization. d. ethnic loss.
SAGE News Clips: The Death PenaltyDescription: Despite supporters who claimed that death row inmate Troy Davis was a victim of mistaken identity, the state of Georgia upheld his conviction for the murder of an off-duty police officer in 1989. Georgia was given approval to proceed with his execution, and Davis was executed by lethal injection the next day. Watch this video to think more about the sociological implications of capital punishment.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 179, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following is NOT a formal social control used to punish Troy Davis for the murder of off-duty police officer Mark
McPhail? A. Davis's arrest B. Davis's conviction of murder in the court system C. Davis's execution D. negative reactions Davis received from bystanders at the scene of the crime