Many people turn to crime because they were raised in poverty, or choose to drop out of school, or have a peer group that supports criminal behavior. This shows __________.

A. Durkheim's study did not go far enough
B. social problems are difficult to define
C. social problems are often closely interrelated
D. the fallacy of the sociological imagination


Answer: C

Sociology

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A. Mobile phones B. iPods C. Bluetooth D. A pedometer

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The increase of cohabitation has coincided with the increase in unmarried childbearing.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Imagine that your state has a law on the ballot that would legalize assisted suicide, following the model of Oregon's law. Would you vote for or against the ballot question? Why? Would the conditions necessary for the legality of assisted suicide described in Oregon's law influence your vote? Why or why not? Why do you think most of those who participated in the Death with Dignity program in Oregon were Whites with college degrees?

What will be an ideal response?

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Officers who are responsible for supervising prison inmates in housing areas are called ________.

A. yard officers B. perimeter security officers C. work detail supervisors D. block officers

Sociology