In the text, we used SPSS to compare state homicide rates in 1995 and 2012 . According to the results, the average rate _____ and the distribution became _____ dispersed
a. increased … less
b. increased … more
c. decreased … more
d. decreased … less
d
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A visitor from another culture cannot understand why Americans place so much importance on celebrities and their activities. How would you explain this based on the concept of doxic beliefs?
A. Celebrities are part of American counterculture and as such are representative of cultural norms. B. Celebrities are powerful because they symbolize wealth in America. C. Celebrities and their coveted status are just a part of the social order in America. D. Celebrities are their own culture and have the power to influence others.
White-collar crime refers to __________
A) crimes committed by religious authorities B) major drug crimes C) crimes committed by the working classes D) crimes committed on behalf of a corporation
The work of a group that regulates relations between various criminal enterprises involved in the smuggling and sale of drugs, prostitution, gambling, and other illegal activities is called
A. organized crime. B. routine activities crime. C. victimless crime. D. white-collar crime.
How did China’s economy fare in the 30 years of the Mao Zedong era?
a. very well; China moved into the ranks of the world’s strongest and largest economies b. it was very successful in spreading economic equality to all Chinese, but remained weak in terms of international trade and poor as measured by international standards c. it was weak and inefficient, with slow growth and unable to reduce vast inequality between rural and urban Chinese d. it collapsed many times and was rescued by the Soviet Union, but went backward and experienced negative growth most of the Mao Zedong era