A person takes on a(n) _______________ when his or her deviant status becomes more important than any other status he or she occupies

a. label of secret deviant c. informal status
b. master status of deviant d. label of confederate


B

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The pioneering work of ________ in biological evolution contributed to nineteenth-century theories of social change. According to his approach, there has been a continuing progression of successive life forms.

A. Louis Pasteur B. Charles Darwin C. William F. Ogburn D. Émile Durkheim

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______ are most likely to participate in interracial marriage.

A. Chinese Americans B. Japanese Americans C. Indian Americans D. Korean Americans E. Vietnamese Americans

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________ theory asserts that through interaction and close association with deviants, one learns to be a criminal

a. Labeling b. Conflict c. Cultural transmission d. Cultural deprivation

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What is the primary determiner of gender in all three of the cases presented in the reading?

a. Chromosomes b. Hormones c. Identity d. Genitalia

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