Burgess and Akers find Sutherland's differential association theory inadequate because Sutherland
a) ignored the individual's choice-making ability.
b) placed too much emphasis on the rewards, not the consequences, of deviant behavior.
c) could not empirically test his theory.
d) did not specify what is involved in the process of learning to become a criminal.
d) did not specify what is involved in the process of learning to become a criminal.
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Institutions help establish social order by
a. limiting the power of the upper class. b. dealing with the ongoing problems of society. c. placing people within positions. d. assuring individual freedom.
The world's deadliest year of disease was during ________
A) the middle ages with the bubonic plague B) 1918 with the influenza epidemic C) the 1980s with AIDS D) currently with malaria
People who are in favor of school choice employ all of the following arguments except:
a. Competition breeds improvements. b. School choice can match child and parent needs. c. Choice improves public funding. d. Choice offers a way out of low-performing schools.
What do studies of isolated or poorly socialized children tell us about the role of socialization in child's life?
What will be an ideal response?