In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (in Furman v. Georgia) that the death penalty __________

a. is unconstitutional
b. is legal if imposed fairly and equally
c. is cruel and unusual punishment
d. may applied without limitations according to the laws of each state


b

Sociology

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When people are cast into a lower status, they must reduce their requirements, restrain their needs, and practice self-control. This situation characterizes _______ suicide

a. egoistic b. altruistic c. anomic d. fatalistic

Sociology

Jaywalking or not crossing the street at the cross walk is a violation of ______.

A. folkways B. norms C. mores D. laws

Sociology

Which of the following is part of most neoliberal states? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. Save financial institutions from collapse. b. Reduce barriers to capital movement. c. Work against groups that constrain capital accumulation. d. Extol virtues of free competition while support monopolization of markets.

Sociology

While biological parents are the adults whose bodies produce a child, adoptive parents are

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology