When individuals feel an overwhelming sense of normlessness, they fit to Émile Durkheim's definition of ______.

A. exploitation
B. anomie
C. rationalization
D. disorientation


Answer: B

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

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Name three indicators that suggest that Native Americans are the most disadvantaged ethnic group in the United States

What will be an ideal response?

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When an African-American male marries a white female he more often:

a. has higher educational credentials than she does b. has lower educational credentials than she does c. has an income lower than hers d. is younger, but only by about two years

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Which of the following laws makes an individual who is 1/6 black legally black, even if their skin appears white?

a. Jim Crow b. The one-drop rule c. The Black Codes d. The 13th Amendment

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