Some prison officials predict that by the year 2025, inmates over the age of 50 will comprise ________ of the total prison population.

A. one-fifth
B. one-fourth
C. one-third
D. one-tenth


Answer: B

Sociology

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direct indirect a. inheritance formal education b. religion formal education c. inheritance religion d. formal education inheritance

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This Civil Rights activist argued that the United States should set aside territory for Blacks or send them back to Africa

A) Martin Luther King, Jr. B) Malcolm X C) Rosa Parks D) W.E.B. DuBois

Sociology

Lisa, a sociology student, believes that one should always be proud of his or her own culture because it is superior to other cultures in many ways. Her classmate, Melanie, however, believes that all cultures are equal and have their own worth. Given this scenario, it can be said that Melanie believes in _____.

A. ethnocentrism B. multiculturalism C. cultural imperialism D. cultural relativism E. cultural integration

Sociology

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was ________

a. to keep sex only within marriage. b. to encourage people to limit their number of sexual partners or, in some cases, to abstain from sex entirely. c. to finally close the historical "double standard." d. to discourage the use of birth control technology.

Sociology