According to Frank Schmalleger's typology of male inmate roles, ________ are known by their tattoos and hand signs, which indicate clan affiliation and can be read by anyone familiar with prison society.

A. gang-bangers
B. agitators
C. opportunists
D. punks


Answer: A

Sociology

You might also like to view...

Sociologists agree that the survey is the preferred method of data collection because it is the most accurate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Which of the following is the chapter's definition of religion?

a. An organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods. b. Symbolic actions that reinforce the collective remembering of the group's shared meanings. c. The preaching of the gospel with the intention of converting others. d. A moral community separate from and in many ways hostile toward the secular world.

Sociology

Three researchers who did an extensive study of 20,000 high school students and hundreds of parents in California and Wisconsin report ________________

A. widespread student apathy toward learning B. both parents and students were eager to learn C. parents were committed to their children's education but the children were less committed D. students were eager to learn but their parents did not care

Sociology

A poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant “innovator.”

a. true b. false

Sociology