Because African Americans and the poor are more likely to use crack, while white people are more likely to use cocaine, critics claim that stronger sentences for crack than for cocaine reflect not the drug but__________.

A. who produces the drugs
B. the drug users
C. who sells the drugs
D. who makes the arrest


Answer: B

Sociology

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A) Mores B) Laws C) Folkways D) Fears

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The capital Greek letter "sigma" is the symbol for:

A) "average of" B) "sum of" C) "variance of" D) "median of"

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? Dominant groups tend to use negative stereotypes of minorities when the minorities appear to be:

a. similar. b. dissimilar. c. violent. d. threatening.

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For Karl Marx, the lumpenproletariat is made up of __________.

A. workers who would rise up to overthrow the capitalist system B. those who monopolized force within the working class C. members of capitalist societies who are poor and not in the labor force D. people with talent and ability

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