A study of street gangs by Miller (2001) identified six "focal concerns" of lower-class culture that often lead to the violation of middle-class social and legal norms. Which of the following is one of the focal concerns?
A. sense of humor
B. anomie
C. family discipline
D. toughness
Answer: D
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A. functionalist perspective B. conflict perspective C. interactionist perspective D. labeling theory
Themostcommonheartdiseaseinadultsoverage65thatresultsinhospitalizationis
A. cardiacarrhythmias. B. arteriosclerosis. C. myocardialinfarction. D. congestiveheartfailure.
Efforts to prevent illegal practices of exposing people of low status, resources, and political voice to undue environmental hazards are called
A. environmental justice. B. legal action. C. the green movement. D. environmentalism.
Ranges of values within which the population parameter may fall are called
A. interval estimates. B. margin intervals. C. point estimates. D. standard levels.