Distinguish between primary and secondary deviance
What will be an ideal response?
Most people engage in primary deviance or violations of cultural norms. Few are caught, or more importantly, labeled by those with the power or authority to do so as deviants. Once labeled as deviant, however, they tend to commit additional acts so as to fulfill the negative definition that society has attached to them. These acts, the result of being labeled, are termed secondary deviance.
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a. divorce b. the death of the last person with the family surname c. the death of a spouse d. the children leaving home
On average, the taller a person is, the more she or he is likely to weigh. The evidence for this statement would most likely be:
a. a statement causality. b. random insight. c. an examination of the first ten persons walking into a classroom in a non-biased way. d. a statement of association. e. a firm biological relationship.
Generalization is an advantage to humans in that we can then
a. respond quickly to danger. b. cooperate. c. stereotype. d. apply what we know to new situations.
Which of the following would not be an example of symbolic ethnicity?
A. a vague concern by Jewish Americans about the political situation in Israel B. an immigrant from India who wears traditional dress and takes her children to India on an annual basis C. an Irish American who, to try something new, attends a saints' feast in an Irish American neighborhood D. a person of Italian descent who likes going to an Italian bakery, but does not speak Italian or practice any traditional Italian customs