Social control theories generally assume that:

a. Explanations are required for deviance.
b. Conformity is relative.
c. Conformity not deviance must be explained.
d. Humans are basically evil.


Answer: c

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Since the 1980s, government prosecutors have:

a. concluded there are no circumstances under which attorneys can be held liable for frauds involving clients b. typically prosecuted more attorneys than businessmen in frauds such as the S & L failures c. argued for the abandonment of legal codes of ethics, which are simply manipulated by the legal profession d. more aggressively pursued the position that lawyers who advised clients engaged in on-going massive frauds are themselves responsible

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Ethical conduct is enforcedaccording to utilitarianism by individual hope of _______ or fear of__________

A. favor; displeasure. B. promise; failure. C. truth; consequences. D. knowledge; ignorance. E. None of the above.

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Which country often backed efforts to destabilize Latin America and break the US support for the dictators of the region?

a. Chile b. The former Soviet Union c. Portugal d. Honduras

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Understand the Department of Homeland Security’s organization

What will be an ideal response?

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