According to a study conducted at Temple University along one stretch of Interstate 95, 75% of traffic violations were by Whites, yet 80% of searches were of minorities. This is an example of

a. primary deviance.
b. secondary deviance.
c. radical nonintervention.
d. racial profiling.


Answer: d. racial profiling.

Sociology

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a. mental and physical health b. marriage c. parent-child relationships d. all of the above

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Triadic segregation refers to the

A. tendency for triads to develop into a pair and an isolate. B. likelihood of dyads to be stable. C. emergence of coalitions. D. predisposition for primary groups to be small.

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According to Michel Foucault in Discipline and Punish, which of the following is a way technology was incorporated into disciplinary power? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. Hierarchical observation b. Normalizing judgments c. Examination d. Capital punishment

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Some of the benefits to mutual aid groups are

a. Finding support, problem solving, and sharing data b. Learning how to cope, revisiting past trauma, and empowerment c. Identifying skills, job training, and learning a new hobby d. None of the above

Sociology