In the United States today, ________
a. there is a surplus of teachers.
b. there are enough teachers.
c. there is a shortage of teachers.
d. private schools lack enough teachers.
Answer: c
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According to the interactionist perspective, which of the following is true of labeling?
a. Students from lower-class backgrounds are labeled to be deviant or dull to benefit students from affluent families. b. Students who are labeled deviant receive more encouragement and assistance from teachers than bright students. c. Students' grades and teachers' written reports become a publicly stamped label that follows them throughout their lives. d. Students who have been labeled dull strive to not conform to the expectations of the labels attached to them.
Which of the following best describes the term recidivism?
a. It occurs when the demand for space in prisons exceeds the capacity for prisoners. b. It is the repeat of an offense after having been convicted of a crime. c. It refers to working more slowly than one's capacity. d. It is the cultural transmittance of crime and delinquency through socialization.
Harry, an ethnographer, lived among the homeless in Queens, New York, for a year, and has recently written a book on his observations. Based on his experiences that the homeless took care of each other in Queens, he concludes that homeless people will take care of one another in all locations. In stating that conclusion, Harry has committed the
a. ecological fallacy. b. individual fallacy. c. group fallacy. d. aggregate fallacy. e. ethnographic fallacy.
What best explains why FGM is so popular in the countries where it is practiced?
A. patriarchy B. religious customs C. the lower value of men's virginity D. poverty