For Levitt, the real intellectual puzzle is not why crime fell in the 1990s—as he believes his model is more than adequate—but why it did not start falling sooner
a. true
b. false
a
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Lois Benjamin's research on the life experiences of high-achieving African
Americans suggests that a. race has little to do with the life experiences of successful people. b. racism remains a burden even among privileged African Americans. c. race is now more of a barrier to African Americans than ever before in U.S. history. d. racism mainly affects lower-class African Americans.
Which nation has the highest divorce rate in the world?
a. Italy b. France c. the United States d. Canada
Which of the following is a critique of Davis and Moore’s structural functional explanation of inequality? Select all, but only those that apply.
a. In arguing the privilege need their rewards to enhance all of society, the explanation perpetuates social inequality. b. It assumes just because society has been unequal in the past; it must continue to be so in the future. c. There are many examples of rewards being disjuncture from importance; many lower paying positions (like garbage collectors) are extremely important. d. There may not be a scarcity of people capable of filling high-level positions; only a scarcity of structural opportunity for more people to do so. e. People could be motivated by things other than power, prestige, and income.
Timasheff (1965) identified seven "fuels" that make war likely, including the idea that __________.
a. religious beliefs should not be shared b. a cultural tradition of war is desirable c. it is necessary to get back at enemies for what they did before d. fan antagonistic situation can only be resolved through violent methods