Imagine that a rumor begins circulating in your community that a gang called The Raptors has formed and is shoplifting across town. You and everyone else you talk to heard about the issue from a man named Caleb, who owns several shops that have been vandalized. After several months of police investigation, it becomes known that each burglary was committed by separate criminals. In this scenario, which of the following roles is Caleb playing?
A. moral entrepreneur
B. folk devil
C. rule creator
D. rule enforcer
Answer: C
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a. less formal b. more formal c. less difficult d. more difficult
Couples go to divorce mediation to a. see if they can save their marriage
b. resolve issues of the divorce in a cooperative way. c. learn relationship and communication skills in order to prevent divorce. d. receive psychological counseling to help them and their children emotionally cope with the divorce.
DARE is one of the most widespread drug prevention programs in schools. Research on DARE has shown that:
A. most parents and community members don't approve of it. B. gang activity is greater in schools with DARE programs. C. it has not produced lasting reductions in drug or alcohol use. D. it consistently reduces binge drinking and marijuana use.
It is best to think of social change as:
a. always present (ubiquitous) but happening at different speeds and in different ways b. whatever moves an otherwise stable and unchanging condition of life c. abnormal alterations in the organic social system d. inventive people triumphing over social structure and rigid cultural restrictions