The punishment Nelson Mandela received for speaking out against apartheid in South Africa supports the idea that:
a. anyone is capable of committing an act of deviance
b. most forms of deviance do not involve violations of written law
c. not all deviance involves violent crime
d. populations have different definitions of what constitutes deviant behavior
D
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Those who are ________ compared to others in society are more likely to be antagonistic to the existing state of affairs and support changes beneficial to them
a. less advantaged b. middle class c. more advantaged d. affluent
A reference group can also be a group to which a person hopes to belong
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A person's class (socioeconomic status based on a person's education, occupation, and income) is the most significant predictor of whether he or she will participate in a mainstream __________.
A. totalitarian organization B. coercive organization C. normative organization D. utilitarian organization
Which of the following agents of socialization would shape an individual's life based on nature?
A. religion B. peers C. teachers D. parents