A shortcoming of the statistics in the Uniform Crime Reports is that
a. many incidents of crime are not reported to police
b. they provide more information about crime victims than offenders.
c. individuals may exaggerate the number of crimes they have committed.
d. it is difficult to distinguish criminals from non-criminals because virtually every adult has engaged in some type of criminal activity.
a
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a. Awestruck b. Naïve c. Cynical d. Critical
Which of the following is a logical counterpart of female liberation?
a. Men must be socialized to think that they should be invulnerable, fearless, decisive, and even emotionless. b. Women must achieve physically and occupationally at some risk to their own values and those of others. c. Women must be recognized by society as daughter, mother, and wife. d. Men must redefine their gender roles as workers, husbands, and fathers.
A functionalist would identify which of these as a difference between war and terrorism?
A. War is always violent, where terrorism is not. B. Terrorism creates social stability, where war creates social instability. C. In war, there are clear social norms and boundaries. In terrorism, there are not. D. Terrorism provides a safety valve, where war is immediate.
The families struggling on the "Fault Line" of economic change that Lillian Rubin describes share the common attribute of being:
a. African American b. working class c. rural poor d. Hispanic