A cultural shift in which a formerly deviant behavior is reclassified as acceptable is referred to as
A. acceptance.
B. restructuring.
C. compensation.
D. normalization.
Answer: D
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a. schizophrenia b. multiple personality c. Huntington's disease d. anxiety
University students who drink may have grown up in families with a lot of stress that may not have valued education. Therefore, a correlation found between grades and drinking may be caused by pre-existing conditions for the students. If so, the correlation between grades and drinking would be considered:
a. a triangulated relationship. b. a secondary relationship. c. a spurious relationship. d. an aftereffect.
In the large majority of cases, Wright and Decker report the decision to commit a burglary is based on
a. no one reason: 95 out 102 offenders report multitude of reasons. b. three equal reasons: cash, status, getting even. c. offenders perceive a pressing need for cash. d. offenders are seeking status image of the "big wheel.".
How would environmental racism impact a decision about where to put a new waste facility?
A. The decision would opt for an area where cheap minority labor is easily accessed. B. The decision would favor minority neighborhoods over wealthy neighborhoods. C. The decision would focus on the impact the facility would have on the health of minority children. D. The decision would be based on how much resistance a minority group would give to the project.