The concept of "moral entrepreneur" refers to:
a. persons who are labeled as deviants.
b. those who promote their own moral ideas about who should be labeled deviant.
c. social scientists who look for causes of deviance.
d. persons who commit victimless crimes.
b
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a. excommunication. b. witch burning. c. public condemnation. d. Meidung.
Asian Indian boys and girls are expected to be trained in the music of their home country
a) True b) False
Although the process of socialization promotes conformity, individuals are also shaped by resistance to oppression. This is an argument of _____ theory
a. conflict b. functional c. social learning d. symbolic interaction
__________ views collective behavior as a process in which moods, emotions, attitudes, and behavior are quickly accepted and communicated to others, like a disease
a. Convergence theory b. Emergent norm theory c. Contagion theory d. Social movement theory