The concept of __________ is the view that the poor are qualitatively different in values and lifestyles from the rest of society, and that these cultural differences explain continued poverty and deviance.
A. cultural transmission
B. stigmatization
C. the culture of poverty
D. cultural deprivation
Answer: C
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Which of the following groups are indigenous to what is now the US?
a. Whites and Africans b. Africans and Chinese c. Mexicans and American Indians d. American Indians and Africans
William J. Chambliss's study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks" concluded that the Roughnecks were more likely to be punished for having committed delinquent acts because:
a. the Roughnecks were tied to organized crime whereas the Saints were not b. the Saints participated in charitable activities that caused police to overlook their other activities c. the social position of the Saints' parents allowed them to escape punishment d. they committed more delinquent acts
The roots of Mexican Americans come primarily from:
a. slavery. b. voluntary migration. c. Spanish colonialism. d. annexation.