Which of the following is the policy that is most responsible for the state of mass incarceration in the U.S. today?
A) The Marijuana Decriminalization Act
B) The War on Drugs
C) Three Strikes Laws
D) The Felon Rehabilitation Act
B) The War on Drugs
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Measuring the functioning of various vital or life-limiting systems, such as the human sensory system, is an assessment of
A. biological age. B. chronological age. C. sociocultural age. D. psychological age.
A research study that features both an experimental and control group, as well as pre-and post-tests for each, is an example of a(n)
a. classical experiment. b. one-shot case study. c. static-group comparison. d. Solomon four-group design. e. pre-test only design.
In recent years, anti-Latino prejudice has increased ______.
A. despite a shift toward rigid competitive group relations B. due to an increase in Chicanismo protests C. despite an increase in the acceptance of Hispanic culture in the United States D. due to increased competition with undocumented immigrants E. despite decreasing immigration rates
A social group decides that the length of someone's big toe represents how intelligent and trustworthy that person is. Soon those with longer big toes have a higher social standing. Though the criteria may seem silly, it becomes a very real way group members are differentiated. This illustrates which sociological concept?
A. intersubjectivity B. in-group C. reference group D. Thomas theorem