The majority of welfare recipients have always been:
a. African-American women
b. Asians
c. White children
d. Hispanic males
C
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Identify a true statement about individuals in the upper-middle class.
A. Theyare the old rich who have been wealthy for generations. B. They live on earned income rather than accumulated or inherited wealth. C. They have less autonomy and freedom from supervision in their occupations than those in the lower-middle class. D. They are less likely than those in the general population to work 50 or more hours per week. E. They are the nouveau riche, those with "new money."
Most jail or prison inmates are African American males.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Similar to Durkheim, Robert Merton proposed that central to understanding deviance was the influence of norms on behavior. Differing from Durkheim, Merton viewed anomie as ______.
A. societal underemphasis on the creation and achievement of success goals B. societal overemphasis on success and underemphasis on the appropriate means to success C. not producing high rates of crime, but encouraging people to follow social norms D. producing deviance that is pathological and always biological
The largest number of homosexuals report the development of a gay identity during which life period?
a. Early childhood b. Early adolescence (12-13) c. High school or college years d. Late 20s to early 30s