The ________ theory of deviance states that deviant behavior occurs when a person weighs the costs and benefits of deviant behavior and concludes that the benefits outweigh the risks

a. rational choice
b. differential association
c. labeling
d. control


a

Sociology

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Phuc duc is __________

A) the belief in astrology as important in child-rearing practices B) the amount of good fortune accumulated over generations of conduct C) the belief in the ability to determine one's own fate D) another term for reincarnation

Sociology

Juvenile law is __________

a. only federal law b. unchanging c. ecclesiastical law d. statutory law

Sociology

During 1892-1900, the ideas of heterosexual and homosexual were initially formulated by:

a. U.S. doctors b. British monarchs c. religious authorities d. newspaper journalists

Sociology

One of the concerns in studying gender theories from a non-Western perspective is that:

a. The concept of gender is universal. b. Gender is a category of inequality in all cultures. c. Power imbalances exist between the global North and global South. d. The categories of sex and gender are interchangeable.

Sociology