Shaw and McKay found that juvenile delinquents are not distributed uniformly over the city of Chicago, but tend to be concentrated __________
a. in areas adjacent to the central business district and to heavy industrial areas
b. in the rural outreaches of the city
c. in the suburbs
d. in jail
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From a symbolic interaction perspective, shared meaning in society emerges from social
A. structure. B. conflict. C. chaos. D. interaction.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The discrimination and identifiability of an ethnic subpopulation are mutually reinforcing. 2. It is fair to say that ultimately, a sense of threat by a superordinate ethnic subpopulation is the fuel behind its discrimination. 3. Large ethnic subpopulations can easily move into middleman minority niches. 4. Egalitarian values can help break the cycles revolving around discrimination. 5. Discrimination against other ethnics often has the ironic consequence of increasing the sense of threat experienced by discriminators.
A major contribution of the National Organization of Women was
a. securing the right to vote. b. changing divorce laws to protect the divorced woman. c. developing right-to-work laws. d. the lobbying effort for national legislation to correct gender inequities.
Which of the following is NOT incorporated into the basic principles of the code of ethics for sociology?
A. a required number of data sources B. respect for subjects' privacy C. acknowledgment of research collaboration D. disclosure of sources of financial support