The earliest form of criminal punishment was __________.

A) retribution
B) deterrence
C) incapacitation
D) rehabilitation


A) retribution

Sociology

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From the culture of poverty view, being black, poor, migrant, or uneducated increases a person's chances of being defined as criminal because of the structural and procedural characteristics of the judicial system

a. true b. false

Sociology

According to the author, our values tend to make us see __________

a. things as they should be b. things as they are c. hallucinations d. the best in people

Sociology

Robert Kelly's study of the workload of hunter-gatherer societies around the world indicates that

a. Marshall Sahlins's claim that hunter-gatherers constitute the "original affluent society" is false b. hunter-gatherers generally work much more than members of modern industrial societies c. only members of elite groups in such societies enjoy the affluence that Sahlins describes d. hunter-gatherers spend on average about 3.8 hours a day on foraging activities

Sociology

Weber used the term rationalization to

a. refer to the way people actually think. b. refer to the ways in which daily life is organized so that people are forced to use the "efficient" structures that are already in place to meet their needs c. mean less efficiency. d. mean an increased understanding of society.

Sociology