Burgess and Akers argued that before one becomes criminal, a process of __________ must occur where he or she is rewarded for continuing deviant behavior
a) differential reinforcement
b) differential revulsion
c) differential learning
d) differential rejection
a) differential reinforcement
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Health care in America is economically and racially stratified because
a. Poor people have unlimited access to medical care b. Care for the middle-class is often more fragmented, rushed, and less holistic than the care received by the poor c. The design of the health care system is such that it meets the needs of the physician more than the needs of the patient d. We have a national health care plan that covers all Americans
All of the following are correct, EXCEPT
(a) infertility impedes one's sexual performance. (b) some factors causing infertility are specific to each sex. (c) prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals can produce sterility in both men and women. (d) Some men refuse to consider that they may be infertile.
Émile Durkheim's research on suicide found that:
A. civilians have higher suicide rates than soldiers. B. Protestants have higher suicide rates than Catholics. C. suicide rates are higher during periods of prosperity than during periods of depression. D. married people have higher suicide rates than unmarried people.
A salesperson in his mid sixties is told by his peers, his family, and his boss that it is about time to retire and reap the fruits of his longtime career and his well-endowed pension fund. He eventually gives in to their persistent pressure. This is consistent with
A. labeling theory. B. disengagement theory. C. conflict theory. D. activity theory.