The upper-class uses the criminal justice system to oppress the lower-class because they pose a threat to their power and the current social order
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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The sociological imagination enables its possessor to
a. understand scientific phenomena that are unintelligible to non- social scientists. b. understand the larger historical scene in terms of its meaning for inner life and the external career of a variety of individuals. c. understand one's own experience without locating oneself within the period. d. know the limits of man's capacities for every type of human behavior.
Which sociological theory considers how various social phenomena work to maintain unity and order in society?
A. structural functionalism B. conflict theory C. symbolic interactionism D. feminist theory
Mexican Americans remain a colonized minority group and have been systematically excluded from opportunities for upward mobility by institutional discrimination and segregation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The degradation of air, land, water, climate (global warming), aesthetic environment (eye pollution), and sound environment (noise pollution) is referred to as environmental ________.
A. degradation B. perforation C. pollution D. depletion