The 1976 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Estelle v. Gamble compelled states to do which of the following?
a. provide a segregated, safe environment for the growing number of prisoners over age 50
b. limit corrections budgets to no more than 10 percent of general fund expenditures
c. provide a constitutionally adequate level of medical care
d. provide a minimum of 5 percent of general fund expenditures for pre-kindergarten programs
e. none of the above
C
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a. they draw large numbers of people to them. b. they exemplify the expression "opposites attract." c. they can magnify and intensify the best and worst of human capacity. d. they both attract and repel.
Who distinguished between mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity when he tried to explain rural living giving way to life in the industrial metropolis?
a. Emile Durkheim b. Ferdinand Tönnies c. Max Weber d. Karl Marx
According to the text, one disadvantage of survey research is it depends on the a. difficulty of manipulating so many variables at one time
b. presence of intervening variables. c. fact that an adequate survey must be "in person," not a mailed questionnaire. d. participants' honesty, motivation, and ability to respond.
SAGE Core Concepts in Sociology: The Relativity of DevianceClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 267, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:What is deviance?
A. an attitude, behavior, or condition that violates cultural norms or laws B. moral, legal, or social judgements about behaviors and conditions C. a crime punishable by law D. a morally reprehensible attitude, behavior, or condition