Who famously stated that, "Power concedes nothing without a demand"?

A. Karl Marx
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D. Max Weber


Answer: B

Sociology

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This researcher relied on estimates of heritability to calculate the relative contributions of heredity and environment to an individual's mental ability

A) Herrnstein B) Murray C) Thurstone D) Jensen

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Chinese leaders putting tight controls on Internet cafes and search engines, blocking access to Facebook and Twitter is an example of which means elites use to maintain stratification?

A) stifling criticism B) controlling ideas C) controlling information D) big brother technology

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Tracing your kinship through your father and other males in the family is an example of what type of kinship?

a. limited b. extended c. matrilineal d. patrilineal e. male lineage

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James is an eight year old boy. In his eyes, he views himself as a ‘bad kid' who will end up in prison like his father. His mother, Judith, tells him he must have been born ‘bad' because he looks like his father. His teachers in school tell him he is ‘bad' because he cannot read as well as the rest of the kids. As a result, James has decided to start refusing to do his homework or chores. James has accepted his identity as a ‘bad kid'. Which theoretical perspective of deviance best explains this scenario?

A. self-fulfilling prophecy B. social construction of reality C. being un-bonded to society D. differential association theory

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