In Deborah Denno's study of African American boys in Philadelphia the findings revealed that among those who had become criminals, a disproportionate number had histories of
a. abusive parents
b. hyperactivity disorder
c. single parent families
d. poor academic performance
B
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When news stations and newspapers chose to provide exhaustive coverage of the Casey Anthony trial while ignoring other news-worthy events, they were participating in which of the following?
a. episodic news framing b. frame amplification c. thematic framing d. media framing
The Hate Crime Statistics Act has been amended to ________
a. apply solely to crimes based on race or religion b. take into consideration redlining and reverse discrimination c. include disabilities and sexual orientation as factors for crimes d. include crimes related to institutional discrimination
All of the following are part of the original five techniques of neutralization offered to justify deviance proposed by Sykes and Matza EXCEPT
a. denial of responsibility. b. denial of injury. c. everybody else is doing it. d. condemning the condemners.
According to a study by Stanley Milgram, individuals will
A. not conform to the attitudes and behavior of their peers if racism is expected. B. conform to the attitudes and behaviors of their peers even if such attitudes and behaviors are racist. C. disobey the commands of people viewed as legitimate authority figures, in most instances, if the behavior may harm another individual. D. obey the commands of people viewed as legitimate authority figures, even if the behavior may harm another individual.