__________ assumes that the poor have certain attitudes and behaviors that cause them to be different from other people in essential ways.
a. Colonialism
b. The culture of poverty
c. Neocolonialism
d. World system theory
Ans: b. The culture of poverty
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Sociologist Edward Banfield proposed the theory that when patterns of social stratification become hardened or institutionalized, a system of layered hierarchy has been established throughout society
a. true b. false
The text presented information about life expectancy in 40 nations. According to this information, nations at the highest income level had _______ average life expectancy and were ____ diverse
a. higher … more b. higher … less c. lower … more d. lower … less
When researchers pay attention to objectivity and the criteria for causation, their findings will always be superior to knowledge based on common sense or tradition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research on normative overconformity suggests that if we wish to understand this form of deviance we must
A. try to identify personality defects in athletes who overconform to norms. B. critically examine the organization and dynamics of elite sport cultures. C. avoid studying athletes in sports where injury rates are relatively high. D. study child athletes rather than adult athletes.