In the past four years homicide rates in the United States have
a. increased
b. declined
c. remained the same
d. been comparable to Ecuador and the Bahamas
B
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Regarding the effect of the mass media (especially television) in the formation of ethnic stereotypes, research seems to indicate that:
a. the media teach people negative ethnic stereotypes they would not otherwise be exposed to. b. the media reinforce ethnic stereotypes already acquired in other social settings. c. the media are the major sources of ethnic stereotypes for dominant group members. d. the media have no effect on the formation of ethnic stereotypes.
The most common adaptation in Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance is
A. ritualism. B. conformity. C. rebellion. D. innovation.
Why are women far more likely to be widows than are men?
A. Wives are typically a few years younger than their husbands. B. Mortality rates among females are higher than for males. C. Widowed women are more likely to remarry than are widowed men. D. Men are more likely to be in the sandwich generation.