The system of police, courts, and prisons set up to deal with people who are accused of having committed a crime is known as
a. favoring the poor.
b. the criminal justice system.
c. a mockery.
d. class blind and color blind.
b. the criminal justice system
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According to Leslie White, human beings differ from the dog--and all other creatures-- because they
a. perform body functions in private. b. eat special foods. c. construct culture at an early age. d. play an active role in determining what value vocal stimuli will have.
When older adults' forgetfulness is rated as more serious than memory failures of younger adults, this is known as
A. an age-based double standard. B. an age-based stereotype. C. age-based attribution. D. dispositional stereotype.
In the United States, a majority of the country's politicians are men. Since men have traditionally held higher-level positions in politics, the economy, and the family, the gender system of the United States is best described as a(n) __________
a. oligarchy b. patriarchy c. matriarchy d. fraternal order
Research shows the economic cost of poverty to the U.S. economy amounts to around __________ per year.
A. $500 million B. $250 billion C. $500 billion D. $3 trillion