In industrialized countries, national poverty lines are sometimes based on the median household income of a country's population. According to this _____ poverty measure, members of a household are considered poor if their household income is less than 50 percent of the median household income in that country
a. standardized
b. absolute
c. comparative
d. relative
d
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__________ are more afraid of being victims of violent crime
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Sophia, a home-maker, has an abusive husband. However, despite the abuse, Sophia continues to stay with him as she believes that the financial rewards outweigh a "few beatings." This scenario is an illustration of the ________ theory
A) social exchange B) learning C) feminist D) supply
Which of these is not one of the conclusions drawn from Chambliss' study of the Saints and the Roughnecks?
a. deviant behavior among the lower classes is dealt with more harshly than middle-class or upper-class deviance b. behavior that is associated with the lower classes is more likely to be defined as deviant or criminal c. lower-class people are more likely to be labeled deviant than middle-class or upper-class individuals, even when they behave in similar ways d. police officers favor the lower classes e. the Saints were more likely than the Roughnecks to act apologetic and penitent
____________________ theorists focus on underlying structures with the idea that what transpires below the surface is highly consequential to the shape of society.
a. Conflict b. Rational choice c. Structuralist d. Critical