______________ is the repetition of a criminal act by someone who has been convicted of a prior offense.

a. Specific deterrence
b. Recidivism
c. Recriminalization
d. General deterrence


a. Specific deterrence

Sociology

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Although a large number of U.S. children living with one parent do so because of _____, the largest number live with one parent _____.

A. divorce; who has never been married B. the fact that their parents have never been married; whose partner is incarcerated C. incarceration; because their parents are divorced D. divorce; because their other parent has died

Sociology

Which of the theories explaining prejudice and discrimination views them as the product of deep-seeded hostility and aggression that stem from frustration?

a. authoritarian personality b. cognitive dissonance c. Freudian d. differential association e. frustration-aggression

Sociology

Why have developing nations argued for an improved two-way flow of mass media between developing and industrial nations?

Sociology

Males are expected to dominate family decision making in a(n)

A. matriarchy. B. neolocal society. C. patriarchy. D. egalitarian society.

Sociology