__________ is a measure of the estimated average lifetime of people born in a specific year
a. Life expectancy
b. Life cycle
c. Life span
d. Life longevity
a
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Neil Smelser (1963) identified six structural conditions necessary for the development of social movements. Which of these is true of his conditions?
A. Social movements can appear at any time in any society. B. Citizens will become dissatisfied even if the social structure is not oppressive. C. People need to share an ideology to create a social movement. D. The social movement needs to have a relationship between it and individuals, not it and society.
In his 1993 study of gender play in multiracial school settings, Barrie Thorne found that
a. boys avoided girls' activities and controlled a small space. b. boys controlled more space, more often violated girls' activities, and treated girls as contaminating. c. girls controlled more space, more often violated boys' activities, and treated boys as contaminating. d. boys and girls were equally likely to violate each other's activities, take active toys away from others, and control small spaces.
One criticism of dependency theory is that it ________
a. lacks a historical focus. b. has little to say about the role of rich countries. c. blames poor countries for their own poverty. d. treats global wealth as a zero-sum so that one country benefits only at the expense of another.
Which conflict sociologist argues that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful and that lawmaking is often an attempt by the powerful to coerce others into their own morality?
A. Richard Quinney B. Mark Warr C. Kai Erikson D. Elliot Currie