How do social institutions affect the people of a society?
What will be an ideal response?
They set the context for behaviors and orientations to life, and they fill basic needs.
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One's occupation is an indicator of level of education and income and may also reflect family background. In the United States, occupation is an important determinant of social position. This makes occupation a likely __________ status
a. set b. master c. predetermined d. ascribed
Draw in people seeking material gain in the form of pay, health benefits, or a new status
a. Voluntary organizations b. Coercive organizations c. Utilitarian organizations d. Bureaucracies
Chesney-Lind argues that theories developed to explain male delinquency
a. recognized female delinquency was different from that of males. b. can adequately explain female delinquency. c. cannot adequately explain female delinquency. d. fully recognized the important role of patriarchy.
Blacks use marijuana at a rate 1.3 times that of whites. However, blacks are arrested for marijuana possession at a rate of 3.7 times that of whites. This is evidence that __________
a. justice is blind b. any accused person is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law c. bail is a larger obstacle for whites than for blacks d. discrimination plays a role in who is arrested