Why is white-collar crime punished disproportionally compared to blue-collar crime?
a. White-collar criminals can easily pay their bails and penalties with the very money they steal.
b. Only sociologists see white-collar crime as deviant.
c. White-collar criminals are typically judged by other white-collar criminals.
d. White-collar crime is perceived as victimless, that is, not harming its victims in the personal way a blue-collar crime harms its victims.
d
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Which of the following is an accurate statement that strengthensEthan's argument? A) Studies have shown that illicit drug use, which is higher among women than men, is the biggest cause of depression. B) Studies have shown that anorexia, which mainly affects women, is the biggest cause of depression in the United States. C) Studies have shown that more women take their own lives at nearly four times the rate of men. D) Studies have shown thatacross all age groups, women are more likely than males to often feel depressed.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Mothers have been found to experience more difficulties during the transition to parenthood than fathers. b. Contemporary parents seldom complain about a lack of time together. c. Contemporary parents are better trained to assume the responsibilities of parenthood than parents years ago. d. New parents derive few rewards from this role transition.
Many people consider themselves to be middle class, but the text defines the middle class by the following criteria: ______.
A. a family of four that makes between $35,000 and $100,000 per year B. an individual who makes between $50,000 and $100,000 per year C. a family of four that has two working parents and owns a home D. an individual who is employed and owns assets worth $50,000 to $100,000
Much of the world’s coffee is produced by small farmers in the Global South. When services like Coffee CSA work with these farmers, they agree to lock in a price paid by the Global North for the coffee so long as the producer meets the production criteria set by the CSA. This is an example of:
a. fair trade b. postcolonialism c. neomodernization d. globalized equity