Attila Hunn was arrested for killing his parents. At the time of the arrest, he was charged with first-degree murder, a crime that carries a mandatory life sentence. Just prior to Hunn's trial, his attorney counseled him to plead guilty to manslaughter, which would let Hunn out of prison in ten years. This strategy is an example of:
a. informal justice
b. plea bargaining
c. primary deviance
d. secondary deviance
B
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a. true b. false
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Social class
a. is a universal social phenomenon occurring in all human societies. b. is a social relationship. c. is unrelated to economic factors. d. provides clear cut boundaries that individuals in the U.S. are unable to cross.
Which of the following is not included in the American Sociological Association's definition of sociology?
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