Which sociological perspective would be particularly concerned about studies that show that White criminal offenders receive shorter sentences than comparable Latino and African-American offenders?

In an experiment, the group to whom the experimental stimulus is administered is called the stimulus group

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Researchers cited by Shepard attribute Americans' continuing interest in religion to

a. the threat of nuclear war, loneliness, and disenchantment with an anomic society. b. a desire to distinguish themselves from other economically developed societies. c. guilt, and the need to impress others with their piety. d. membership in political organizations that espouse religious commitments. e. disenchantment with an anomic society, guilt, and social pressure.

Some religions, like Zen Buddhism, differ from the author's working definition of religion because they create a sacred world out of almost everything in the physical universe. Hence, for these religions

a. neither the sacred nor profane exist. b. everything is considered sacred. c. nothing is considered sacred. d. everything is considered profane.

Which group of children faced the harshest conditions growing up in the 19th century?

a. White b. Eastern European children of immigrants c. African American d. Southern European children of immigrants