Officer Matthews sees two cars speed by. According to the meter, the drivers were each going ten miles over the speed limit. One driver has light colored skin and the other has dark colored skin. Officer Matthews pulls over the darker-skinned driver. Matthews is using:
a. good judgment
b. racial profiling.
c. neutral policing.
d. randomness.
b
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When social critics bemoan the decline of the family, their concern is generally the decline of
a. intimacy and love in modern society. b. a meaningful adult existence. c. the effective socialization of children. d. economic security for women.
Analysis of cultural objects as defined in this chapter could be focused on all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Objects used in religious rituals B. Tools C. An individual's actions in a specific situation D. A work of art E. The text of a law book
In general, life course development tends to follow specific __________, or expectations of how one is to behave at any stage in life
(a) age norms (b) social patterns (c) functional prerequisites (d) demographic prescriptions
Which of the following questions would a sociologist not be likely to ask about deviance? a. Why are some behaviors defined as deviant while others are not?
b. Why is deviance more common in some social groups than others? c. Why do some personality types act more deviant than other personality types? d. How does the criminal justice system reflect social inequality?