Cloward and Ohlin used the concept of differential illegitimate opportunity to mean that some members of the lower class have
a) a greater chance to become middle class through use of illegitimate opportunities.
b) more opportunities to pursue legitimate opportunities.
c) more positivist cultural values than others.
d) fewer opportunities to pursue illegitimate opportunities.
d) fewer opportunities to pursue illegitimate opportunities.
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People who embrace _________________ use biological factors to justify inequalities between racial and ethnic groups
a. integration c. racism b. segregation d. assimilation
The term "radical" is derived from the Latin, meaning __________.
A. "change" B. "breaking down" C. "of the root" D. "follower"
The law for possessing quantities of crack cocaine, favored by urban drug users, established prison terms ______ times as long as for powdered cocaine, preferred by suburban users.
A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 80
According to George Herbert Mead's stages of the self, the preparatory stage occurs when
A. children become able to pretend to be other people. B. we observe ourselves through the looking-glass self. C. children grasp not only their own social positions, but also those of others around them. D. children imitate the people around them, particularly family members.