Mike gets arrested for public drunkenness and serves 6 months in jail. He has committed which type of crime?

a. A felony
b. A misdemeanor
c. A major offense
d. A capital crime


b. A misdemeanor

Sociology

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A similarity between assimilation and pluralism is that both ________

a. describe the negative effects of ethnocentrism in a group b. describe how racial or ethnic groups relate to the mainstream culture of a country c. explain the emergence and power of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants d. explain how minorities lose their cultural identity and get absorbed into the mainstream

Sociology

The concept of blowback according to Best and Lowney is best described as

a. generally underestimated and downplayed by law enforcement authorities, due to several factors such as technology. b. legal restrictions imposed on the media, which has little independent access to and little opportunity for first hand observation of reporting. c. .unanticipated, negative consequences of social action that organizations and institutions with good reputations can be susceptible to. d. consequences of betraying an organized crime group..

Sociology

The idea that we will resist when someone tries to force us to engage in a type of behavior, even if that behavior is consistent with our attitudes, is called ________.

A. the principle of least resistance B. referent power C. resource theory D. reactance theory

Sociology

According to Mead, the self and the __________ are central to the development of human beings.

a. intellect b. mind c. brain d. ego

Sociology