Mahmoud found that unemployed young men are more likely to engage in deviant activities than employed young men. What is the independent variable?
A. deviant behaviors
B. employment status
C. employment
D. unemployment
Answer: B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A weakness of the conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is that it a. does not address inequity and injustice
b. ignores the importance of the social structure. c. is less effective in explaining forms of deviance other than crime. d. does not explain the slow pace at which the legal system changes.
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a. Canada b. Netherlands c. Switzerland d. United States
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a. sociological studies of tracking and "within school effects" b. Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities c. James Coleman's studies on "between school effects" d. Randall Collins's studies of credentialism