The idea that individuals will be less likely to engage in a deviant act if they believe that the potential costs for the act outweigh the benefits is a key component of ______.
A. deterrence theory
B. Rasputinism
C. a self-fulfilling prophecy
D. labeling theory
A. deterrence theory
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
When we risk committing a Type I error:
a. We risk rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true b. Our sample size was too large c. We risk accepting the null hypothesis when it is false d. The cost of a Type II error is always greater.
Alaska is second to Hawaii in the proportion of interracial marriages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Some analysts suggest that inner-city riots have frequently occurred when poor people realize that their chances of climbing out of poverty are unlikely because of the structure of our social system. Their frustration is based on their perception that they are living in a(n)
A. open stratification system. B. closed stratification system. C. egalitarian class system. D. fractured class system.