A person convicted of a crime—even when prior arrest record and severity of the crime are taken into account—is more likely to receive a shorter prison sentence if he or she is

A. White and non-Hispanic.
B. Black.
C. Hispanic.
D. Asian or Native American.


A. White and non-Hispanic.

Sociology

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Cynthia began working in the copy room of a large corporation but is now the manager of an entire corporate division. This is an example of __________

A) occupational mobility B) luck C) right place phenomenon D) career achieved status

Sociology

Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior, members of the elite:

a. have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties b. often receive harsher punishment than everyone else c. have to pay steeper fines in the court system d. people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher standards

Sociology

The fallacy of __________________ is used to defend an unjust social order

A. appeal to prejudice B. personal attacks C. circular reasoning D. dramatic instance E. retrospective determinism

Sociology

Which of the following was not used by C.Wright Mills to illustrate the sociological imagination?

a. Cases of sexism in the workplace b. Cases of unemployment c. Divorce d. Both b and c are correct

Sociology