Sociologist Jeffrey Reiman, in The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, argues that

a. individuals commit a greater number of crimes than corporations
b. corporations harm society more than individuals do.
c. poor people cost society a great deal economically because they are more prone to committing crimes
d. wealthy people need to protect themselves from the poor and criminal elements of society


b. corporations harm society more than individuals do.

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A. an African American, lower-class woman in her 30’s B. an African American, middle- to upper-class woman in her 20’s C. a white, middle- to upper-class woman in her 20’s D. a white, middle- to upper-class man in his 40’s E. a white, lower-class man in his 50’s

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"(NColumns –1 ) (NRows –1 )" is the formula for the degrees of freedom for:

A) the chi-square test for goodness of fit B) the chi-square test for independence C) the within-group estimate of a two-way analysis of variance D) all of the above

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Since the 1990's, Latin American countries have experienced an unprecedented __________

a. decrease in violence b. increase in property crime c. increase in violent crime d. decrease in street crimes

Sociology

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

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

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