Currie refutes the myth that "only about 100,000 persons convicted of a violent crime went to state prison" by arguing that:
a. this number does not include people incarcerated in other types of criminal justice institutions.
b. the majority of violent crimes are not serious ones.
c. the criminal justice system is too lenient with offenders.
d. a and b above
D
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From the conflict perspective, the media, schools, religion, and other institutions are manipulated to legitimate systems of inequality and the status quo
a. true b. false
The first divorce decree in the United States was granted in
A. 1639. B. 1791. C. 1809. D. 1901.
How has the hidden curriculum affected the way girls are treated in the educational system? Identify one way in which girls are affected in their outcomes as adults.
What will be an ideal response?
A person who would be considered middle class in the United States would fall into the
a. Top quintile (20%) of the world b. Second quintile (between 21 and 40% )of the world c. Third quintile (from 41 to 60%) of the world d. Fourth quintile (from 61 to 80%) of the world