Sociologists point out that while individuals make choices, such as majoring in art or engineering, these choices are influenced by the social factors around them, such as the state of the economy. The concepts that correspond to this are ______.
A. agency and structure
B. acts and facts
C. speciation and sociation
D. embeddedness and positivism
Answer: A
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The best prevention of delinquency may be __________
a. more federal government assistance b. more state government assistance c. better teachers and counselors d. strong parental supervision and discipline
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a. Median African American income is substantially below that of white households. b. Less than a third of African American men are employed in the highest occupational categories. c. The African American poverty rate is three times that of whites. d. The children of African American parents and children of white parents are equally as likely to experience upward mobility and exceed their parents' income. e. Black children from poor families are more likely to remain poor into adulthood than are white children from poor families.
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