The "paradox of community" as applied to religion means that the same things that draw us together about religion can also tear us apart.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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What is defined today by the American Psychiatric Association as a mental illness may not be defined in the same way in the future
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Movements seek to turn back the hands of time to an earlier condition or state of being
a. Regressive b. Reformist c. Revolutionary d. Counter-revolutionary
According to the conflict perspective, the “haves” (the wealthy and powerful elite)
a. are less prejudiced and are less likely to practice discrimination, because they do not perceive minorities as a threat
b. deflect attention away from their own greed and exploitation of workers by perpetuating racial and ethnic tensions.
c. are more likely than the middle classes to foster minority privileges, because minorities offer an untapped knowledgeable resource.
d. believe more strongly than lower social classes that minorities are biologically inferior and less capable of contributing to society.
Which of the following is a similarity between social bond theory and social control theory?
A. Both are rooted in a functionalist assumption about the division of labor in families between men and women B. Both are centered on the assumption that the primary participants in deviant behavior are people in the lower class C. Both are centered on the assumption that the criminal justice system protects the power and privilege of the capitalist class D. Both are based on a conflict assumption that a certain amount of deviance contributes to the smooth functioning of society.