The data show that a black person found guilty of killing a white person is likely to receive the harsher sentence and punishment than a white person found guilty of killing a black person

a. true
b. false


a

Sociology

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The commonly used "poverty line" measure of poverty used by the federal government measures which type of poverty?

A. relative poverty B. absolute poverty C. elementary poverty D. dramatic poverty

Sociology

In the convenience type of cohabitation, _________ usually have less security

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

When Napster first enabled users to exchange music files on the Internet, recording companies cried "foul" even though there were no laws to limit such exchanges. This gap between social norms (no law) and technology (access to computers) provides an illustration of what William Ogburn called __________.

a. cultural lag b. cultural adaptation c. cultural response d. cultural leveling

Sociology