A correctional agency that has the authority to grant the conditional release of a prisoner is called a ________.

A. parole board
B. release committee
C. probation board
D. discharge committee


Answer: A

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a. countries limit their options by creating policies they think will attract the most business b. countries fail to fulfill their debt obligations c. democracy can be enhanced as countries pursue foreign investment d. governments can pursue austerity measures despite people’s protests

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Since women’s oppression is central to the social structure, Charlotte Perkins Gilman thought most if not all women were aware of androcentric culture. 2. Charlotte Perkins Gilman thought most if not all of society’s ills could be overcome by removing the sexuo-economic arrangement. 3. Jane Addams’ saw parallels between the belated ethics of capitalist individualism that seek owner’s control over economic entities and males control over society more generally under patriarchy. 4. Jane Addams thought to achieve democratic social ethics, we need individual not collective action. 5. The Chicago Women’s School developed theories and methods to both study and address social problems.

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the American family of the 1950s?

A. Fathers participated in housework and childrearing. B. Marriages were considered very egalitarian. C. Child and spousal abuse were directly acknowledged. D. Heterosexual couples were the "norm."

Sociology

African American feminist ________ views intersectionality as creating a matrix of domination.

A. Patricia Hill Collins B. Makiko Fuwa C. Robert Bales D. Talcott Parsons

Sociology