In Great Britain today,
a. marijuana is viewed as a more dangerous drug than alcohol or tobacco
b. drug use is treated more harshly than it is in the United States.
c. heroin and cocaine are legally available for recreational use.
d. officials are thinking of returning to a medical model of drug treatment rather than punishment.
d
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Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is FALSE.
a. Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. b. There are many acts that are always and everywhere deviant. c. People become deviant as others define them that way. d. What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power.
Prestige refers to the
A. reputation that a particular individual has within an occupation. B. people who have similar levels of wealth and income. C. ability to exercise one's will over others. D. respect and admiration with which an occupation is regarded by society.
If a person, whose parents were blue-collar workers, went to college and became an engineer, she has experienced ________ mobility
a. horizontal b. intergenerational c. intragenerational d. None of the above
Which of the following terms refers to the average life span of a country's population?
a. longevity b. life expectancy c. life course d. age cohort