In 1956 Rosa Parks was arrested for taking an empty, uncontested seat in the front of the bus. Her case supports the idea that

a. deviance is incomprehensible.
b. deviance is impossible to study.
c. context and audience matter in defining a behavior as deviant.
d. it is important to get into the mind of the person labeled as deviant.


c

Sociology

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a. slavery b. forced divorce c. incarceration for life d. death so the couple would part

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Which of the following statements is true about the political presence of Hispanics prior to the 2010 Congressional elections?

a. The Hispanic presence at the polls had always lived up to the expectations. b. Hispanics were not interested in voting at the polls. c. Many Hispanics were ineligible to vote under the U.S. Constitution. d. Hispanics represented a majority among the electoral candidates.

Sociology

The effectiveness of commercial Institutional Review Boards is limited by

a. ?conflicts of interest. b. ?insufficient federal oversight. c. ?managed care regulations. d. ?their reliance on career bureaucrats. e. ?heavy-handed federal oversight committees.

Sociology

Explain the Industrial Revolution’s impact on sociology.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology