______ is the term for a widespread, but disproportionate, reaction to deviance.

A. Stigma
B. Critical action
C. Secondary deviance
D. Moral panic


Answer: D

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By the 17th century, the ________ had become established as the "native" group along the Atlantic seaboard

A) Anglo Americans B) African Americans C) Native Americans D) Irish Americans

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A) 1820. B) 1850. C) 1870. D) 1880.

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a. Miseducation of the public on what democracy is b. Flooding the internet with government commentators c. Restricting licenses for independent media d. All of the above

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