Official arrest rate data show that lower socioeconomic status group members are more likely to be involved in crimes. The chief reason for this appears to be that __________
a. police are assigned to lower-income communities in greater numbers, so there is a tendency for police records to show higher crime rates for those communities
b. poverty is the most important cause of crime
c. the criminal justice system is run by nonminority individuals who do not arrest and prosecute members of their own groups
d. there are biological characteristics which minorities possess that lead them to commit crime
e. minority group members commit most crimes
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a. computers b. no formal education c. no access to technology d. the largest families in the country
The key focus of the biological perspective on sexuality is
a. how societies control the sexuality of their members b. how people conduct their sexual lives through interactions with others c. how our biological nature shapes our social behavior d. why sexuality is a source of conflict
According to Bartholomew, people with a ________ attachment style feel that intimacy with others isn't worth the trouble.
A) secure B) dismissing C) fearful D) preoccupied
When romantic partners break up, then reconcile and get back together, this is known as:
A) churning. B) transition. C) resilience. D) adjustment.