Which of the following situations is NOT consistent with the conflict theory view of deviance?
a. A young man who steals a pack of gum from Walgreens is sent to jail; a young man who steals a box of pens from work is reprimanded.
b. A city allocates more money to preventing consumer fraud than to stopping mugging.
c. Ted Turner's house is robbed and the police launch a full-scale investigation; Maria's house is robbed and the police take her statement and tell her to lock her doors.
d. A lawyer kills his wife but is found not guilty at the trial; a garbage man kills his wife and gets life in prison.
b
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A president of a company holds more power and has greater access to resources than a mailroom employee. This illustrates which concept?
A. social status B. status hierarchy C. ascribed social status D. achieved social status
Passage of the National Voter Registration Act resulted in:
a. lower rates of voter registration. b. increased voter registration rates. c. the removal of all barriers to voting. d. the removal of all barriers to voting and increased voter registration rates.
The glass ceiling:
a. limits a woman’s ability to receive a promotion b. no longer exists c. was eliminated by federal and state laws d. was a ploy by radical feminists
All structural theories of racial inequality agree that __________ is important in determining present conditions and resistance to change.
A. politics B. genetic heritage C. history D. prejudice