Decentralization of power among police forces throughout the U.S. means that ______.
A. the federal government has legitimate claim to rule over state governments
B. state governments have legitimate claims to rule over local governments
C. the functions of law enforcement are dispersed over many law enforcement agencies
D. law enforcement agencies are not powerful enough to prevent major or persistent crimes
Answer: C
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b. more likely to give birth to twins than are mothers between ages 30-35. c. more numerous today than ever before in history. d. most least likely to suffer a "motherhood penalty" financially.
Émile Durkheim defined religion in terms of a distinction between the _____ and the _____.
a. clean; unclean b. sacred; profane c. lord; citizen d. prayerful; silent
With the rise of stepfamilies, sociologist Andrew J. Cherlin concluded that the well-being of children in stepfamilies is _____ than children in divorced, single-parent households.
(a). no different (b). better (c). not better
Being able to read and write—possessing the technology of literacy—can be:
a. a burden for those whose jobs don’t require these abilities b. the mark of civilization c. part of human beings’ genetic “hard wiring,” i.e. we are made to develop these skills d. a source of power