Anthropologist Oscar Lewis referred to cultural patterns that make poverty a way of life as

a. the bell curve thesis.
b. the culture of poverty.
c. meritocracy.
d. social disorganization.


(Answer: b)

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a) Many religions consider homosexuality a sin. b) Gays rarely attend religious services because they are almost always discriminated against. c) Gays agree that their homosexuality is a sin, but they feel they can't do much about it. d) Few, if any, pastors are willing to perform same-sex marriages.

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According to Charles Horton Cooley, in seeing ourselves as others do we a. respond to our subconscious need for approval

b. imitate the play of others. c. respond to the expectations others have of us. d. are punished for behaving incorrectly.

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One example of __________ is the South Florida "beach crowd.

a. subculture b. counterculture c. horticulture d. high culture

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If a person has both neurological problems and disadvantaged environment, then that individual will have a very high likelihood of becoming a _________ offender.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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