Instead of lavish shows of wealth, some circles of upper class culture may still wear inexpensive clothes or drive an economy car. This is referred to as:
a. anti-Americanization
b. inconspicuous consumption
c. culture jamming
d. postconsumer culture
b. inconspicuous consumption
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Sutherland's theory of __________ suggests that deviance can occur when an individual receives more prestige and less punishment by violating rather than following norms
Fill in the blank with correct word
Which statement is true for the scores 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13?
A) The mode is greater than the median B) The median is greater than the mean C) The median is greater than the mode D) The mode is greater than the mean
Sociologists use the concept in reference to those who have little to no awareness of an ethnic identity because their culture is considered normative or mainstream
a. involuntary ethnicity b. primary ethnicity c. ethnic renewal d. hidden ethnicity
The funding of public schools through local property taxes can be considered discriminatory because __________.
A. poor children and rich children in the same district benefit equally from tax money B. senior citizens whose children are grown must still pay taxes that support the local schools C. rich school districts can spend more than poor ones on each student D. rich "donor" school districts have to subsidize poor "taker" school districts