After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, there were reports of increased criminal activity and looting
Looters broke into electronics stores and stole merchandise, and increasing numbers of violent attacks exceeded all police efforts to keep the rising levels of violence in check. How would a sociologist explain these phenomena?
a. Urban residents altered their behaviors to conform to the norms of a new social reality.
b. During times of crisis, social norms change but are more clearly defined.
c. In the absence of social structures, rules are unclear, and everyone has to improvise.
d. People always choose to act as criminals when they know police officers are not watching them.
c
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a. Traditional c. Legal-rational b. Charismatic d. Socialistic
Which of the following categories is at the highest risk of being victimized by rape?
(a) females under age 6 (b) adolescent and young adult women (c) middle-aged women (d) elderly women (over age 65)
Chris smokes cigarettes. Which of the following most likely represents Chris' demographic characteristics?
A. Black; male; lives in the Northeast United States B. Hispanic; age 18-24; below poverty level C. American Indian/Alaska Native; age 25-64; lives in the Midwest D. White; age 18-25; lives in the South
Which statement about the international coffee trade is the most accurate?
A. Most coffee pickers are unionized and well paid. B. The coffee trade relies upon the exploitation of cheap labor; and most coffee pickers are unionized and well paid. C. The Starbucks success story only exists in the U.S. D. The coffee trade relies upon the exploitation of cheap labor.