Identify and discuss one approach to studying the likelihood that a person will become deviant.
What will be an ideal response?
In the 19th century Cesare Lombroso argued that crime and deviance were tied to race and ethnicity. Lombroso suggested that biological indicators, such as body type, shape of the face, and the size of the brain were evidence of a more primitive human being that was more predisposed to criminal behavior.
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The atomic bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, had, within three months, killed __________ people
a. 38 b. 85,000 c. 130,000 d. 384,000 e. 800,000
The majority (about 53 percent) of people over age 85 are living in nursing homes or long-term care institutions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One of several religious organizations that most members of a society accept as legitimate would be known as a(n) ____
a. ecclesia b. cult c. sect d. church e. denomination
The opportunities that people will have or be denied throughout life are referred to as their:
a. life chances b. lifestyle c. subculture d. world view