Fred justified stealing money from his mother after being caught. Fred's justification is a type of:
a. focal reasoning
b. rationalization
c. neutralization
d. persuasion
b
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According to the Laumann study of sexual patterns among U.S. adults,
a. almost everyone has about the same amount of sexual experience. b. single people have more sex than married people. c. there are striking differences in sexual experience within the U.S. population. d. in the age of AIDS , almost all sex is limited to married partners.
_____ is a political system in which the state controls the lives of citizens but permits some degree of individual freedom.
A. Democracy B. Totalitarianism C. Monasticism D. Authoritarianism E. Kleptocracy
Which of the following statements is true about institutions in society?
a. Institutions move frequently and change their address, so they are mobile. b. Institutions provide stability in the organization of a society that balances change and uncertainty. c. Institutions are so corrupt today that it is unclear how they function to benefit the majority of people in our society. d. Institutional patterns have always been ideal types rather than identifiable fundamental relationships.
Love is best defined as ______.
a. an overwhelming desire to be near another person b. a subjective feeling of emotional connection with another person c. a sense of relying on another person to fulfill one’s emotional needs d. a feeling of affiliation, respect, and friendship