According to Goffman, a courtesy stigma was when a youth was labeled deviant just because he was polite and well-mannered
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
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____________ is the branch of social sciences that uses the scientific method of the natural sciences and suggests that human behavior is a product of social, biological, psychological, or economic forces that can be empirically measured.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the Tuskegee Study, what population was used in the study?
A. Asians B. African Americans C. Hispanics D. Caucasians
What is one of the reasons that psychologists are skeptical of eyewitness retrospective self-reports?
a. the social desirability of the responses b. the problem of inconsistency c. the lack of descriptive terminology d. the inability of witnesses to understand the importance of their reports
According to development theory, the best predictor of future criminality is:
a. body type and personality c. parenting style b. grades in high school d. past criminality