Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the South is the region with the nation's highest murder rate?
a. the "subculture of violence" in the South
b. the prevalence of rurality, forcing family members and friends to spend too much time with each other
c. the prevalence of population heterogeneity, which leads to a lack of community
d. the reduction of community integration through population dispersion
c) the prevalence of population heterogeneity, which leads to a lack of community
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1. It is more common to see three-generation families living together in expensive cities than in cities with lower costs of living. 2. By 1890 more Americans lived in cities than in rural areas and more people worked in industry than in agriculture. 3. More children live with non-family members in 2014 than in 1960. 4. In 2013 35% of gay and lesbian couples were raising children.
When people in society have different access to resources, sociologists would say that there is ______.
A. egalitarianism B. inequality C. dysfunctional socioeconomic status D. poverty
Which of the following statements is true of Karl Marx?
A. He discouraged sociologists from viewing society through the eyes of those segments of the population that rarely influence decision making. B. He introduced the concept of an ideal type to provide a useful standard for measuring how bureaucratic an actual organization is. C. He emphasized the group identifications and associations that influence an individual's place in society. D. He is remembered for his insistence that behavior must be understood within a larger social context rather than just in individualistic terms.
The purpose of the use of deadly force is usually to incapacitate a suspect, not to kill the suspect.
a. true b. false