Rather than focus on the personality needs of the individual, social scientists who study social learning and conformity as causes of prejudice usually look at
a. Child rearing practices
b. Mental illness
c. Characteristics of the out-group
d. The social environment
ANS: d
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a. the British domination of India in the nineteenth century b. the Civil Rights movement c. the introduction of Christianity in Korea d. U.S. investment in third world nations
Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime
a. is about the same for people of all class levels. b. is higher for people at higher class levels. c. is higher for people at in lower class levels. d. almost always involves middle-class people.
The __________is discomforting for many people because an understanding of society's constraints is liberating
a. psuedo scientific approach b. unobtrusive perspective c. sociological perspective d. sociological imagination
On what does control theory focus on in order to understand why people engage in deviant behavior?
A. how institutions control people B. the importance of attachment C. why people follow rules D. why people break rules