Research shows that __________ are more likely to be perceived as members of the dangerous classes and receive stricter sentences in criminal courts
a. young, single, rural males
b. young, married, urban males
c. young, married, rural males
d. young, single, urban males
d
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Which of the following is a form of institutional discrimination that adversely affects the poor?
A) Most good jobs require a college degree, and the poor receive financial aid. B) Most college scholarships go to the best-performing schools, and poor children most often do not perform well in school. C) Government grants for college, which provide sufficient money to allow anyone to go to college if they want, are often rejected by the poor because of their distrust of the government. D) Low-end jobs, for which the wealthy are most qualified because they lack education, pay low wages so that the poor have no way to improve their conditions.
A teacher believes that Latinos are poor at math. Interaction between a Latino student and the teacher has the effect of encouraging the Latino student to fail. This phenomenon is called _____
a. sorting b. a latent function c. the expectancy effect d. tracking
People conform to social norms because:
a. they fear external punishments. b. they have internalized the standards. c. they crave law and order. d. fines are expensive. e. most people cannot afford good attorneys.
If two variables to be included in an index are perfectly correlated, they should both be dropped
Indicate whether the statement is true or false