In recent cases in the United States, older women employed as teachers have been prosecuted for having sexual relationships with young male students under the age of consent. If we believe in Durkheim's theory, which of the following would we seek to explain this social problem?
a. how individual mental disturbances could be generalized
b. how female teachers are influenced by norms and social ties
c. how single women adapt to environmental opportunity
d. how working-class youth are exploited by better educated classes
e. how the symbolic segregation of students and teachers is a pattern
B
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b. ensure that all workers are treated the same. c. create an organization that is easy to change. d. promote democracy within the work place.
In the United States, wealth is more unevenly distributed than income
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Because of the American political ideal of the basic equality of all citizens, the United States has a class structure with less stratification than any other country
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Erikson’s concept of “generativity” refers to
a. procreative or reproductive capacity. b. development of intimacy. c. self-absorption. d. concern for the welfare of society