The person-blame interpretations of deviance reinforce
a. the idea that the social system is flawed.
b. the emphasis on changing the correctional system.
c. a focus on labeling theory.
d. social myths about the degree of control we have over our fate.
d
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a. secondary status. b. master status. c. most status. d. political status. e. new status.
Slavery has been called "the peculiar institution" because:
a. it has existed even in the world's greatest civilizations b. it has singled out blacks to the exclusion of other groups c. it is extremely degrading and dehumanizing d. there is no real place for it in the modern world
Sociologist Karin Martin found that ________ help children develop a gendered identity by altering how they relate to their own bodies.
A. preschools B. parents C. peers D. the media
Which will be the second largest ethnic population by the year 2045?
A. African Americans B. Asians C. Latinos D. a and c will be about the same