According to the __________ perspective on social problems, an individual's or group's definition of the situation is central to understanding the actions of that individual or group
a. functionalist
b. conflict
c. interactionist
d. normative
e. social agreement
c
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Intimate partner violence
A. threatens men’s lives as often as it threatens women’s lives. B. serves as a form of social control. C. serves as a type of social network. D. is not against the law. E. is most often reported by Asian American women.
Formed groups are spontaneous on the basis of friendship, location, or some naturally occurring event.
a. true b. false
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The AMA first adopted a code of ethics in 1970. b. The Nazi philosophy was grounded in part in eugenics. c. The eugenics movement never gained a foothold in the United States. d. From the start, most German doctors opposed the Nazis. e. The public responded with horror to news of Dr. Sims’ experiments on slave women.
John was recently sentenced for 10 years in prison for possession of crack cocaine. His lawyer discovered that others have served less time for the possession of powder cocaine, a drug often associated with a different category of people. John's lawyer has concluded that this discrepant sentencing is the result of __________.
a. individual discrimination
b. institutional discrimination
c. prejudice
d. stereotyping