For Thomas Scheff, the key step in residual deviance becoming a mental disorder is __________
a. when society decides to label it as one
b. when the courts decide that this is the case
c. after the individual recognizes what he/she has done
d. when the patient is released from the mental hospital
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Class systems differ from other systems of stratification in that class systems
A) are the most ascribed of all the systems B) permit the least amount of social mobility C) permit the greatest amount of social mobility D) are the least achieved of all the systems
Proper behavior for the in-group is often viewed as unacceptable behavior for the out-group. Sociologist Robert Merton describes this process as the conversion of "in-group virtues" into
A. "in-group vices." B. "out-group virtues." C. "out-group vices." D. goal displacement.
Describe a social group
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A study of Baltimore school children found that the differences over grades K through 5 between low-income and high-income students:
a. were due to low-income students falling behind in classes during each school year b. were lower in reading comprehension in the low-income group c. kept the same pace of learning during the school year d. differed in how much they maintained or increased learning over the summers