A female student who has multiple sexual partners is labeled a “slut,” while a male student with the same number of sexual partners is praised by his social peers. Which of the following statements does this scenario reflect?
A. Women’s deviant behavior is more likely to be stigmatized.
B. Women are less likely to be labeled deviant.
C. Men are victimized by virtue of their gender.
D. Most research on deviance has been conducted by, and about, men.
Ans: A
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Which statement most accurately represents the information the author provides with regard to the death penalty?
a. Furman v. Georgia has finally eliminated bias in the administration of the death penalty. b. Some groups are still more likely to get the death penalty than others. c. Clearly, more women should be put to death. d. Death row inmates should be required to continue their education.
Lionel recently took his elderly father, Randolph, to the doctor and experienced a typical event. Most likely, he was surprised when:
a. His father received greater respect than he expected. b. The doctor asked him questions rather than his father. c. The nurses uniforms made them look old. d. The doctors were reluctant to prescribe medications.
Yelling at your roommate because you flunked a math test is an example of:
a. repression. b. rationalization. c. displacement. d. sublimation.
The relationship between a condition or a variable and a particular consequence, with one event leading to the other, is known as
A. observation. B. causal logic. C. an index. D. a correlation.