Discuss the sentencing disparities surrounding cocaine in the United States. How might these disparities affect diverse groups?
What will be an ideal response?
differential sentencing guidelines for crack versus powder, differential rates of use and trafficking among racial/ethnic groups, increased number of Blacks and Latinos being sentenced to longer sentences and serving more time than those convicted of robbery and murder
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______ is a theory that focuses on the fact that people learn criminal behavior and therefore that what is crucial is whom a person associates with.
A. Differential reinforcement B. Differential association C. Differential opportunity D. Differential deviance
Where do we learn our sexual scripts?
What will be an ideal response?
What has kept workers from overthrowing capitalism as sociologist Karl Marx had predicted?
a. Workers slowly gained ownership over the means of production throughout the 20th century?. b. Workers have gained more legal protection in the form of workers' rights and benefits. c. Individual capitalists maintain strict control over factories and other means of production. d. Modern management practices have led to collectively owned workplaces.
Which of the following is an example of conformity?
A. Jamal dyes his hair blue to stand out during School Spirit Week. B. Carrie says that she likes a movie after hearing her friends talk about it because she read the book. C. A committee ignores a member's input because it would cause more work for the group. D. A newly initiated gang member follows crew orders and has their emblem tattooed on his chest.