The "Trail of Tears" refers to:
a. systematic discrimination against Latino/as
b. the fact that white slaves were made wards of the government
c. a long line of segregationist policies against African Americans
d. a disastrous forced migration of Native Americans
d
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In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation put an end to slavery as it had existed in the United States before that date. According to Du Bois, this freedom from slavery
a. provided African Americans with an "ideal of liberty." b. offered immediate access to political power. c. brought a speedy end to self-questioning and self-disparagement for African Americans. d. proved only to be "evil," out of which came "nothing of good."
During which step of the research process do sociologists make their research discoveries?
a. Formulation of a hypothesis b. Collection of data c. Data analysis d. Presentation of conclusions
The absence of enough money to secure life's necessities is known as ____
a. lifestyle poverty b. relative poverty c. chronic poverty d. abject poverty e. absolute poverty
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In strain theory, “innovators” reject both cultural goals and the traditional routes to their attainment. 2. In strain theory, rebels are similar to retreatists because they both reject traditional means and goals. 3. Travis Hirschi’s social control theory focuses on why people do not commit deviant acts. 4. Research by Sampson and Laub has shown that informal social control is key and the lack of such control is an important cause of juvenile delinquency. 5. According to Sampson and Laub, delinquent behavior as a youth is a key indicator for whether someone will engage in criminal behavior as an adult.