According to differential association theory, who is more likely to be a delinquent?
a. a poor person whose friends do not commit crime
b. a middle-class person whose friends frequently commit crime
c. a person with high aspirations but few opportunities
d. a person with low aspirations but many opportunities
Answer: b. a middle-class person whose friends frequently commit crime
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a) Average personal income in Texas is higher than the national average. b) The age distribution in Texas is relatively younger than the national average. c) Levels of educational achievement in Texas are relatively greater than they are in other states. d) Political parties in Texas are relatively stronger organizationally than parties in other states. e) Texas has a relatively low percentage of recent immigrants to the state.
The text uses the term __________ for the trafficking across nations' borders in drugs, weapons, and nuclear weapons
a. international b. corporate c. transnational d. cross-cultural
The text observes that the presence of stepchildren ________ remarriages.
A. has little or no effect on B. dooms C. is particularly destabilizing for D. strengthens
Surveys are an example of a(n) _______________________ that sociologists utilize to conduct a research study.
a. explorative tool b. quantitative tool c. analytical tool d. qualitative tool