A particular school district hires a staff member who only works with students who have specific reading difficulties. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?

A. written rules and regulations
B. impersonality
C. division of labor
D. hierarchy of authority


C. division of labor

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Hank is a sociologist investigating the causes of crime. He is interested in how some areas of the city have traditions of crime that persist over generations, and how individuals easily move into groups following those traditions

What theory of deviance is guiding Hank's research? a) labeling theory b) control theory c) differential association theory d) strain theory

Sociology

Research has shown that children who veer away from the culturally prescribed expectations of gender roles find that their peers act as

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Sociology