Emile Durkheim's basic insight is that deviance is:

Marx used the term _____ for those people in society who are discarded by the capitalist system and _____ for those in the working class.

A. proletariat; bourgeoisie B. lumpenproletariat; proletariat C. bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie D. petty bourgeoisie; lumpenproletariat

The variable, VOLMONTH, is best described as what type of variable?

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a. A dummy variable.
b. An ordinal-level variable.
c. An interval-ratio level variable.

According to Perry, tracking students in high schools means that

a. they ate lunch with students of similar racial backgrounds. b. each student received a report card weekly that kept track of their academic and behavioral performances. c. whites were more likely to be found in honors classes, and students from racial minorities were more likely to be found in low-level or remedial classes. d. the schools she studied were segregated and that people of different races were kept away from each other.

Brenda donates generously to a number of local charities; however, she also strongly believes in the value of hard work and "earning your own keep." Sociologists would characterize Brenda's thinking as a __________.

What will be an ideal response?