According to conflict theorists, criminal activity may be more prevalent among younger rather than older people because
a. younger people have less power in society
b. younger people have less mobility than older people, which increases opportunity for criminal behavior.
c. juveniles are insulated from many legal penalties of criminal behavior.
d. juveniles today are exposed to crime on television.
a
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In a(n) __________ system, governments enforce conformity, deny citizens the right to assemble for political purposes, restrict access to information, and employ secret police to create an environment of fear and suspicion
a. authoritarian b. monarchical c. totalitarian d. democratic
When people celebrate the entry of a minority into social circles previously closed off to them, they are celebrating the first step toward
a. segregation. b. integration. c. pluralism. d. virtual integration.
family of orientation
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Critical race theorists point out that most of the population has little incentive to eradicate racism. 2. Critical race theorists point out that race is an objective, fixed reality. 3. According to split labor market theory, the bourgeoisie create tensions among working classes by paying Black workers lower wages than White workers. 4. Mustafa Emirbayer and Matthew Desmond apply Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of capital to race to show the complexity of how race is constructed. 5. Mustafa Emirbayer and Matthew Desmond show that people unthinkingly reproduce the racial field through what they call “projective agency.”