Dave, the president of a small corporation, has a wild weekend. He spends a night with a prostitute, gambles illegally, drinks excessively, and uses drugs. Some would argue he has committed various
A. corporate crimes.
B. white-collar crimes.
C. organized crimes.
D. victimless crimes.
Answer: D
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a. independent b. intervening c. dependent d. control
According to the conflict perspective, how is stratification maintained even though those with less power outnumber those with greater power?
a. through the threat of physical violence b. through a system of legitimation c. by the ruling class hiding its assets d. they are elected by the people e. the masses with less power are not aware of any inequality.
Goffman begins his argument by stating that when an individual enters the presence of others, these others are generally motivated to
a. distrust that person. b. gain information about that person. c. like that person. d. treat that person as a deviant. e. change their social patterns.
Psychologist Jean Piaget showed children two identical glasses filled with the same amount of water. After the children agreed that both glasses held the same amount of water, Piaget poured the water from one glass into a taller, narrower glass and then asked them about the amounts of water in each glass. Tamara noted that both containers still had the same amount of water, even though they were
different shapes and sizes. This would indicate that Tamara is in the __________ stage of cognitive development. a. sensorimotor b. concrete operational c. formal operational d. preoperational