Research shows that adolescents in mother-only households are more inclined to engage in deviant behavior such as drug taking or truancy than teens in two-parent families. According to the author, this is likely due to
A. negative effects, particularly for boys, of living in a family without a father figure.
B. the trauma of the divorce.
C. lack of supervision.
D. economic conditions.
C
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On May 1, 2006, International Workers Day,
many millions of workers and activists in some 200 cities boycotted routine work, school, and shopping activities as a part of (222) a. a national protest against the treatment of immigrants. b. a modern Chicano movement. c. a protest for political equality. d. a protest for immediate release of immigrants detained in the U.S.
Deviance is best defined as which of the following?
A. anything outside of the norm B. behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations C. behavior that people disapprove of D. behavior that is inherently abnormal
Gangs provide members with a means of attaining higher status and material rewards that may otherwise seem unavailable to them. Cloward and Ohlin have coined the concept of __________ to refer to this
a. strain theory b. criminal careers c. illegitimate opportunity structures d. differential opportunity theory
Your boss has just screamed at the work staff for poor sales growth and high absenteeism. Consequently, you decide that this would not be a good time to speak to the boss about a promotion. In this instance, you are effectively
A. completing the preparatory stage of Mead's theory. B. playing the part of a generalized other. C. demonstrating role taking. D. playing the part of a significant other.