A criminal investigator is working to bring two separate and distinct serial killers to justice—one who preys on prostitutes and another who targets college students. From previous experience, the investigator is led to believe that he has a

50 chance of apprehending the prostitute slayer and a .65 chance of apprehending the student slayer. To calculate the probability that he will capture both killers, you must ________ the two probabilities.
a. add
b. subtract
c. multiply
d. divide


(c) multiply

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. Discuss how the United States is a pluralistic society. Provide examples

What will be an ideal response?

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According to Georg Simmel, objective culture changes in many ways over time. Which of these is not one of those changes?

A. Its absolute size enlarges. B. The number of cultural components grows. C. The ties between the components of culture grow. D. Individual culture expands.

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People who undergo sex transformation surgery, lighten their skin to appear to be another race, or hire a plastic surgeon to create a younger appearance remind us that

a. just about anything can be an ascribed status. b. the distinction between ascribed and achieved statuses is not clear cut c. people usually occupy more than one status. d. role and status are related concepts.

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In a bureaucratic organization, such as university, any given employee’s authority comes from ______.

A. his or her contingency B. his or her seniority level C. his or her position D. his or her objective contributions

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