How do high rates of violence contribute to urban decay?


Answer: When neighborhoods are unsafe, businesses and families move out and poverty becomes concentrated in a cycle that is hard to break.

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An institutional norm is best defined as:

a. very general norms that apply to basic types of situations b. highly specific norms used in an organization c. ideologies that apply to basic types of situations d. empirical beliefs about basic types of situations e. none of the above

Sociology

An interaction effect in a two-way factorial research design:

A) is the effect of one variable, ignoring the influence of other variables B) occurs when the influence of one variable changes according to the level of another variable C) almost never occurs when more than one variable is considered at a time D) is rare in a well-designed study, and usually indicates some error in computation

Sociology

Who among the following used the phrase total institution to describe a place where the same people work, eat, sleep, and engage in recreation together day after day?

A. Erving Goffman B. Gresham Sykes C. Eldridge Cleaver D. William J. Sabol

Sociology

The coercive acculturation forced on Native Americans on reservations erased connections to traditional practices.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology