The concept of _____ is the view that the poor are qualitatively different in values and lifestyles from the rest of society, and that these cultural differences explain continued poverty and deviance
a. cultural transmission
b. stigmatization
c. the culture of poverty
d. cultural deprivation
Answer: c. the culture of poverty
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The activities of a group of religious leaders, marriage and family therapists, and government leaders who hope to influence public policy to promote and strengthen traditional marriage, is known as the marriage movement
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Our individual choices can have an influence on _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Common patterns in the process of assimilation followed by European immigrants and their descendants include ______.
A. assimilation by class B. ethnic succession C. structural immobility D. individual effort leading to mobility
Which functionalist sociologist developed a theory of deviance that suggests that members of a society may conform or deviate from the culturally prescribed goals and the means of attaining those goals?
A. Robert Merton B. Richard Quinney C. Edwin Sutherland D. Howard Becker