The ______ perspective maintains that deviance can be beneficial to a society because it provides an opportunity for group members to affirm their definitions of what is and what is not acceptable.
A. conflict
B. symbolic interactionist
C. functionalist
D. feminist
Answer: C
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a. society was created and then populated by humans. b. without society human beings would be a different species than we are. c. human beings are individuals whose nature is anti-societal. d. human beings as a species could easily exist without society.
Many Latino male immigrants
a. allow their displays of masculinity to be influenced and shaped by their experiences b. come from big cities where matriarchy is the norm c. are abandoning their families in order to cut costs d. try to become as "white" as possible when they arrive in the US
There is a lack of consensus among scholars about the consequences of global population growth
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Today, _____ of the people in the United States are either African American, Latino, Asian American, or Native American
a. more than one-third b. just under half c. more than half d. nearly three-quarters