The harsher penalties for selling or possessing crack has

a. reduced the number of drug dealers in cities.
b. created a racial disparity in drug crime sentencing.
c. greatly raised the street price for crack.
d. all of the above.


B

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a. an evil human nature. b. advanced technology. c. the operation of a capitalist economy. d. the high rate of immigration.

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Adler argues that investigative field research is the only way to

a. administer face-to-face surveys. b. develop good stories as a journalist. c. learn where to acquire high quality, illegal drugs. d. acquire accurate knowledge about deviant behavior.

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A variable that is presumed to cause, or influence, another variable is known as a(n) ______.

A. indicator B. spurious variable C. independent variable D. dependent variable

Sociology

The removal of Aboriginal children from reserves so they could attend boarding schools

a. was accompanied by a system of regular visits with their parents. b. was accompanied by programs of economic development on the reserves, in preparation for the return of these children. c. resulted in a lack of preparation to live effectively in either Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal worlds. d. was not accompanied by attempts at conversion to Christianity.

Sociology