______ is best described as punishment for punishment's sake.

A. Rehabilitation
B. General deterrence
C. Retribution
D. Incapacitation


Answer: C

Sociology

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When homosexuals publicly assert their private homosexual identity, this is called __________

A) don't ask, don't tell B) the glass ceiling C) coming out of the closet D) a defense of marriage act

Sociology

The ability, termed Theory of Mind, _________ during childhood and ____________ after age 75.

A. decreases; increases B. increases; decreases C. increases; remains stable D. remains stable; increases

Sociology

Researchers in one study examined the effects of church membership, divorce, and migration on suicide rates in the United States and using complex statistical techniques, concluded that suicide rates are typically higher where divorce and migration rates are higher and church membership is lower. This is an example of: a. observational research. b. quantitative research

c. explanatory research. d. qualitative research.

Sociology

Conflicting expectations and emotions toward family members is known as

a. critical generationism. b. multigenerational covalence. c. intergenerational ambivalence. d. subgenerational criticism.

Sociology