According to Emile Durkheim's definition, an act is deviant or criminal because it

A. is inherently immoral.
B. offends social norms.
C. is illegal.
D. is essentially wrong by any standard.


Answer: B

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After age 65, the greatest percentage of men and women are living

A) with friends. B) in institutions or home for the elderly. C) in households or families of their own. D) with children or other relatives.

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The term _____________ refers to an invisible fast track for men entering formerly female-dominated professions

A. glass ceiling B. sticky floor C. glass escalator D. none of these

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The Results section of a research article in the behavioral and social sciences usually begins with a presentation of __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The theory that assumes that society is market by inequality and change is:

A) Symbolic interactionism B) Rational choice theory C) Structural functionalism D) Conflict theory

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