Economic cooperation is one of the universal _______ of families.
a. drawbacks
b. functions
c. problems
d. inconsistencies
Official arrest rate data show that lower socioeconomic status group members are more likely to be involved in crimes. An important reason for this appears to be that __________.
a. police are assigned to lower-income communities in greater numbers, so there is a tendency for police records to show higher crime rates for those communities
b. poverty is the most important cause of crime
c. the criminal justice system is run by nonminority individuals who do not arrest and prosecute members of their own groups
d. there are biological characteristics which minorities possess that lead them to commit crime
The National Institute of Mental Health defines mental illness as having three components. Which is NOT one of these components?
a. a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental or substance abuse disorders)
b. a diagnosable condition currently, or within the past year
c. a condition of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-V)
d. a condition in which work cannot be performed productively and fruitfully
Approximately 80 percent of the world's 450 million mentally disabled people live in __________.
a. developing nations
b. post-industrial societies
c. China
d. the United States
There are at least six universal functions of families. Which is NOT one of these universal functions?
a. regulation of sexual behavior
b. social placement, status, and roles
c. romantic love
d. care, warmth, protection, and intimacy
Definitions of crime are subject to __________.
a. differential association
b. jury nullifications
c. criminal investigations
d. changing values
The terms mental disorder and mental illness are often used interchangeably. However, in formal social-scientific writing, the term mental illness is often reserved for __________.
a. mental disorders that afflict women more often than men
b. mental disorders that require hospitalization or for which close medical supervision would normally be recommended
c. mental disorders that occur for long periods of time
d. mental disorders that may be helped by drugs
According to the authors, perhaps what is even more surprising than the differences found in families from place to place are __________.
a. the similarities across families
b. the economic constraints across families
c. the ethnic battles among families
d. the conflicts among families
Judge Moreno is a judge who primarily deals with noncriminal acts in which one individual injures another and the state arbitrates between the aggrieved party and the offender. In other words, Judge Moreno focuses on __________.
a. accountable acts
b. police discretion
c. victimization reports
d. civil law
The text points out that almost every major health initiative, either in the United States or globally, is fraught with issues that originate in deep ideological divisions and moral dilemmas. Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?
a. end-of-life measures
b. research on stem cells taken from unused human embryos
c. unnecessary cardiac surgeries
d. funding for women's reproductive health
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