Labeling theorists believe that
a. deviant people must be labeled as such for the protection of society.
b. deviance is a label applied by society to certain behavior.
c. the only deviant people are those society labels as criminals.
d. certain behaviors are inherently deviant.
Most murders occur between
a. strangers.
b. relatives.
c. friends, neighbors, and acquaintances.
d. b and c above.
Most mainstream textbooks view homelessness and drug addiction
a. in a broad social stratification context.
b. from a power-conflict perspective.
c. as problems rooted in society's basic framework.
d. as deviant types of behavior.
Cancer-causing agents (called carcinogens) in work environments
a. are prevalent today in spite of known links to cancer deaths.
b. have been virtually eliminated because of the great amount of research in cancer prevention.
c. still exist although unsafe chemical additives in foods are no longer a problem.
d. have caused cancer in few if any workers.
College students
a. represented a cross-section of the population in the early decades of the 20th century.
b. today disproportionately come from lower-income families.
c. represented a much broader spectrum of U.S. society after World War II than before the war because of the G.I. bill.
d. represented a much broader spectrum of U.S. society before World War II than since that time.
The multibillion-dollar cancer research efforts over the past few years have
a. brought a huge reduction in death rates for lung and breast cancer.
b. been equally divided between cancer prevention and drug and radiation therapy.
c. mostly focused on high-tech chemical and radiation research.
d. a and b above
Discipline problems in the classroom are
a. less of a problem now because of the widespread use of progressive classroom methods.
b. less of a problem now because so many students are on drugs and are thus calm and docile.
c. closely related to a feeling of alienation on the part of the student to both the classroom and the job world beyond.
d. can be improved by more surveillance of children.
The official crime index in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports does not include
a. corporate crime.
b. forcible rape.
c. burglary.
d. murder.
Today traditional American medical care emphasizes the
a. importance of preventive approaches to health.
b. specific-agent theory of disease and the use of drugs for quick-fix cures.
c. holistic approach to health.
d. function of broad environmental factors in health problems.
The functions of the U.S. public educational system today include
a. inculcating obedience in students.
b. teaching consumerism.
c. keeping adolescents out of the streets (social control).
d. all of the above.
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