All deviance violates the criminal law and is punishable.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2One shortcoming of split-labor-market theory is that it_________________________.
a. does not answer the question of who benefits from the exploitation of people of color
b. does not explain how members of racial/ethnic minorities become concentrated in low-paying jobs
c. ignores the hostility that white workers sometimes feel toward workers with minority group status
d. fails to address the interactive effects of gender, race, and class in the workplace
Question 3Which of the following sociological perspectives analyzes the microlevel aspects of religion?
a. Conflict b. Functionalism
c. Postmodernism d. Symbolic interactionism
Question 4Deviance can be based on a person's belief, actions or even a characteristic.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5__________ refers to the division of the economy into two areas of employment: a primary sector or upper tier, composed of higher-paid (usually dominant-group) workers in more secure jobs, and a secondary sector or lower tier, composed of lower-paid (often subordinate-group) workers in jobs with little security and hazardous working conditions.
a. Institutional discrimination
b. Internal colonialism
c. Split labor market
d. Racial formation
Question 6According to feminist theorists, ___________ consistently privilege(s) men over women.
a. supernatural authority b. religious symbolism and language
c. civil religion d. manifest functions
Question 7Describe sociologist George Ritzer's McDonaldization.
What will be an ideal response?
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