The Least Industrialized Nations account for more than two-thirds of the world's population.
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Question 2Napoleon Chagnon's visit to the Yanomam tribe, where he observed tribe members appearing naked in public, using hallucinogenic drugs, and letting mucus hang from their noses, is a good example of ________.
A) nonconforming behavior
B) the need for social sanctions
C) the cultural relativity of deviance
D) the need for absolute standards in defining deviance
Question 3Because deviance is inevitable, the more important focus is to find ways to protect people from harmful deviant acts, to find ways to tolerate behavior that is not harmful, and to develop a system of fair treatment for deviants.
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Question 4The Most Industrialized Nations are almost equally distributed between the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the world.
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Question 5The chances of receiving the death penalty are greatly affected by geography (where the murder took place), social class, and gender.
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Question 6As the Internet provides new opportunities for social networking, those in power in China are attempting to maintain their control by blocking access to Facebook and Twitter in Internet cafes and search engines.
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Question 7Although it is expensive, coercion is the most effective means by which elites can maintain stratification of their societies.
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