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soc prob midterm
midterm chap 1-9
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
07/17/2011

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1. According to your text, which is the most common crime?
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Theft is the most common crime.
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Which crimes are considered victimless crimes?
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Vice crimes are considered victimless crimes.
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Advocates of incapacitation believe recidivism can be reduced by:
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placing the offender in prison.
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. Which mode of adaptation is most associated with criminal behavior?
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Innovation is the mode most associated with criminal behavior.
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. According to Marxist conflict theorists, social problems are the result of:
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class inequality
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According to symbolic interactionists, what must occur in order for a condition to be a social problem?
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the condition is defined as a social problem
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3. Defining abortion as an immoral act of murder is an example of what?
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Defining abortion as an immoral act of murder is an example of labeling theory
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