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The most important factor in shaping the life span between infancy and very old age is_____.

The social structure

Which of the following is true of pre industrial societies?

People did not need to know how to read in right to make contributions to society

_____ need a highly educated and well trained Work Force to manage the complex technology in the elaborate division of labor

Industrial

A____ is a succession of statuses and roles that people in a particular society experience in a fairly predictable pattern as they grow older.

Life course

In industrial societies retirement serves as a way of______.

Reducing the number of workers who are competing for a limited number of jobs

Which of the following is the new social category created by industrial societies that consist of people who are biologically mature but still considered dependent and emotionally immature?

Young adulthood

In most pre industrial societies, the elderly held considerably more power because____.

They owned and controlled many economic resources

The term _____was originally coined to describe reactions to the elderly, but it implies to any group that experience is similar prejudice and

Ageism

Age structure is the_____.

Distribution of people into various age categories

The ______is often calculated by comparing the number of people over the age of 65 with the number of people between ages 18 and 64.

Dependency ratio

Which of the following is the reason for child exploitation?

Factory owners find children and easy and profitable group to exploit

Which of the following is true of the effects of poverty on young people?

The high rate of divorce in single parenthood have increase the risk of poverty among the young.

Which of the following situations shows a crime that is least likely to be reported?

karen, a 16 year old, is sexually assaulted by her uncle.

When______ the was amended in 1986, mandatory retirement was largely eliminated in the United States.

Age discrimination in employment act of 1967

In the context of perspectives on crime and delinquency, the differential association theory is based on the ______perspective.

Interactionist

Which the following is true of the labeling theory?

It concentrates on secondary or career deviancy.

Martin is sociologist whose writings reflect his belief that capitalism is an economic system is the predominant cause of crime. From the given scenario, it can be seen that Martin is a_____ theorist.

Conflict

Which of the following best defines the differential association theory?

Crime and delinquency I learned in interactions with other people, for the most part with an intimate primary groups such as families in peer groups

Which of the following is a part 1 offense?

Robbery

Which of the following is a part to a fence?

Embezzlement

Prostitution is an example of a_____.

Victimless crime

_____ is the single social factor that is most predictable patterns of criminal behavior.

Gender

_____ have the power to determine which cases will be pursued and with how much vigor, within the criminal justice system.

Prosecuting attorneys

Which of the following best describes the term recidivism?

It is the repeat of an offence after having being convicted of a crime.

Which of the following is true of plea bargaining?

It results in the dropping of some charges or the granting of a more lenient sentence.

_____ often encourage their clients to accept a guilty plea because of the pressure to help the system run smoothly.

Defense attorneys

Effective rehabilitation programs focus on_____.

Providing structured activities that do not reinforce criminal responses

Which of the following measures is shown to be effective at reducing crimes?

Intensive police patrols of criminal hotspots

Which of the following types of drugs produced major alterations in the mood, emotions, perceptions, or brain functioning of a person who takes them?

Psychoactive drugs

According to the World Health Organization, drug abuse refers to the_____.

Excessive use of the drug in a way that is inconsistent with medical practice

______abuse is considered the most severe drug problem the United States by specialist.

Alcohol

_____ occurs because of the diminished response of the nervous system to a drug and the requirement of higher doses of the drug to achieve the desired effect.

Tolerance

Which of the following is a fact about drug abuse United States?

Heroin addicts are as likely to be high on alcohol as heroin when they commit crimes

Lionel is really an article about the myths surrounding drug abuse problems in the United States. Which of the following is most likely to be considered a fact rather than a myth?

Most specialist on drug problems consider alcohol abuse to be the most severe drug problem in the United States.

______ is A psychoactive drug that in you. The United States can purchase legally without a prescription.

alcohol

_____ is a preparation made from a plant of the genus cannabis, usually consumed by smoking it like tobacco

Marijuana

Opiates or _____are drugs whose main use is a pain killer

Narcotics

Narcotics impact a person by___.

Producing drowsiness and mood changes

The _______perspective claims that the drug abuse problem is shaped in part by the exercise of social, political, and economic power.

Conflicts

The interactionist perspective on Drug Abuse states that______.

Drug use and abuse arise from the social influences in pressure that can be found in particular contexts

What are the symptoms associated with alcohol withdrawal?

Convulsions hallucinations reduced self-worth nervousness insomnia

What are the 6 major classes of drugs that are abused in the United States?

Depressants stimulants opiates cannabis hallucinogens narcotics

What are drug maintenance programs?

They provide attics alternatives for legal substances

How does a person's sex influence alcoholism?

Men are more likely to be alcoholics because it's more socially acceptable for them to drink.

Differentiate between primary deviance and secondary deviance.

Primary deviance is rule breaking behavior that is carried out by a person viewed as a conformist. Secondary deviance are acts that were more likely to occur by that the person being labeled negatively.