__________ attributes stratification and poverty to lack of opportunity from discrimination and prejudice against the poor, women, and people of color.

According to Robert Merton, sometimes people can be prejudiced and not discriminate, and sometimes they might not be prejudiced and still discriminate.

Which sociological explanation of prejudice is likely to argue that people who are prejudiced are merely conforming to the culture in which they grow up?

According to the ____, there must be a perception that the condition or behavior needs to be addressed, for it to be considered a social problem.

Which type of survey is becoming increasingly popular because they can reach many people at very low expense?

Wealth includes the following:

Which of the following is true of the Emergence and Claims Making process?

According to Merton’s anomie theory, ___________ is when people continue to favor economic success but reject the value of working and instead use new, illegitimate means, for example theft, of gaining money and possessions.

Although the public is concerned about crime, at least some of this concern might exceed what the facts about crime would justify. For example, contrary to popular belief, the crime rate has been declining since the early 1990s.

Some of the sex discrimination in employment reflects the existence of two related phenomena, the glass ceiling, and the glass escalator.