Sociology

According to an 18-country survey conducted in the mid-1990s, which statement did Canadians NOT agree with?

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A young man from a disadvantaged inner-city background works part-time while going to college, ...

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A poor young man born in a coastal outport in Newfoundland grows up and gets a law degree from a ...

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When and why did Canada implement an official definition of poverty? What measure was chosen to ...

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What are the key criticisms of Davis and Moore's functional theory of stratification?

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List and discuss two of the three myths of people living in poverty that were addressed in the text.

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Explain the difference between wealth and income. Which has a greater influence on inequality?

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Define classes, status groups, and parties, according to Weber. Give one example of each.

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Define "the culture of poverty" and outline the two main objections to this explanation.

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Compare intragenerational and intergenerational mobility, including examples of each in your answer.

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Compare absolute and relative definitions of poverty. Which do you prefer and why?

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Both "equality of opportunity" and "equality of condition" are connected to social class. Define ...

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White-collar crimes result in many prosecutions and still more convictions.

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Types of deviance and crime are classified according to several factors, including the severity of ...

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The incarceration rate for Indigenous Canadians is the highest of any identifiable group in Canada.

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Social context determines whether an action is considered normal, deviant, or criminal.

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Official statistics usually exaggerate class differences because they are more accurate barometers ...

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Indirect measures of crime, such as the sales of syringes, provide a good index of the use of ...

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In postindustrial societies, technology is optimizing the ability of authorities to exercise social ...

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Imprisonment is one of the main forms of punishment in industrial societies.

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Crime among occupants of lower-class positions is often motivated by greed.

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Conflict crimes are illegal acts that nearly all people agree are bad in themselves and which ...

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Canada ranks highly compared to other countries in terms of laws, policies, and practices to address ...

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According to Merton, most people exposed to strain between cultural goals and social reality will ...

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A central question of control theory is: "Why doesn't everyone engage in deviant behaviour?"

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