The chapter notes that Web sites are increasingly naming names, or at least posting descriptions, pictures, and license plate numbers, of people supposedly caught in the act of violating social norms. These types of Web sites are also known as
a. shame sites.
b. Internet norms.
c. deviance sites.
d. the public temper.
Question 2
Which of the following scenarios from the chapter illustrates the point that violators of important social norms are often stigmatized?
a. The major religious bodies in the United States have taken a strong position against homosexuality and their opposition has influenced the laws and community norms.
b. If most people believe that Iraqis are the enemy, then bombing their villages is appropriate and refusing to do so is deviant.
c. Murder is a deviant act, but the killing of an enemy during wartime is rewarded with praise and medals.
d. Because states make sex offender registries public, anyone can look online and find names, addresses, and pictures of the sex offenders in his or her state or neighborhood.
Sites of mtDNA mutations in certain human diseases
Habitat reconstruction is possible based on the kinds of plants present at past sites.
Marjane Satrapi, page from the "Kim Wilde" chapter of the graphic novel Persepolis.
Sites of Analgesic Action
Sites of tubular reabsorption and secretion.
Diagonal pliers are another common tool that has many names.