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jazziefee

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On weekends, people typically drink, gamble, go out on the town, and have sex. Many men are involved in physical fights. Miller believed that the pursuit of _____ on weekends arises in part from boring lives led the rest of the week.
 
  a. Toughness
  b. Excitement
  c. Smartness
  d. Trouble

Question 2

Which of the following relates to Millers Focal Concern of toughness?
 
  a. It involves the ability to achieve a goal by the use of wits rather than physical force
  b. Lower-class people have a particularly fatalistic outlook on life
  c. Adults usually want their children to stay out of trouble, but lower-class adolescents sometimes gain prestige with their friends
  d. It arises from the fact that many lower-class boys are raised in female-headed households and thus lack adequate male role models



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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