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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