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Peer Power: Clique Dynamics among School Children, Patricia Adler and Peter Adler



1

Which of the following is NOT a primary technique used in clique formation:
A)membership screening
B)exclusion of those deemed unaccepted
C)inclusion of certain members who are deemed popular
D)nominating names of new members and voting on their inclusion
2

Exclusionary tactics used by children in school cliques include all of the following EXCEPT
A)stigmatization and verbal humiliation of members
B)expulsion from the group
C)subjugating weaker members of the group
D)currying favor of group leaders
3

School cliques have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A)consensus decision making
B)hierarchical structure
C)exclusive membership
D)dominant leaders
4

School cliques use strategies of inclusion but NOT strategies of exclusion to maintain membership boundaries.
A)True
B)False
5

According to Adler and Adler, school cliques organize the social world of children.
A)True
B)False

Gang Business: Making Ends Meet, Martín Sánchez Jankowski



6

Which of the following is NOT one of the positive values that Jankowski argues gangs instill in their members:
A)a strong sense of self-competence and a drive to compete with others
B)a work ethic and the ability to plan
C)a violent nature and the desire to inflict harm on others
D)a sophisticated understanding of risk-taking and the drive to accumulate money
7

Gangs demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A)they desire to accumulate money and material possessions
B)they seek to obtain social status
C)they refuse to take risks
D)they spend time planning both short-term and long-term activities
8

Gangs directly participate in all of the following illegal market activities EXCEPT
A)selling illegal drugs
B)selling women via prostitution
C)selling illegal guns
D)selling stolen car parts
9

Jankowski argues that gang members are social parasites.
A)True
B)False
10

According to Jankowitz, gang members participate in both illegal and legal activities.
A)True
B)False

Becoming a Racist: Women in Contemporary Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazi Groups, Kathleen M. Blee



11

Kathleen Blee used which type of sampling method to obtain her research sample of women in racist groups?
A)simple random sample
B)snowball sample
C)stratified random sample
D)multistage cluster sample
12

Why did Blee study contemporary racist groups?
A)Blee wanted to find out why so few women join racist groups.
B)Blee wanted to observe secret initiation rituals and practices within racist groups.
C)Blue wanted to verify that organized racism was shrinking in the United States.
D)Blee wanted to investigate the processes and decisions women made to join racist groups.
13

According to Blee, narratives or conversion into racist hate groups tend to focus around _____ event(s).
A)one
B)two
C)many
D)minor
14

Blee's study asserts that previous research on women in racist groups was only a corollary to the study of men's role in these groups.
A)True
B)False
15

According to Blee, learning to be a racist is a continual process.
A)True
B)False

Descent Into Madness: The New Mexico State Prison Riot, Mark Colvin



16

Colvin attributes the cause of the New Mexico State Prison riot to
A)the introduction of more dangerous criminals in the prison
B)the cutting back of meals and food service
C)the organization of the prison becoming more violent and disorganized
D)the increase of female guards in supervisory positions
17

How did sociologist Mark Colvin come to study the New Mexico Sate Prison riot?
A)He was hired by the Attorney General of New Mexico to research the prison riot.
B)He was an inmate at the time and observed the prison riot.
C)He was ordered to investigate the prison riot by the president of New Mexico State University.
D)He was asked by a prisoners' advocacy group to find out what really happened.
18

According to Colvin, staff members at the prison did all of the following to gain control over the prisoners and get information from them EXCEPT
A)labeling inmates as a "snitch"
B)promising early parole to inmates
C)threatening to lock inmates up in disciplinary segregation
D)telling inmates that their families were in danger.
19

Colvin would describe the Penitentiary of New Mexico riot as being an organized response.
A)True
B)False
20

In his research, Colvin found that the organization of the prison became increasingly more violent in the years preceding the 1980 prison riot.
A)True
B)False







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