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Part a.
RESPOND TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS INDIVIDUALLY. BE SURE TO INDICATE THE CORRESPONDING QUESTION NUMBER IN YOUR ANSWERS.∗∗
Read Chapt. 8 –
1. What are “community-based corrections”?
2. What are the advantages of community-based corrections approach to controlling crime?
3. What are the disadvantages of community-based corrections approach to controlling crime?
4. Both race and ethnicity are strongly linked to crime rates, although there are many complex reasons. List and discuss at least (4) reasons why the African American arrest rate was higher than the rate for whites in proportion to their representation in the general population.
5. Watch brief video:
https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/_video.true/sociology-2017-blue_chalk_videos-white_collar_crime
Answer the following: Why is white collar crime perceived as less serious than “street crime”? Should it be? If so, why? If not, why not?.
PART B
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RESPOND TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS INDIVIDUALLY. BE SURE TO INDICATE THE CORRESPONDING QUESTION NUMBER IN YOUR ANSWERS.∗∗
Read Chapt. 9 –
1. Briefly identify the main characteristics of caste systems.
2. Briefly identify the main characteristics of class systems.
3. What are the different justifications for inequality in the
caste
system?
4. What are the different justifications for inequality in the
class
system?
5. Examine the differences between the structural-functional and social-conflict analyses of stratification.
6. Watch brief video:
Social Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #21 – YouTube
Answer the following: How has the social class of your parents and your upbringing influenced your success in school and your professional aspirations?
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