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7. Alma works in a factory that produces computer screens. Her task is to press a button that ensures that one small piece of plastic is cut in the appropriate shape and size. Alma does not know anything about the rest of the production process. She is paid minimum wage and has never been able to afford a computer of her own. She also does not feel like her work allows her any creativity. Alma’s position in a capitalist system is best described by the theories of  

19. Karim is working with local nonprofits to study potential interventions to alleviate poverty in an immigrant enclave neighborhood in Boston. In his report, he employs Mario Luis Small’s idea of “culture as frames” instead of Oscar Lewis’s “culture of poverty” because the “culture of poverty” thesis  

29. Which of the following reflects the growing trend of “buy and return” activity, or “religious shopping,” in reference to faith?    

18. How does social context affect crime according to the broken windows theory?    

9. Modern-day schools tend to reward which of the following parenting techniques?  

8. In her interview with Dalton Conley, Devah Pager discusses her field work in Milwaukee and New York, in which she sent out job applicants, both Black and White, with half of them pretending to have prison records. Pager found that having a criminal record negatively affected an applicant’s ability to be offered a job. In addition, she found that Black applicants were far less likely to be called back for an interview than white applicants. This racial disparity in hiring indicates unconscious stereotypes in the minds of the hirers, in addition to the challenge of a criminal record’s     

22. According to former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, which of the following is one of the most important factors in defeating infectious diseases?    

30. One of the consequences of mass incarceration in the United States has been     

32. Should the government be able to access our genetic information? Could scientists sell our genetic information? These kinds of questions are raised by the concern for _____ _  __ _ _ that has arisen from the Human Genome Project.

16. In her interview with Dalton Conley, Susan Crawford shared findings of her research with lower-class religious women. She was surprised to hear that while the women said religion was very important, they rarely attended services at churches, mosques, or temples. Why was this the case?