Variation in Intensity Is One Reason Why

question 61

Multiple Choice

Variation in intensity is one reason why

• A) government policies reflect the will of the majority.
• B) government policies sometimes reflect the will of the minority.
• C) most Americans are conservative.
• D) members of Congress support gun control legislation.

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Definitions:

Subculture

A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture.

Norms

Are generally accepted ways of doing things.

Codes of Behaviour

Established rules or standards governing the actions or conduct of individuals within a group or society.

Internal Social Control

Regulates people through socialization and shapes people’s minds so they come to regard deviant actions as undesirable.