A Poll of 488 Citizens of Normal, Illinois Showed That $49.5 \% \pm$

question 10

Multiple Choice

A poll of 488 citizens of Normal, Illinois showed that 65% favored strict enforcement of speed limits with a margin of error of 4%. A second poll of 495 citizens of the same town showed that 34% favored strict enforcement of speed limits. Assuming that proper sampling techniques were used in both polls, one may conclude that

• A) the percent of the population that favors strict enforcement of speed limits is \( 49.5 \% \pm \) \( 8 \% \).
• B) the percent of the population that favors strict enforcement of speed limits is \( 49.5 \% \pm \) \( 4 \% \)
• C) one or both of the samples may have been unlikely samples from the population.
• D) there are definitely errors in one of the polls.

Comprehend the principles of anomie theory and its relation to deviant behavior.

Recognize the role of social reactions in the escalation or mitigation of deviant behavior.

Identify different forms of adaptation strategies to societal norms and expectations as per anomie theory.

Appreciate the significance of formal and informal social controls in influencing behavior.

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Definitions:

Fallacy of Context

An error in reasoning where the context necessary to understand or properly apply an argument is ignored or misrepresented.

Division

A process in mathematics of distributing a group of things into equal parts or a method in logic of breaking down categories into smaller subcategories.

Hasty Generalization

A fallacy where a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

Fallacy of Logical Structure

A type of logical error where an argument's structure is flawed, leading to invalid conclusions.