Which of These Do You Expect Would Occur Less Often

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of these do you expect would occur less often in egalitarian societies than in stratified ones?

• A) theft, but not violent crime
• B) war, but not violent crime
• C) property crime, but not theft
• D) violent crime, but not property crime

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Definitions:

Out-Group

A social group toward which a person feels a sense of competition or opposition.

Social Identity Theory

A psychological theory that explains how individuals categorize themselves and others into groups, leading to identification with one's own group and discrimination against others.

Social Comparison

The comparison of oneself to others in ways that raise one’s self-esteem.

Control Group

A control group is a baseline group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment, allowing researchers to measure the effect of the treatment by comparing it to this group.