Select the Correct Pronoun in the Parentheses in Each Sentence

question 8

Short Answer

Select the correct pronoun in the parentheses in each sentence.
-Neither of the men wanted (his / their) picture in the paper.

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Definitions:

Primary Deviance

In labeling theory, the initial act or attitude that causes one to be labeled deviant.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

An inaccurate statement or belief that, by altering the situation, becomes accurate; a prediction that causes itself to come true.

Conflict Theory

A sociological perspective that sees social life as a competition, and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality.

Labeling Theory

Howard Becker’s idea that deviance is a consequence of external judgments, or labels, that modify the individual’s self-concept and change the way others respond to the labeled person.