Paula Has Just Arrived as a New Student on Campus

question 1

Multiple Choice

Paula has just arrived as a new student on campus and does not know anyone. All else being equal, is she most likely to become friends with Joni who lives next door, with Kristy who lives two doors down, with Beth who lives three doors down, or with Heidi who lives in the room directly above hers?

• A) Joni
• B) Kristy
• C) Beth
• D) Heidi

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Definitions:

Incarceration

The state of being confined in prison or jail as a legal punishment for a crime.

Industrial Societies

Societies characterized by a reliance on mechanized labor to create goods, leading to significant changes in social, economic, and cultural conditions.

Recidivism

The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend, often measured by the recurrence of criminal behavior after receiving sanctions or undergoing intervention.

Labelling Theory

Holds that deviance results not so much from the actions of the deviant as from the response of others, who label the rule breaker a deviant.