The Influence of Race and Economic Class in Predicting the Probability

question 31

Multiple Choice

The influence of race and economic class in predicting the probability of serving time in prison is best illustrated by:

• A)the ability of black men in prison to get GEDs and advance their economic positions considerably after prison
• B)the trend that arrest rates for poor whites are among the lowest of any other racial and economic groups
• C)the increased probability that a black man born after the Civil Rights Movement who later dropped out of high school would end up incarcerated at some point in his lifetime
• D)the inability of education to lessen the probability of incarceration for people of color in American society

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

A part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's fight-or-flight response during perceived threats.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and promoting a state of calm and rest in the body.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out neural signals.

Somatic Nervous System

This system is part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.