A. there is a large dark figure of unreported incidents
B. the changing definitions of legal categories have made it harder to convict offenders
C. researchers are not allowed access to official statistics
D. there is no valid or reliable way of researching such a sensitive topic
Related Mcqs:
- Domestic violence is physical abuse by one family member against another which two of the following are most likely to be victims of such abuse ?
A. female partners/spouses and older relatives
B. male partners/spouses and children
C. female partners/spouses and children
D. older relatives and children - Closed-ended s increase the return rate of the naire because___________?
A. the s is clearly worded
B. they cover the return postage
C. the answers are mutually exclusive
D. they are easy and quick to answer
E. they involve no thought on the part of the respondent. - Ayub Government brought ____ in 1950s and 60s which changed agricultural infrastructure to greater extent ?
A. agricultural reforms
B. Green Revolution
C. Both a and b
D. None of these - Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - Which sociological perspective argues that to whatever extent religion actually does influence social behavior it reinforces existing patterns of dominance and inequality ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - The social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak unclear or conflicting is called______________?
A. social disorganization
B. anomie
C. deviance
D. none of the above - Which of the following is not a reason why corporate crime is more difficult to prosecute compared with individual crimes ?
A. victims may not realise that a crime has been committed
B. it is more difficult to apportion blame to corporate criminals
C. legal systems are founded on individual not collective responsibility
D. corporate offences cause less harm than crimes against an individual - Which of the following statements is true of reference groups ?
A. They are membership groups
B. They provide comparative but not normative functions
C. Those which do not match membership groups may create feelings of relative deprivation
D. They are groups to which we refer in our conversations - Which of the following is true regarding the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification ?
A. Conflict theory is better at explaining inequality
B. Only functionalist theory has merit when discussing social structure
C. Some sociologists have tried to synthesize the conflict and functionalist perspectives to argue that stratification systems are institutions that have evolved in order to reduce conflict
D. none of the above - Which one of the following statements is true ?
A. sociologists use both quantitative and qualitative methods
B. sociologists no longer use quantitative methods
C. sociologists always prefer to use qualitative methods
D. sociologists cannot use a mixed methods approach
