Author: Anonymous

The majority of trials for witchcraft were conducted in ______ .

Levack suggests several reasons as to why about 78% of those prosecuted for witchcraft were women.   Among the explanations he provides, authorities reasoned that since women lacked men’s _______ or political power they would more likely resort to witchcraft.

In a few places, such as Essex, England, the percentage of female defendants _______.

Contrary to the accusatorial legal procedure, the inquisitorial procedure facilitated trying cases against alleged witches because officers of the court and accusers could not be _______.

Which of the following is or was an example of a caste system?

A key emphasis of sociological analysis of deviance is ________.

The way we measure official poverty in the U.S. ___________.

When a professor is delivering a lecture and some students begin to whisper back and forth, the professor may stop the lecture, remaining silent and glaring at the offending students. Following the logic of the textbook’s chapter on deviance, and our on-line lecture, the professor’s behavior is an example of ____________.

When examining the cause of poverty, many sociologists have pointed to forces within society — e.g., structures of inequality, discrimination based on class, race, ethnicity, and gender, patterns of educational and occupational attainment — and the ways in which they influence the distribution of resources and access to opportunities. From this perspective _________.

Which of the following best describes the social stratification system in the U.S.?