Question 1

Pager's research, described in "The Mark of a Criminal Record,"

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A)  used a panel study design to follow the same group of individuals over a period of approximately 20 years, from schools to jobs and beyond. 
B)  took an ethnographic approach, with Pager and her students going to the research site and spending many hours over several months with the people they were studying. 
C)  was an audit study that sent "testers" into the field to obtain and record the responses of select people to different "tester characteristics." 
D)  analyzed statistical data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Statistics data file. 
A)  used a panel study design to follow the same group of individuals over a period of approximately 20 years, from schools to jobs and beyond. 
B)  took an ethnographic approach, with Pager and her students going to the research site and spending many hours over several months with the people they were studying. 
C)  was an audit study that sent "testers" into the field to obtain and record the responses of select people to different "tester characteristics." 
D)  analyzed statistical data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Statistics data file. C

Question 2

One major conclusion reached in Pager's research on race and crime is that

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A)  Black males face discrimination for both their race and whether or not they have a criminal record. 
B)  White males do not face discrimination if they have a criminal record. 
C)  Black males face discrimination if they have a criminal record but not because of their race. 
D)  White males face less discrimination than black males for their race, but more discrimination if they have a criminal record. 
A)  Black males face discrimination for both their race and whether or not they have a criminal record. 
B)  White males do not face discrimination if they have a criminal record. 
C)  Black males face discrimination if they have a criminal record but not because of their race. 
D)  White males face less discrimination than black males for their race, but more discrimination if they have a criminal record. A

Question 3

Pager seeks to answer several questions in her essay, "The Mark of a Criminal Record." Which is NOT one of them?

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A)  Do potential employers evaluate (and discriminate) equally between blacks and whites who have a criminal record? 
B)  Do potential employers discriminate against applicants who have a criminal record? 
C)  Do potential employers discriminate against black applicants? 
D)  What explains the much higher rate of incarceration for blacks versus whites? 
A)  Do potential employers evaluate (and discriminate) equally between blacks and whites who have a criminal record? 
B)  Do potential employers discriminate against applicants who have a criminal record? 
C)  Do potential employers discriminate against black applicants? 
D)  What explains the much higher rate of incarceration for blacks versus whites? D

Question 4

In Pager's essay, "The Mark of a Criminal Record," the term "mark" refers to

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A)  Erving Goffman's idea that a "mark" is someone who has been taken advantage of. 
B)  the common usage as a negative attribution, as in "a mark against me." 
C)  the effect or consequence of spending time in prison, especially the difficulty in holding a job due to the personal damage of having been incarcerated. 
D)  the denial of voting rights in many states, even when a person has served his or her time in jail. 
A)  Erving Goffman's idea that a "mark" is someone who has been taken advantage of. 
B)  the common usage as a negative attribution, as in "a mark against me." 
C)  the effect or consequence of spending time in prison, especially the difficulty in holding a job due to the personal damage of having been incarcerated. 
D)  the denial of voting rights in many states, even when a person has served his or her time in jail.

Question 5

One significant finding of Pager's research was that women who serve time in prison are more likely to do what afterward?

Accepted Answer

A)  They're less likely to return to prison than men who have served time in prison. 
B)  They're better prepared for jobs than women who have equally low socioeconomic status. 
C)  They're more likely to return to prison than men who have served time in prison. 
D)  None of the above. Pager didn't study women at all. 
A)  They're less likely to return to prison than men who have served time in prison. 
B)  They're better prepared for jobs than women who have equally low socioeconomic status. 
C)  They're more likely to return to prison than men who have served time in prison. 
D)  None of the above. Pager didn't study women at all.

Exam 5: The Mark of a Criminal Record

Pager's research, described in "The Mark of a Criminal Record,"

One major conclusion reached in Pager's research on race and crime is that

Pager seeks to answer several questions in her essay, "The Mark of a Criminal Record." Which is NOT one of them?

In Pager's essay, "The Mark of a Criminal Record," the term "mark" refers to

One significant finding of Pager's research was that women who serve time in prison are more likely to do what afterward?

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