Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The conflict perspective concentrates on power relationships in its explanation of crime.
2. Karl Marx and his collaborator, Friedrich Engels, wrote extensively on the topics of crime and crime causation.
3. Bonger’s concept of altruism refers to a concern only for one's own selfish interests.
4. Conflict theory invokes the concept of cognitive dissonance in order to explain crime.
5. Conflict theory shares with labeling theory the idea crime is a social construct with no intrinsic meaning.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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