Some argue that juveniles who have committed crimes should not be sentenced as adults. They insist that a child is unable to engage in the same kind of abstract reasoning as an adult and so is unable to fully appreciate the weight of his or her actions. Which of the following perspectives could be used to support this position?
A. Piaget's theory of moral development
B. Goffman's dramaturgical approach
C. Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction
D. Hebdige's theory of youth subcultures
Answer: A
Sociology
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