Why does the United States seem to be in a permanent state of anomie?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: [key points to be made]
Answers will vary but may include:
*There continues to be unequal access to goals and means, particularly for minority groups & women through legitimate pathways
*Wealth is not evenly distributed and workers are distanced from ownership
*With a melting pot of cultures, there are conflicting norms and disagreement about goals & means
*Too many laws, overregulation
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A. retribution B. rehabilitation C. incapacitation D. deterrence
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A) ?James City B) ?New York C) ?Boston D) ?Pittsburgh E) ?Elmira
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A. The role of prosecutors B. The rights of defendant C. Net-widening D. Gender and class disparities