For Michel Foucault, the fact that torture was replaced meant which of the following?

A. Society no longer wanted to punish people for wrongdoing.
B. Society no longer wanted to punish people severely.
C. Society was progressing to a more humanistic view of crime.
D. The system was greatly enhancing its ability to punish more people and exercise control over larger groups of the population.


D. The system was greatly enhancing its ability to punish more people and exercise control over larger groups of the population.

Sociology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The notion that only the fittest members of society deserve to survive and that social programs to help the poor will ultimately weaken the social order is a doctrine known as ________

A) social Darwinism B) positivism C) post-modernism D) social welfare

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According to Ciabattari, which of the following is a reason that an increasing amount of young people remain financially dependent on their parents into their twenties?

a. Expansion of higher education b. The generation x effect c. Low wages d. Both a and b are correct

Sociology

The most noticeable symptom of climate change tends to be ______.

a. weather b. ocean levels c. changing flora and fauna d. pollution levels

Sociology