The earliest scientific analyses of crime focused on biological research. Who of the following researchers was known for biological explanations of deviance?

a. Cesare Lombroso
b. Sykes Matza
c. Edwin Sutherland
d. Sigmund Freud


a

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Explain the main causes of the health care crisis in the United States.

What will be an ideal response?

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A. endogamy B. egalitarianism C. patriarchy D. social interaction

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The chapter suggests that treatment of the mentally ill, often through the use of drugs, is an attempt to __________.

A. make the normal more abnormal B. validate, enforce, and reinforce the established ways of society C. exert ideological social control over deviants D. provide treatment to those who are suffering

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