Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance. The focus of the lecture might be that
a. deviance is a normal element of social organization.
b. deviance is a dysfunctional element of social organization.
c. deviance is less common in modern societies.
d. deviance is defined by the rich and used against the poor.
a
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a) They were busy moving to new areas of the game reserve to seek animals to hunt for food. b) They were angry the Botswana had not put any polling stations in the game reserve in which they lived in the 2009 elections. c) They were angry with the Botswana government over delays in redrilling a borehole to obtain drinking water. d) They wanted to protest many ways in which they felt the Botswana government had mistreated them.
What are the 6 social determinants of health?
What will be an ideal response?
An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn't have time to administer to the needs of the poor, hungry, and homeless individuals who seek assistance. According to Merton's theory, this welfare worker would be a(n)
A. ritualist. B. innovator. C. rebel. D. retreatist.
Inequality was prevalent among hunting and gathering societies because there was an abundance of resources
Indicate whether the statement is true or false