While doing research on crime, Professor Middler notes that crime creates jobs in law enforcement and related careers. He also notices that crime reinforces community norms when criminals are caught and punished. Professor Middler has probably adopted the _______ approach to the study of crime
a. conflict theory
b. social Darwinism
c. structural functionalism
d. ethnomethodology
e. symbolic interactionism
c
Sociology
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__________ Violent crimes or the threat of violence directed against people
What will be an ideal response?
Sociology
__________ are most interested in how tax laws benefit the wealthy
a. Functionalists b. Conflict theorists c. Symbolic interactionists d. Feminists
Sociology
Conflict theory originated in the work of
A. Karl Marx. B. Emile Durkheim. C. Robert Park. D. Max Weber.
Sociology
All of the following statements describe social organizations EXCEPT
a. they reinforce stability. b. they change gradually. c. they are predictable. d. they remain static.
Sociology