According to Durkheim, sending a criminal to prison with the intention of punishing the crime and deterring future crimes is an example of

a. manifest consequences.
b. latent consequences.
c. manifest destiny.
d. latent destiny.


Answer: a. manifest consequences

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a. coalition forming schema b. consensus formation mode c. institution building system d. natural history approach

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A) Self-fulfilling prophecy B) Culture-of-poverty C) Blaming the victim D) A regressive mindset

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A. endogamy. B. heterogamy. C. homogamy. D. exogamy.

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