A legislator wants to change laws so that individuals arrested for possession of small amounts of illegal drugs will be sent to drug courts that will ensure that they participate in substance abuse treatment. Which of the following is the legislator advocating?
A. Mass incarceration
B. Medicalization of deviance
C. That deviance is functional for society
D. The idea that street criminals are an exploited class
Answer: B
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a. biological, cultural b. chance, biological c. cultural, exploitive d. luck, destiny
A hypothesis concerning the role of languages in shaping cultures was created by linguist(s)
A. William F. Ogburn. B. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf. C. W. I. Thomas. D. George Murdock.
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through the decades. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. fallacy of misplaced concreteness B. fallacy of personal attack C. fallacy of composition D. fallacy of dramatic instance