Which conflict sociologist argues that the criminal justice system serves the interests of the powerful and that lawmaking is often an attempt by the powerful to coerce others into their own morality?
A. Elliot Currie
B. Richard Quinney
C. Mark Warr
D. Kai Erikson
B. Richard Quinney
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The military is an organization that exemplifies "bounded rationality."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
One of the reasons that the government tends to be pro-business is because government officials are more likely to __________
A) support socialism as an economic ideology B) hear arguments and receive contributions from the poor C) hear arguments and receive contributions from the powerful D) support a liberal political ideology
In regard to welfare, government handouts to the poor
a. are significantly greater than the amounts given to the nonpoor. b. are significantly less than the amounts given to the nonpoor. c. are encouraging unmarried women to increase their welfare payments by having more children. d. are an ineffective use of government money.
Which of the following is the most complex form of differentiation that dominates society?
A. segmentary differentiation B. center–periphery differentiation C. functional differentiation D. stratificatory differentiation