Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The function of the law, according to Marx and Engels, was to obscure real power by offering power, on paper, to everyone equally.
2. Social junk and social dynamite are labeled “problem populations” in capitalist societies.
3. Vold argued the law is how groups maintain interests and protect themselves, in which negotiation is possible between groups.
4. According to Marxist theory, the law is the tool for powerless groups to ensure their interests and services of need are met.
5. Gusfield argued that the law has two functions: instrumental and symbolic.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

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