Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior, members of the elite:
a. have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties
b. often receive harsher punishment than everyone else
c. have to pay steeper fines in the court system
d. people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher standards
a. have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. peace among nations around the world B. war in developing countries C. the tendency for socialism to take root in some industrialized nations D. the lack democracy in global economic and political affairs
Foucault's research on deviance and social control indicates that power, knowledge, and social control are intertwined
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The _______________ perspective uses the human body as an analogy for how society operates
a. conflict b. symbolic interactionist c. functionalist d. action