Feminist theory states that gender figures into the study of deviance because ________

a. women account for most of the arrests for serious crimes in the United States.
b. every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males.
c. most researchers in this area are women.
d. women are more likely than men to commit a serious crime.


Answer: b

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