Caesare Lombroso's biological theory of deviance has been substantially discredited

Caesare Lombroso's biological theory of deviance has been substantially discredited

a. true
b. false

Question 2

Sociology has discovered a consistency from society to society on what constitutes deviance.

a. true
b. false

Question 3

Robert Merton developed the theory of differential association to explain the origins of deviance.

a. true
b. false

Question 4

In a heterogeneous society, substantial agreement exists about the nature of deviance.

a. true
b. false

Question 5

A strength of the conflict perspective is the understanding that the powerful groups use the political order to protect everyone's interests equally.

a. true
b. false

Question 6

The data show that a black person found guilty of killing a white person is likely to receive the harsher sentence and punishment than a white person found guilty of killing a black person.

a. true
b. false

Question 7

The data on capital punishment show that people from disadvantaged categories, such as racial minorities, the poor, and the illiterate, are disproportionately given the death penalty and disproportionately killed by the state.

a. true
b. false

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Caesare Lombroso's biological theory of deviance has been substantially discredited

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