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Lisaclaire

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Emile Durkheim reasoned that crime is quite normal and performs important functions for the operation of society. This assessment fits which theoretical approach?
 
  a. social-conflict approach
  b. symbolic-interaction approach
  c. labeling theory
  d. structural-functional approach

Question 2

Which of the following statements is accurate about sociologists doing research on social problems?
 
  A) Personal values of the researcher do not affect his/her research.
  B) Sociologists agree on a liberal agenda that sides with the disadvantaged.
  C) The study of social problems cannot be value free.
  D) Sociologists largely promote an agenda that maintains the existing social order.



sarah_brady415

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Answer to Question 1

(Answer: d)

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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