« previous next »

Author Question: Which of these is not a reason that sociologists are critical of psychological theories of deviance? ... (Read 69 times)

chads108

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 507
on: Jul 1, 2018
Which of these is not a reason that sociologists are critical of psychological theories of deviance?
 
  a. psychological theories often over-emphasize social, economic, and cultural factors.
  b. psychological theories focus on deviance such as murder, rape, and drug addiction with relatively little to say about such deviance as white-collar crime.
  c. psychological theories tend to view deviance as the result of physical or psychiatric defects rather than as actions considered deviant by social and legal definitions.
  d. psychological theories of deviance cannot explain why deviant behavior is engaged in by individuals not classifiable as pathological personalities.
  e. psychological theories, with their emphasis on pathologydeviants are psychopaths or antisocial personalitiessugges t eugenic solutions to the crime problem that are unacceptable to some segments of society.

Question 2

The distribution of people of different ages within a society is known as a(n) ____.
 
  a. age cohort
  b. age structure
  c. population pyramid
  d. age graph
  e. generation chart


katkat_flores

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 328
Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Approximately 15–25% of recognized pregnancies end in miscarriage. However, many miscarriages often occur before a woman even knows she is pregnant.

Did you know?

More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.

Did you know?

Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Did you know?

Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.

Concepts for a critical thinker Concepts for a critical thinker
Critical thinking model for safety evaluation Critical thinking model for safety evaluation
Substance Abuse : Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural Levels Substance Abuse : Biological, Psychological and Sociocultural Levels
To attain their goal of objectivity and accuracy in their research, sociologists must put away their ... To attain their goal of objectivity and accuracy in their research, sociologists must put away their ...
The research methods that sociologists choose depend partially on the questions they want to answer. ... The research methods that sociologists choose depend partially on the questions they want to answer. ...
Critical-Thinking Tip Critical-Thinking Tip
Video: Prone Position

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library