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The sociological theories that focus on _____ are based on the empirical observations that crime and mental illness rates vary by social location; that is, by social class, ethnicity, race, place of residence, and sex.
 
  a. the culture of poverty
  b. kinds of people
  c. psychological problems
  d. societal norms

Question 2

One danger of the system-blame orientation is that it
 
  a. gives too much credibility to the idea that some individuals are malicious for psychological reasons.
  b. blames the victim.
  c. can present people as robots controlled totally by their social environment.
  d. has no explanation for social problems like poverty or recidivism.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. kinds of people

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. can present people as robots controlled totally by their social environment.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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