Author Question: Joe, a lower-class male, steals some tires, gets caught, and goes to jail. Which of the following ... (Read 23 times)

Deast7027 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Joe, a lower-class male, steals some tires, gets caught, and goes to jail. Which of the following statements would best represent a conflict theorist's response?

a. Joe was more likely to go to jail than Jim, an upper-class executive who was caught knowing his company was selling unsafe tires.
b. Joe has been met with the negative sanctions necessary to help maintain the social order and keep society running smoothly.
c. Joe could not help stealing the tires because he has a genetic defect that prevents him from knowing when he is doing something wrong.
d. Joe should not have stolen the tires.

Question 2

Most Enlightenment thinkers believed in the progress of human societies.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.