________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?
Correct answer: B. functionalists conflict labelling
- A. conflict theorists' functionalists labelling
- B. functionalists conflict labelling
- C. labelling theorists conflict functionalist
- D. conflict theorists' labelling functionalist
Explanation
Functionalists generally treat deviance standards as expressions of shared cultural norms, while conflict and labelling theorists stress the power involved in defining and prosecuting crime. This gives the sequence functionalists, conflict, and labelling.
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