Irene Has Been Convicted of Several Instances of Petty Theft

question 35

Multiple Choice

Irene has been convicted of several instances of petty theft. She is one of a group of women who works as a group that targeted crowds at large events. Irene and three others of the group agreed to participate in a study that would attempt to reveal to the women themselves, and by extension to others like them, sociological understanding as to why they continued to commit these crimes despite the high likelihood of further convictions. Which sociological approach grounds this type of study?

• A)relational
• B)positivist
• C) interpretive
• D) critical

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Definitions:

Young Adults

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Erik Erikson

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