What Theory Would Examine the Relationship Between a Woman's Role

question 100

Multiple Choice

What theory would examine the relationship between a woman's role as mother and the crime of infanticide?

• A) functionalist theory
• B) feminist theory
• C) social control theory
• D) egalitarian theory

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