What Is the Sociological Message of the Jonathan Simms Case

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the sociological message of the Jonathan Simms case?

• A)Individuals can overcome bureaucratic obstacles.
• B)Rapid change or traumatic events disrupt social norms.
• C)Poor parenting can have detrimental consequences for children in our society.
• D)Bureaucracies quickly collapse when an individual puts his or her needs ahead of societal needs.

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Definitions:

Government Stance

An official position or policy adopted by a government on an issue.

Lynchings

Extrajudicial killings predominantly targeting African Americans, carried out by mobs with the intent of instilling fear and exerting racial control, prominent in the US South from the late 19th to mid-20th century.

Lynch Violence

Extrajudicial killings, primarily by hanging, often racially motivated and used as a tool of terror and suppression against African Americans, especially in the southern United States.

Sexual Conduct

Refers to behaviors or activities related to sexual actions and interactions between individuals.