Which Sociological Perspective Would Most Likely Be Concerned with the Stigmatizing

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which sociological perspective would most likely be concerned with the stigmatizing nature of formal social controls that require convicted sex offenders to register with police agencies and have their pictures published in newspapers to make their identities publicly known?

• A)Functionalist perspective
• B)Conflict perspective
• C)Interactionist perspective
• D)Global perspective

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