What Is a Common Criticism of the Functionalist Theories of Crime

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Multiple Choice

What is a common criticism of the functionalist theories of crime and deviance?

• A) There is little to be gained in connecting the macrosociological to the microsociological.
• B) They are outdated because their premises no longer apply in the information age.
• C) Functionalists tend to presume that everyone has middle-class values.
• D) American society no longer experiences internal contradictions.

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