In His Study of New England Puritans, Kai Erikson Concluded

question 5

Multiple Choice

In his study of New England Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

• A) people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant.
• B) very religious people create very little deviance.
• C) even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify moral boundaries.
• D) the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time.

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Definitions:

Egalitarianism

A philosophy advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all individuals, emphasizing the importance of equality in social, political, and economic spheres.

Parliament

A legislative body of government responsible for making laws, typically structured in one or more houses or chambers.

Constitution

The fundamental law or set of laws that outlines the structure, powers, and principles of a government or organization.

Anarchy

A state of society without government or law, often associated with disorder due to the absence of political authority.