In the 1990s, the Crack Epidemic, Which Often Affected Poor

question 67

Multiple Choice

In the 1990s, the crack epidemic, which often affected poor, inner-city Black communities, was met with harsher sentencing laws. Today, when opioid overdoses are epidemic in white middle-class communities, the societal response is geared more toward treatment and prevention. This disparity in response is most consistent with which approach?   

• A) Functionalist
• B) Conflict
• C) Postmodern
• D) Feminist

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