Which Is Not One of Cullen and Agnew's Central Themes

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which is not one of Cullen and Agnew's central themes of critical theories that help to differentiate them from other types of sociological theories of crime and delinquency?

• A) The concepts of inequality and power are integral to any understanding of crime and its control.
• B) Crime is not a political concept, but a value-free concept.
• C) Capitalism is a system of economics that causes a large degree of crime.
• D) The solution to crime is the creation of a more equitable society.

Appreciate the debate between modernity and postmodernity in sociological thought.

Understand the different theorists’ defense of modernity and their critiques of postmodernism.

Be aware of the sociological views on the reflexive nature of modernity.

Recognize how modernity is depicted in terms of a journey or process by sociologists.

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