Sociologists ___________Suggested That, for Deviance to Occur, People Must Have

question 122

Multiple Choice

Sociologists ___________suggested that, for deviance to occur, people must have access to illegitimate opportunity structures-circumstances that provide an opportunity for people to acquire through illegitimate activities what they cannot achieve through legitimate channels.

• A) Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales
• B) Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin
• C) Carl Taylor and Anne Campbell
• D) Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte

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Definitions:

Shadowy Presence

An ambiguous or unclear force, entity, or influence that impacts events or situations without being directly observable or fully understood.

Philosophers

Thinkers who engage in critical study, analysis, and questioning of concepts pertaining to existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

Society

A community of people living in a more or less ordered community, often characterized by its laws, customs, and organizations.

Invisible Hand

A metaphor introduced by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace, where individual self-interests unintentionally benefit society.