What Theoretical Perspective Argues That Technology Plays a Defining Role

question 62

Multiple Choice

What theoretical perspective argues that technology plays a defining role in shaping society?

• A) technological determinism
• B) symbolic interactionism
• C) structural functionalism
• D) idealism
• E) mass society theory

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Definitions:

Retributivists

Advocates of a theory of justice that holds that the best response to a crime is a punishment proportional to the offense, administered for its own sake rather than to serve an external purpose.

Punishment Imposed

Sanctions or penalties applied on someone for the violation of rules or laws.

Theory of Incapacitation

The idea that keeping offenders in confinement is effective in reducing crime as it physically prevents them from committing further offenses.

Placing Offenders

The process of assigning or locating a convict in a specific institution, program, or setting as part of their sentence or rehabilitation.