The Conflict Approach Contributes to Our Understanding of Deviant Behavior

question 87

Multiple Choice

The conflict approach contributes to our understanding of deviant behavior by showing how

• A)unconscious drives and motives lead to some forms of deviance such as child molestation.
• B)the subjective experiences of deviance can lead to fear and anger.
• C)youth gangs are at the root of most deviance.
• D)social inequality influences the making and enforcing of norms and laws.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Critical Thinking

The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion.

Interdependence

A dynamic of being mutually reliant on each other, where the actions of one entity or person affect the outcome of another.