How Was the Social Control of Sexual Deviance During the Colonial

question 4

Multiple Choice

How was the social control of sexual deviance during the Colonial era (17^th century) embedded within social hierarchies?

• A)men were more likely to be punished for sexual deviance than women were
• B)women were more likely to be physically punished for sexual deviance, while men were more likely to be given fines
• C)greater scorn was directed at white men who had sexual relationships with black women, than was directed at white women who had sexual relationships with black men
• D)upper-class men were less likely to go to trial for rape than lower-class men were, but upper-class men who did go to trial were usually given harsher sentences than lower-class men were
• E)upper-class men were more likely to go to trial for rape than lower-class men were, but upper-class men who did go to trial were usually given more lenient sentences than lower-class men were

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