What Is the Difference Between Anomie and Relative Deprivation Theories

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between anomie and relative deprivation theories and Robert Agnew's general strain theory?

• A)General strain theory examines all crimes, while the other theories look at property crimes such as break and enter.
• B)General strain theory includes male and female offenders, while the other theories look primarily at crimes committed by young males.
• C)General strain theory focuses on global crime rates, and the other theories look more closely at neighbourhood structures and crime rates.
• D)General strain theory examines economic levels of society, and the other theories focus on the lower class.

Understand and apply the high-low method to estimate fixed and variable cost components.

Calculate the total cost to manufacture a certain number of units.

Determine the variable cost per unit.

Analyze and predict a competitor's cost structures including variable cost per unit and total fixed costs.

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Definitions:

Robert Owen

A British social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement in the early 19th century.

Charles Fourier

A French philosopher and social theorist famous for his influential ideas on cooperative living and the organization of society into self-sufficient communities.

Utopian Societies

Idealized communities designed to achieve greater social, moral, and political perfection, often based on theories of equitable resource distribution, communal living, and harmonious coexistence.

Worldly Communities

Groups or societies characterized by their engagement in or concern with earthly or secular affairs as opposed to strictly spiritual ones.