When Studying Deviance and Sport,you Decide to Look at the Ways

question 26

Multiple Choice

When studying deviance and sport,you decide to look at the ways particular ideas about what constitutes deviance come to be and how these ideas are produced and enforced.This approach to the study of deviance is rooted in:

• A)the work of Karl Marx and materialism
• B)C.Wright Mills and his concept of "sociological imagination"
• C)Talcott Parsons and his theory of complementary roles
• D)George Herbert Mead's conception of the self

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Definitions:

Functionalism

A theory in sociology and anthropology that interprets and describes society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society.

Structuralism

An approach in psychology and sociology that emphasizes understanding the structure of the mind or society by analyzing its components and their interactions.

Empirically-Based Knowledge

Information or data obtained through observation, experimentation, or experience, rather than theory or pure logic.

Observed Actions

Actions or behaviors that are seen and noted by others, typically used as data in research or study.