Brym and Lie Apply the Elements of Breakdown Theory (Deprivation,contagion,and

question 64

Multiple Choice

Brym and Lie apply the elements of breakdown theory (deprivation,contagion,and strain) to the tragic story of the lynching of Claude Neal.They conclude that:

• A)with some minor qualifications,breakdown theory is an adequate explanation
• B)breakdown theory has several serious flaws
• C)most sociologists today accept the validity of breakdown theory
• D)breakdown theory is as relevant today as it was in the 1930s
• E)all of these choices

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