Focus on power relations in society and suggest that the lifestyles considered deviant by political and economic elites are often defined as illegal. according to this approach, norms and laws are established for the benefit of those in power and do not reflect any absolute standard of right or wrong.

Immigrants arriving in the united states during the late 1800s experienced many difficulties. which of the following was a problem which large numbers of immigrants faced?

As societies modernize, what often happens to crime rates? a. they increase b. they decrease c. they remain the same d. they increase slightly and then fall rapidly

Which of the following discoveries would be most likely to cause a scientific paradigm shift? a. the discovery of more rings around uranus b. the discovery of a new pathogenic virus transmitted by mosquitoes c. the discovery that a dormant volcano is showing signs of activity d. the discovery of a new species of salamander in the amazon rainforest e. the discovery that excess heat is radiating from the center of the earth and causing global climate change