In the early twentieth century, drug laws were actively enforced in an effort to control immigrant workers, especially the Chinese, who were being exploited by the railroads and other industries. This example supports the perspective of __________.Group of answer choicesMarxist/critical theoryMerton's strain theorydifferential association theoryillegitimate opportunity theory

Which theory suggests that crimes committed by the upper classes are typically treated more leniently than crimes committed by the lower classes because laws represent the interests of those in power?Group of answer choicesdifferential association theoryconflict theoryprincipled deviancefunctionalist theory

American criminologist Richard Quinney theorized that capitalism—and the exploitation and oppression of the working class—make deviant and even criminal behavior nearly inescapable for workers. The ruling class can make laws that target the poor. When the poor act out against repression, they become targets for law enforcement, while the rich and powerful remain free to do what they like. Quinney’s theory falls under which sociological perspective?Group of answer choicesconflict theorysocial control theorystructural strain theorystructural functionalism

Which of the following is true of White and Chinese railroad workers in the 1800s?Group of answer choicesLabor market competition fueled lynchings of White workers.Chinese were only permitted to work on Chinese railroads if the railroads were owned by Americans.Federal legislation purposefully increased entry of Chinese laborers into the United States.Chinese workers were paid less than White European workers.

In journalistic examples of efforts to criminalise marijuana from the 1920s, what did the headlines connect? Group of answer choicesMarijuana, Crime, mental illness, and immigrant communitiesBeaches, alcohol, cannabis, and fishingPoor, immigrants, drinking, dancing, and domestic violenceBrothels, opium, dancing, and drunkenness

Which of the following helped change political resistance to harm reduction programs?Group of answer choicesConcern about crack cocaineConcern about prescription opioidsConcern that government make a “drug-free America”Concern for Black men in prisons