Question

A man who is a bank president is found guilty of tax evasion. In addition to paying the government all the money he owes with substantial interest, he is sentenced to three years' probation and a $50,000 fine. At the same time, a female teller at the same bank is found guilty of stealing $500. The teller is sentenced to a prison term of no less than four years. This differential treatment would be a particular concern of the:A. functionalist perspectiveB. conflict perspectiveC. interactionist perspectiveD. global perspective

Answer 1

Answer:This differential treatment would be a particular concern of the B. conflict perspective

Explanation:

Conflict perspective:

In a conflict theory the focus is on how resources are distributed, how power influence individual and the way they act , inequality that exist between individuals. Conflict perspective has a concern that the categories of people into certain groups is what affect the functionality of the society and harms it because it intensity inequality whilst the rich and powerful keep gaining everything at the expense of the poor.

In the above scenario the president of the bank is found guilty of tax invasion and this means he owns largest amount of money to the government but still because of his prestige and power due to his position he obtains a lesser punishment whilst a teller who only has a least prestigious position steals only just 500 dollars nothing compared to what the president of the bank did but still she get a much harsher sentence. This is an indication of inequality explained by the conflict perspective.