Question

What type of theorist might argue that even the definition of crime is class biased, for example, that the crimes listed in the Uniform Crime Reports are crimes disproportionately committed by members of the lower class in the United States? a. labeling b. conflict c. control d. functionalist

Answer 1

Answer: the correct answer is B. Conflict.

Explanation: The conflict theory sees society as the perfect play-ground for conflict to arise because groups of people compete with each other for limited resources. This separates the population into social groups each with different statuses and classes and each of them tries to dominate and oppress the other one.

In this particular case, the type of theorist that might argue that even the definition of crime is class-biased is a conflict theorist because it's being suggested that a type of bias against a social class exists, inferring a type of oppression, which is very common in the conflict theories paradigm.

In conclusion, the correct answer is b. Conflict.