Crime
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According to Emile Durkheim, crime is defined as behavior that

  • is considered illegal by society
  • is worth pursuing
  • shocks the sentiments found in all healthy consciences (correct)
  • is specific to particular situations

According to Durkheim, crime enhances solidarity within a community because

  • people are afraid of crime and seek safety in numbers
  • people share a sense of what is valued and worth pursuing
  • people are brought together in opposition to acts that violate the law (correct)
  • people are willing to punish those who commit crimes

Durkheim claimed that punishment is a reaction to

  • behavior that enhances solidarity within a community
  • behavior that offends a shared sense of what is valued (correct)
  • behavior that is worth pursuing
  • behavior that violates the law

Contrary to Durkheim's view, fear of crime is more likely to

<p>undermine solidarity within a community (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Durkheim described the sentiments that define crime as

<p>intensely held and specific to particular situations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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