Question

While doing research on crime, Professor Middler notes that crime creates jobs in law enforcement and related careers. He also notices that crime reinforces community norms when criminals are caught and punished. Professor Middler has probably adopted a(n) _______ approach to the study of crime.

A, social Darwinism
B, conflict theory
C, symbolic interactionism
D, structural functionalism
E, ethnomethodology

Answer 1

D, structural functionalism

Step-by-step explanation:

The structural functionalism approach sees society as a system which is complex. The functioning of one part of society affects other parts of society. This approach looks at society's functioning at a macro level. According to this approach society also evolves like organisms.

Here, Professor Middler is stating the relationship between the rise of crime and employment of Police. This indicates he is looking at society though a broader perspective and how one part of society affects other parts of society.