Question

The ________ refers to the popular explanation that stated that riot participants were mostly unemployed youths who had criminal records, often involving narcotics, and who were vastly outnumbered by the African Americans who repudiated the looting and arson.

a. conflict theory
b. riff-raff theory
c. color-blind theory
d. exploitation theory

Answer 1

b. riff-raff theory

Step-by-step explanation:

The riff-raff theory says that people believes that riots were made by African American teens, and/or poor.