Question

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 of particular concern to sociologists using the

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. global perspective

Answer 1

Answer:B. conflict perspective

Step-by-step explanation:

A conflict theory states that there is a constant competition for unlimited resources which has led to unequal distribution of resources and unequal shared wealth and power. Those who are powerful and wealth reigns over those who are poor and powerless. They take advantage of them and the wealth and powerful always get away with things.

In this case a bank president got a lesser punishment because of his power and wealth eventhough his crime was greater than that committed by a female teller.