Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a key element in the postmodernist perspective of Michel Foucault?
A) The powerful use the law and the criminal justice system to protect their class interests.
B) Social control and discipline are based on the use of knowledge, power, and technology.
C) Acts are deviant or criminal because they have been labeled as such by powerful groups.
D) Social bonds tend to keep people from becoming criminals.
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