What Might a Conflict Theorist Conclude About Deviance If an Upper-Middle-Class

Multiple Choice

What might a conflict theorist conclude about deviance if an upper-middle-class white college student is sentenced to rehab for the same drug crime that a lower-class black man is sentenced to jail for committing?

A) Different levels of punishment are functional, as they keep the most productive members of society out of jail.
B) Criminals from the lower class should be more harshly punished, as they are more likely to re-offend.
C) The two criminals probably had very different motives for committing their crimes, and this explains the difference in punishment.
D) The rules are applied unequally, and those with power or influence are punished much less harshly than others.