Question 1

Two lower-class subcultural focal concerns are cooperation and trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Strain theory can be applied to rioting in _____ in spite of its famed social welfare system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Hong Kong 
A)  Canada 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Hong Kong

Question 3

Find a local juvenile case and write a summary of the delinquent event.Then write about why this case fits into Agnew's general strain theory.If you can't find specific details,you may speculate on what factors may have led to the delinquency.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.Student should address

Question 4

Heartiness is an important focal concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises:  attachment
 inner containments
 delinquent peers
 differential association
 drift theory
 social learning theory of aggression
 family interaction
 life course theory
 social bond theory
 self-control

Accepted Answer

The Answer of deviant norm and values may be learned is...

Question 6

Some scholars say that a subculture of violence,involving a physical response to insults and other interpersonal problems,characterizes _____ neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional 
B)  Rural 
C)  Organized 
D)  Urban 
A)  Institutional 
B)  Rural 
C)  Organized 
D)  Urban

Question 7

Match between columns
                        Premises:  anomie
 concentric zone
 differential opportunity
 focal concerns
 autonomy
 kinds of people
 social ecology approach
 strain
 status frustration
 subculture of violence

Accepted Answer

The Answer of inner zones of Chicago where crime rates is...

Question 8

The code of the street is a response to the effects of rap music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The revival of an ecological focus reflects the belief of many scholars that kinds of places matter more than _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinds of economies 
B)  Kinds of cultures 
C)  Kinds of deviance 
D)  Kinds of people 
A)  Kinds of economies 
B)  Kinds of cultures 
C)  Kinds of deviance 
D)  Kinds of people

Question 10

Which of the following scenarios best fits Cloward and Ohlin's argument that there is also differential access to illegitimate means,or illegitimate opportunity structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where organized crime is a powerful presence, adolescents will gravitate toward it 
B)  Adolescents will tend to drift toward legitimate means, even in poorer neighborhoods 
C)  Where sports and other social activities are available, adolescents will gravitate away from it 
D)  Adolescents will tend to drift toward illegitimate means, even in wealthier neighborhoods 
A)  Where organized crime is a powerful presence, adolescents will gravitate toward it 
B)  Adolescents will tend to drift toward legitimate means, even in poorer neighborhoods 
C)  Where sports and other social activities are available, adolescents will gravitate away from it 
D)  Adolescents will tend to drift toward illegitimate means, even in wealthier neighborhoods

Question 11

Which of the following best reflects the concept of relative deprivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The causes of poverty are relative to the amount of gross domestic product 
B)  Criminals tend to have been deprived by their relatives while they were young and thus develop early learning disorders 
C)  The reason the poor become angry and frustrated might be their realization that other people in society have more money 
D)  People who are depraved feel isolated from the larger culture and thus act out against it 
A)  The causes of poverty are relative to the amount of gross domestic product 
B)  Criminals tend to have been deprived by their relatives while they were young and thus develop early learning disorders 
C)  The reason the poor become angry and frustrated might be their realization that other people in society have more money 
D)  People who are depraved feel isolated from the larger culture and thus act out against it

Question 12

Under Merton's Adaptations to Anomie,when does conformity occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  If one accepts cultural goals and accepts the institutional means 
B)  If one accepts cultural goals and rejects the institutional means 
C)  If one rejects cultural goals and accepts the institutional means 
D)  If one rejects cultural goals and rejects the institutional means 
A)  If one accepts cultural goals and accepts the institutional means 
B)  If one accepts cultural goals and rejects the institutional means 
C)  If one rejects cultural goals and accepts the institutional means 
D)  If one rejects cultural goals and rejects the institutional means

Question 13

Studies find that the poverty resulting from women's low-paying jobs and increasing divorce rates plays a very important role in female offending,most of which involves petty property crime.This supports _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A social integration theorem 
B)  An economic marginality hypothesis 
C)  An institutional structure theory 
D)  A hyper-masculinity principle 
A)  A social integration theorem 
B)  An economic marginality hypothesis 
C)  An institutional structure theory 
D)  A hyper-masculinity principle

Question 14

Which of the following best expresses institutional anomie?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime results from a conflict between the wealthy and the poor 
B)  Crime results when institutions such as schools break down 
C)  Crime results from cultural values, such as an exaggerated emphasis on wealth 
D)  Crime results when societal indicators, such as the Misery Index, begin to drop 
A)  Crime results from a conflict between the wealthy and the poor 
B)  Crime results when institutions such as schools break down 
C)  Crime results from cultural values, such as an exaggerated emphasis on wealth 
D)  Crime results when societal indicators, such as the Misery Index, begin to drop

Question 15

Two structural conditions,anomie and low social _____,contribute to higher suicide rates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Two structural conditions,anomie and low social _____,contribute...

Question 16

Explain the basis of Miller's focal concerns.Which concern does he suggest is the most important?

Accepted Answer

Delinquency results from sever

Question 17

One reason the poor become angry and frustrated might be their realization that other people in society have more money.This realization leads them to experience ________________ deprivation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One reason the poor become angry and...

Question 18

Structural theories are distinctively sociological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The wealthy often suffer relative deprivation and become angry and frustrated with the realization that other people in society have less money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social structure theory is also called _____ and takes a "big picture" approach to crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social environment 
B)  Neoclassical 
C)  Bio-neurological 
D)  Structural atavism 
A)  Social environment 
B)  Neoclassical 
C)  Bio-neurological 
D)  Structural atavism

Two lower-class subcultural focal concerns are cooperation and trust.

Strain theory can be applied to rioting in _____ in spite of its famed social welfare system.

Find a local juvenile case and write a summary of the delinquent event.Then write about why this case fits into Agnew's general strain theory.If you can't find specific details,you may speculate on what factors may have led to the delinquency.

Heartiness is an important focal concern.

Some scholars say that a subculture of violence,involving a physical response to insults and other interpersonal problems,characterizes _____ neighborhoods.

The code of the street is a response to the effects of rap music.

The revival of an ecological focus reflects the belief of many scholars that kinds of places matter more than _____.

Which of the following scenarios best fits Cloward and Ohlin's argument that there is also differential access to illegitimate means,or illegitimate opportunity structures?

Which of the following best reflects the concept of relative deprivation?

Under Merton's Adaptations to Anomie,when does conformity occur?

Studies find that the poverty resulting from women's low-paying jobs and increasing divorce rates plays a very important role in female offending,most of which involves petty property crime.This supports _____.

Which of the following best expresses institutional anomie?

Two structural conditions,anomie and low social _____,contribute to higher suicide rates.

Explain the basis of Miller's focal concerns.Which concern does he suggest is the most important?

One reason the poor become angry and frustrated might be their realization that other people in society have more money.This realization leads them to experience ________________ deprivation.

Structural theories are distinctively sociological.

The wealthy often suffer relative deprivation and become angry and frustrated with the realization that other people in society have less money.

Social structure theory is also called _____ and takes a "big picture" approach to crime.

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide,assault,and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime

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Exam 7: Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Structure

Two lower-class subcultural focal concerns are cooperation and trust.

Strain theory can be applied to rioting in _____ in spite of its famed social welfare system.

Find a local juvenile case and write a summary of the delinquent event.Then write about why this case fits into Agnew's general strain theory.If you can't find specific details,you may speculate on what factors may have led to the delinquency.

Heartiness is an important focal concern.

Some scholars say that a subculture of violence,involving a physical response to insults and other interpersonal problems,characterizes _____ neighborhoods.

The code of the street is a response to the effects of rap music.

The revival of an ecological focus reflects the belief of many scholars that kinds of places matter more than _____.

Which of the following scenarios best fits Cloward and Ohlin's argument that there is also differential access to illegitimate means,or illegitimate opportunity structures?

Which of the following best reflects the concept of relative deprivation?

Under Merton's Adaptations to Anomie,when does conformity occur?

Studies find that the poverty resulting from women's low-paying jobs and increasing divorce rates plays a very important role in female offending,most of which involves petty property crime.This supports _____.

Which of the following best expresses institutional anomie?

Two structural conditions,anomie and low social _____,contribute to higher suicide rates.

Explain the basis of Miller's focal concerns.Which concern does he suggest is the most important?

One reason the poor become angry and frustrated might be their realization that other people in society have more money.This realization leads them to experience ________________ deprivation.

Structural theories are distinctively sociological.

The wealthy often suffer relative deprivation and become angry and frustrated with the realization that other people in society have less money.

Social structure theory is also called _____ and takes a "big picture" approach to crime.

Criminology and the Sociological Perspective

Public Opinion, the News Media, and the Crime Problem

The Measurement and Patterning of Criminal Behavior

Victims and Victimization

Classical and Neoclassical Perspectives

Biological and Psychological Explanations

Sociological Theories: Emphasis on Social Process

Sociological Theories: Critical Perspectives

Violent Crime: Homicide,assault,and Robbery

Violence Against Women

Property Crime and Fraud

White-Collar and Organized Crime

Political Crime

Consensual Crime

Policing: Dilemmas of Crime Control in a Democratic Society

Prosecution and Punishment

Conclusion: How Can We Reduce Crime

Filters