Exam 2: Explaining Violence

It is not absolute poverty that is associated with criminality and violence,but rather inequality.This is sometimes referred to as ______?

Those who have ______ are often characterized as being very narcissistic,reckless,and emotionally shallow.

Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld developed what they call an _____ of crime that links crime to the existing social structure.Specifically,they suggest that the high rates of crime and violence found in U.S.society can,in part,be explained with reference to the notion of the "American Dream," which suggests that economic success can be achieved by anyone who works hard,plays by the rules,and is willing to engage in Competition with others for jobs,income,and status.

The theory that beings poor and living within a relatively affluent community is a much more negative experience than being poor and living within a poor community is referred to as relative deprivation.

Deindividuation,a phenomenon that facilitates violence in a group setting,is actually based on the classic work of ______.

As the name implies,the ______ hypothesis contends that violence is one possible response for individuals who feel frustrated and thwarted in achieving something.

Given that most violence is perpetrated by males,some have suggested that male aggression is linked with levels of ______.

Genetically,humans are most closely related to ______.

Edwin Sutherland articulated the general theory of crime based on the notion that individual criminality is the result of low self-control.

Differential association theory was developed by Thomas Edison in 1940 and was one of the first individuals to suggest criminality and violence were not aberrations but were simply learned behaviors like all other behaviors.

Merton believed that a state of "anomie" would result when individuals lived under conditions where legitimate means were not available to achieve societal goals.