Question 1

In December 2016,more than ______ people were in state or federal prison and ______ people in local jails.

Accepted Answer

A)  150,000;74,070 
B)  550,000;350,700 
C)  1.5 million;740,700 
D)  5.5 million;3,507,000 
A)  150,000;74,070 
B)  550,000;350,700 
C)  1.5 million;740,700 
D)  5.5 million;3,507,000

Question 2

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Brazil 
C)  France 
D)  United States

Question 3

What do your textbook authors believe is one of the biggest contributing factors in the decline of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  growing police departments 
B)  the prison boom 
C)  the booming economy 
D)  decreasing cocaine and illegal drug usage 
A)  growing police departments 
B)  the prison boom 
C)  the booming economy 
D)  decreasing cocaine and illegal drug usage

Question 4

When laws allowing capital punishment are compared internationally,we can see that

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States is one of the few Western countries that still legally permits this practice. 
B)  the majority of Western countries permit capital punishment. 
C)  neither the United States nor most other Western countries legally permit this practice. 
D)  in European countries,policies related to capital punishment are made on a state-by-state basis. 
A)  the United States is one of the few Western countries that still legally permits this practice. 
B)  the majority of Western countries permit capital punishment. 
C)  neither the United States nor most other Western countries legally permit this practice. 
D)  in European countries,policies related to capital punishment are made on a state-by-state basis.

Question 5

Which theory is closest to the arguments of Karl Marx?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist theory 
B)  differential association theory 
C)  control theory 
D)  conflict theory 
A)  functionalist theory 
B)  differential association theory 
C)  control theory 
D)  conflict theory

Question 6

Which type of crime is LEAST typical of crimes committed by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  violent crime 
B)  petty thefts 
C)  public order offenses 
D)  prostitution 
A)  violent crime 
B)  petty thefts 
C)  public order offenses 
D)  prostitution

Question 7

Compare and contrast differential association theory with control theory.Which theory do you think better explains crime? Please explain your answers in three to five sentences.

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Question 8

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and the social or physical controls that deter it?

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling theory 
B)  strain theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  control theory 
A)  labeling theory 
B)  strain theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  control theory

Question 9

According to Michelle Alexander,understanding mass incarceration requires understanding that

Accepted Answer

A)  African American inmates are treated worse than other inmates. 
B)  people who are considered criminal are marginalized and stigmatized by the justice system as well as other policies and practices. 
C)  the prison population cannot reenter society and must remain incarcerated for its own well-being. 
D)  the prison population is overcrowded and creates long-term stress responses. 
A)  African American inmates are treated worse than other inmates. 
B)  people who are considered criminal are marginalized and stigmatized by the justice system as well as other policies and practices. 
C)  the prison population cannot reenter society and must remain incarcerated for its own well-being. 
D)  the prison population is overcrowded and creates long-term stress responses.

Question 10

Crime rates in the United States have been steadily declining over the past two decades.Identify which of the following crime rates is the highest in the 21st century.

Accepted Answer

A)  larceny-theft rate 
B)  burglary rate 
C)  murder and nonnegligent homicide rate 
D)  robbery rate 
A)  larceny-theft rate 
B)  burglary rate 
C)  murder and nonnegligent homicide rate 
D)  robbery rate

Question 11

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of relative deprivation among those at the bottom 
B)  inadequate socialization of the poor 
C)  the rise of deviant subcultures 
D)  the ability of communities to afford more police officers 
A)  a sense of relative deprivation among those at the bottom 
B)  inadequate socialization of the poor 
C)  the rise of deviant subcultures 
D)  the ability of communities to afford more police officers

Question 12

Which of the following statements related to the biological view of deviance is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of the first attempts to explain crime emphasized biological factors. 
B)  Cesare Lombroso's claims have been supported by a large body of subsequent research. 
C)  Nearly all studies claiming a relationship between body type and delinquency have used samples that are representative of the general population. 
D)  A correlation between body type and delinquency shows that one's body type causes criminal behavior. 
A)  Some of the first attempts to explain crime emphasized biological factors. 
B)  Cesare Lombroso's claims have been supported by a large body of subsequent research. 
C)  Nearly all studies claiming a relationship between body type and delinquency have used samples that are representative of the general population. 
D)  A correlation between body type and delinquency shows that one's body type causes criminal behavior.

Question 13

______,a concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Innovation 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Retreatism 
D)  Anomie 
A)  Innovation 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Retreatism 
D)  Anomie

Question 14

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes such as traffic violations and drinking or using drugs in public?

Accepted Answer

A)  control theory 
B)  broken windows theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  differential association theory 
A)  control theory 
B)  broken windows theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  differential association theory

Question 15

In Robert Merton's typology,the majority of people in society are

Accepted Answer

A)  conformists. 
B)  innovators. 
C)  ritualists. 
D)  retreatists. 
A)  conformists. 
B)  innovators. 
C)  ritualists. 
D)  retreatists.

Question 16

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as

Accepted Answer

A)  a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants. 
B)  a set of characteristics of individuals or groups. 
C)  freely chosen. 
D)  an act that is universally wrong. 
A)  a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants. 
B)  a set of characteristics of individuals or groups. 
C)  freely chosen. 
D)  an act that is universally wrong.

Question 17

In three to five sentences,explain how Robert Merton understood crime.How would Merton's strain theory explain the crimes committed in the inner city?

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Question 18

Compare the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)with victimization surveys,such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).Which method gives a better indication of the level of crime in the United States? Please explain in three to five sentences.

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Question 19

Even though the amount of money involved in white-collar crime in the United States is forty times greater than the amount involved in crimes against property,efforts to detect white-collar crime are ordinarily limited and most do not appear in official statistics at all.Which theoretical perspective would most likely examine this and draw a connection between criminal punishment and class?

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling theory 
B)  functionalist theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  conflict theory 
A)  labeling theory 
B)  functionalist theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  conflict theory

Question 20

A food manufacturer puts false nutrition information on its product labels.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  organized crime. 
B)  "male" crime. 
C)  corporate crime. 
D)  property crime. 
A)  organized crime. 
B)  "male" crime. 
C)  corporate crime. 
D)  property crime.

In December 2016,more than people were in state or federal prison and people in local jails.

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

What do your textbook authors believe is one of the biggest contributing factors in the decline of crime?

When laws allowing capital punishment are compared internationally,we can see that

Which theory is closest to the arguments of Karl Marx?

Which type of crime is LEAST typical of crimes committed by women?

Compare and contrast differential association theory with control theory.Which theory do you think better explains crime? Please explain your answers in three to five sentences.

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and the social or physical controls that deter it?

According to Michelle Alexander,understanding mass incarceration requires understanding that

Crime rates in the United States have been steadily declining over the past two decades.Identify which of the following crime rates is the highest in the 21st century.

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Which of the following statements related to the biological view of deviance is true?

______,a concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes such as traffic violations and drinking or using drugs in public?

In Robert Merton's typology,the majority of people in society are

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as

In three to five sentences,explain how Robert Merton understood crime.How would Merton's strain theory explain the crimes committed in the inner city?

Compare the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)with victimization surveys,such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).Which method gives a better indication of the level of crime in the United States? Please explain in three to five sentences.

A food manufacturer puts false nutrition information on its product labels.This is an example of

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In December 2016,more than ______ people were in state or federal prison and ______ people in local jails.

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

What do your textbook authors believe is one of the biggest contributing factors in the decline of crime?

When laws allowing capital punishment are compared internationally,we can see that

Which theory is closest to the arguments of Karl Marx?

Which type of crime is LEAST typical of crimes committed by women?

Compare and contrast differential association theory with control theory.Which theory do you think better explains crime? Please explain your answers in three to five sentences.

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and the social or physical controls that deter it?

According to Michelle Alexander,understanding mass incarceration requires understanding that

Crime rates in the United States have been steadily declining over the past two decades.Identify which of the following crime rates is the highest in the 21st century.

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Which of the following statements related to the biological view of deviance is true?

______,a concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes such as traffic violations and drinking or using drugs in public?

In Robert Merton's typology,the majority of people in society are

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as

In three to five sentences,explain how Robert Merton understood crime.How would Merton's strain theory explain the crimes committed in the inner city?

Compare the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)with victimization surveys,such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).Which method gives a better indication of the level of crime in the United States? Please explain in three to five sentences.

A food manufacturer puts false nutrition information on its product labels.This is an example of

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization,the Life Course,and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups,networks,and Organizations

Stratification,class,and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Race,ethnicity,and Racism

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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In December 2016,more than people were in state or federal prison and people in local jails.