Question 1

Comparing biological and psychological approaches to criminality,a sociologist would argue that they both

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to focus more on violent crimes than any other type of crime. 
B)  view crime and deviance as an individual,not societal,problem. 
C)  are inadequate to explain deviance caused by mental illness. 
D)  view crime and deviance as a result of societal forces. 
A)  tend to focus more on violent crimes than any other type of crime. 
B)  view crime and deviance as an individual,not societal,problem. 
C)  are inadequate to explain deviance caused by mental illness. 
D)  view crime and deviance as a result of societal forces.

Question 2

Since the 1970s,many important feminist works have drawn attention to

Accepted Answer

A)  the way in which criminal transgressions by women occur in the same contexts as those by men. 
B)  how women's experiences with the criminal justice system are influenced by certain gendered assumptions about appropriate male and female roles. 
C)  the prevalence of violence against women in the home,but largely ignoring violence against women in public. 
D)  the prevalence of violence against women in public,but largely ignoring violence against women in the home. 
A)  the way in which criminal transgressions by women occur in the same contexts as those by men. 
B)  how women's experiences with the criminal justice system are influenced by certain gendered assumptions about appropriate male and female roles. 
C)  the prevalence of violence against women in the home,but largely ignoring violence against women in public. 
D)  the prevalence of violence against women in public,but largely ignoring violence against women in the home.

Question 3

According to differential association theory,who is more likely to be a delinquent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a poor person whose friends do not commit crime 
B)  a middle-class person whose friends frequently commit crime 
C)  a person with high aspirations but few opportunities 
D)  a person with low aspirations but many opportunities 
A)  a poor person whose friends do not commit crime 
B)  a middle-class person whose friends frequently commit crime 
C)  a person with high aspirations but few opportunities 
D)  a person with low aspirations but many opportunities

Comparing biological and psychological approaches to criminality,a sociologist would argue that they both

Since the 1970s,many important feminist works have drawn attention to

According to differential association theory,who is more likely to be a delinquent?

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Race,ethnicity,and Racism

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Exam 6: Conformity,deviance,and Crime

Comparing biological and psychological approaches to criminality,a sociologist would argue that they both

Since the 1970s,many important feminist works have drawn attention to

According to differential association theory,who is more likely to be a delinquent?

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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