Exam 7: Conformity, deviance, and Crime

According to Robert K.Merton's strain theory,the majority of people in society are:

Which of the following best describes Americans' beliefs about capital punishment?

Sociological studies show that prisons:

Rank the following locations in terms of violent crime rates from highest to lowest:

Alisa's neighborhood is usually quiet,but the local newspaper noted an increase in criminal activity there.One morning,Alisa found her garage vandalized and covered in paint and eggs.She did not have time to clean up the mess right away.Her neighbors offered to help clean up her garage in the hope that the crime might stop.Later that week,Alisa's neighbor found his car windshield shattered.The following day,Alisa's bicycle was stolen from her porch.What type of theorist would be the most likely to agree with the idea that a vandalized garage could lead to more crime?

What type of sanction is applied only by people officially designated to enforce norms?

Police forces have grown steadily in the past 30 years in response to public demands for more protection.How has this affected the rate of violent crime in the United States?

According to Edwin Sutherland,criminals adopt criminal behavior because they:

What is the "chivalry thesis," and how is it used to explain the gender discrepancy in crime rates? Is this an adequate explanation for the statistical differences? If so,show why it is superior to other theories.If not,discuss which theory is more compelling and why.

Alice Goffman found that the men she studied who were wanted by the police for low-level violations reduced their likelihood of being arrested when they:

Sixteen-year-old Pat is arrested and held in juvenile detention for 30 days.When he is released and returns to school,he brags about his time incarcerated.Pat's boasting is an example of:

The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that compared to rates reported by official agencies,actual crime rates are:

The context in which behavior occurs often makes the difference in whether it is considered deviant.

People who reject both the existing values and the means of achieving them but work to substitute new ones and reconstruct the social system would be what type according to Robert K.Merton?

Which of the following research findings supports the chivalry thesis?

Who are the most common victims of murder and other violent crimes in the United States?

In Wayward Pilgrims,Kai Erikson built on Émile Durkheim's concept of deviance,concluding that:

The average annual cost of housing a prisoner in the federal prison system in the United States is:

Which theory begins with the assumption that given the opportunity,all of us would engage in deviant acts?

According to Robert K.Merton's structural strain theory,people who accept the cultural goals of success but use illegal means to achieve their goals,for example pimps,illustrate which mode of adaptation?