Exam 6: Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime

A society made up of a mix of members whose values are rooted in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and atheism will have a very strong collective conscience.

Members of retreatist gangs are typically individuals who failed at both crime and violence.

According to Quetelet, young, unemployed, and poor individuals are more likely to commit crime.

Briefly describe noxious stimuli and removal of positively valued stimuli.Provide examples of each.

Comte's ideas regarding social statics and social dynamics are still significant to criminological theories.

How many adaptations did Merton develop as part of his strain theory?

According to Cloward and Ohlin, a neighborhood that is absent legitimate opportunity structures as well as successful illegitimate opportunity structures will likely lead to the formation of ______.

______ societies do not have extreme restraints against deviations from established norms.

It can be stated that a person who is feeling left out of groups that he/she wants to be part of is experiencing anomie/anomia.According to Durkheim's theory of anomie, the anomie can be attributed to ______.

Comte's A System of Positive Polity encouraged the use of observational methods to observe and measure societal factors.

______ refers to the aspects of society that contribute to stability and social order.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Cristian Alfredo Urquijo robbed banks?

Aspects of social life that pattern the development of societal institutions are referred to as ______.

Merton believes that most frustration and strain comes from trying to achieve societal goals without sufficient access to the legitimate means to do so.

In Agnew's general strain theory, the primary mediating factor is the feeling of ______.

The Industrial Revolution led to the quick transition of societies from being less based on ______ to being more based on______.

Social structural theories use mostly ______.

Durkheim emphasized that human beings have an internal mechanism to signal when their needs and desires are satiated.

Guerry asserted that ______ was the explanation for differential crime.