Exam 6: Social Structure Theories

_________ have a higher rate of poverty than any other group.

The rules that govern day-to-day living conditions within a subculture are known as:

A juvenile joins a gang in which he achieves his status through violence and toughness. Which type of gang is he in, according to Cloward and Ohlin's theory of differential opportunity?

Explain how social disorganization and strain tie into cultural deviance theory.

Describe the three branches of the social structure perspective.

Poverty-ridden neighborhoods that suffer high rates of population turnover and are incapable of inducing residents to remain are known as _____ neighborhoods.

The Division of Labor in Society was authored by:

Shaw and McKay identified transitional neighborhoods as being poverty-ridden areas that suffered high rates of population turnover and were incapable of inducing residents to remain and defend the neighborhoods against criminal groups.

_________ are segments of the population whose members have a relatively similar portion of material goods and who share attitudes, values, norms, and an identifiable lifestyle.

Which focal concern involves being independent of authority figures?

Those who reject the goals but retain the traditional means to retain the little they have been able to achieve represent which type of adaptation?

Shaw and McKay found that the most poverty-ridden _________ neighborhoods suffered high rates of population turnover and were incapable of inducing residents to remain and defend the neighborhoods against criminal groups.

_________ theory sees strain and social disorganization together as resulting in a unique, lower-class culture that conflicts with conventional social norms.

According to focal concern theory, which of the following is not identified as a lower-class focal concern?

There is evidence that stress influences males and females equally; however, the degree to which it leads to criminal behavior is much higher among females than males.

_____________________ are referred to as rude or uncivil behaviors that depict little care for property or others.

In William Julius Wilson's book, he finds that most adults in inner-city ghetto neighborhoods are not working during a typical week.

Individuals who have been cut off from society and lack the education and skills needed to be effectively in demand in modern society are considered members of the:

Quetelet found a strong influence of age and sex on _____.

_________occurs when the rules expressed in the criminal law clash with the demands of group conduct norms.