Exam 6: Social Structure Theories

Findings suggest that poverty experienced during adolescence may have a more severe impact than poverty experienced during early childhood or during adulthood.

Poverty during early childhood may have a more severe impact on behavior than poverty during adolescence or adulthood. Approximately what percent of American children live in poverty?

General strain theory expanded on classical strain theory to include more sources of strain. Discuss the sources of strain according to general strain theory and provide an example of each.

Cohesion among neighborhood residents (community cohesion) combined with shared expectations for informal social control of public space promotes:

According to Durkheim, _____ occurs in a society in which rules of behavior have broken down or become inoperative during periods of rapid social change or social crisis, such as war or famine.

Although welfare has been curtailed through the Federal Welfare Reform Act of 1996, research shows that crime rates decrease when families receive supplemental income through public assistance payments.

While short-term national economic trends may have little effect on crime, long-term local unemployment rates may have a significant impact on conditions at the neighborhood level.

People in the United States live in what type of society?

America is considered a(n) ___________________ society, since it is based on specific levels such as social class, wealth, and economic success.

______________ theory holds that crime is a function of the conflict between the goals people have and the means they have to achieve such goals.

The condition of _____________________ exists when wealthy people and poverty-stricken people live in close proximity to one another.

The unique value system that dominates life among the lower classes is known as:

When individuals use culturally approved means to attain social goals, this is known as:

According to Sellin, culture conflict occurs when the rules expressed in criminal law clash with the demands of group conduct norms.

Identify the community-level factors that are associated with fear and describe how these factors contribute to the level of fear in a neighborhood.

The level of policing is one of the primary sources of _____ social control.

In neighborhoods where collective efficacy is high, children are less likely to become involved with deviant peers and  engage in problem behaviors.

Explain the socioeconomic structure of American society.

_________ theory holds that crime is a function of the conflict between people's goals and the means they can use to obtain them legally.

What is anomie? Discuss the conditions that cause it.