Exam 6: Social Structure Theories

Merton found that culturally defined goals and socially approved means interact to produce _________ conditions.

Social ecologists know that people who report living in neighborhoods with high levels of crime and civil disorder become suspicious and mistrusting. Some residents become so suspicious that they develop a(n) _____, in which the outside world is considered the enemy out to destroy their neighborhood.

According to Merton, _________ is the mode of adaptation most closely related to criminal behavior.

W. I. Thomas, Ernest Burgess, and Louis Wirth were part of a school of criminology known as the _________________.

Cloward and Ohlin's theory of differential opportunity states that people in all strata of society share the same success goals but those in the lower class have limited means for achieving them. Because of differential opportunity, kids are likely to:

Shaw and McKay's concentric zone analysis indicated that _________ is the central business district of a city.

According to Cohen's middle-class measuring rod, most youths gain status at _________.

Societal dispersion refers to the condition that exists when wealthy people and poverty-stricken people live in close proximity.

Societies held together by traditions, shared values, and unquestioned beliefs (i.e., mechanical solidarity) are the most likely to develop anomie.

Social disorganization theory was first popularized by the work of:

According to Shaw and McKay, _________ factors rather than individual differences are the root cause of crime.