Question 1

______________ theorists explain increases in crime in a given area by suggesting that suitable targets, capable guardians, and motivated offenders interact.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________ theorists explain increases in crime in...

Question 2

Explanations of deviance based upon the effect of mental processes and characteristics may be classified as forms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychogenic determinism 
B)  psychopathic determinism 
C)  phenomenological determinism 
D)  lobopathology 
E)  sociogenic determinism 
A)  psychogenic determinism 
B)  psychopathic determinism 
C)  phenomenological determinism 
D)  lobopathology 
E)  sociogenic determinism

Question 3

According to differential association theory, individuals become criminal because of an excess of:

Accepted Answer

A)  contacts with persons who violate the law 
B)  definitions favorable to the violation of the law 
C)  motivations neutralizing the law 
D)  general needs which predispose persons to violate the law 
E)  disjunctions toward the law 
A)  contacts with persons who violate the law 
B)  definitions favorable to the violation of the law 
C)  motivations neutralizing the law 
D)  general needs which predispose persons to violate the law 
E)  disjunctions toward the law

Question 4

The forerunner of the concept of psychopathy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  born criminality 
B)  moral insanity 
C)  imbecility 
D)  psychosis 
E)  halitosis 
A)  born criminality 
B)  moral insanity 
C)  imbecility 
D)  psychosis 
E)  halitosis

Question 5

What is a subculture? How may it lead to deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

A subculture is a group of people within

Question 6

How does Freud view deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanaly

Question 7

Richard A. Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin elaborate on Merton's theory of anomie by introducing the concept of differential association, which means that access to any opportunity, whether legitimate or illegitimate, varies according to time and place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The American dream that everyone can acquire material wealth is attainable for all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Willem Bonger argues that capitalism with its competition and its subordinate class struggling for the necessities of life strengthens "social feelings" and thus encourages egoism, which causes deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hirschi and Gottfredson reformulated bonding theory into a general theory of crime that places the cause of crime as:

Accepted Answer

A)  weak self-control 
B)  poverty 
C)  poor child rearing practices 
D)  none of the above 
E)  a and c 
A)  weak self-control 
B)  poverty 
C)  poor child rearing practices 
D)  none of the above 
E)  a and c

Question 11

Willem Bonger, whose writing built on the work of Marx, argued that behaviors prohibited by the criminal law were those harmful to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the interests of the powerful 
B)  the most vulnerable in society 
C)  the general society 
D)  the working class 
A)  the interests of the powerful 
B)  the most vulnerable in society 
C)  the general society 
D)  the working class

Question 12

According to Durkheim, what is the role of deviance in society? Define anomie and its effect on society.

Accepted Answer

According to Emile Durkheim, deviance pl

Question 13

Travis Hirschi argues that the bond to society consists of four interrelated elements: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

James Cowles Prichard's ordinary insanity is madness consisting in a morbid perversion of the natural feelings, affections, inclinations, temper, habits, moral dispositions, and natural impulses, without any remarkable disorder or defect of the intellect or knowing and reasoning faculties, and particularly without any insane illusion or hallucination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In studies on the link between personality traits and deviant behavior, researchers frequently neglect the problem of "cause and effect." That is, they do not discover:

Accepted Answer

A)  whether a trait is conscious or unconscious 
B)  whether the deviance is seen as deviant by the offender 
C)  whether one form of deviance causes another form of deviance 
D)  whether the traits preceded the deviance or vice versa 
E)  all of the above 
A)  whether a trait is conscious or unconscious 
B)  whether the deviance is seen as deviant by the offender 
C)  whether one form of deviance causes another form of deviance 
D)  whether the traits preceded the deviance or vice versa 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Gottfredson's General Theory of Crime suggests that some people simply pursue pleasure and commit crime in the short term as they have learned the values supporting such behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The earliest determinists were Andre-Michel Guerry and Lambert A.J. Quetelet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The family histories of the Jukes and the Kallikaks were used to promote a(n) ______________ theory of deviance:

Accepted Answer

A)  atavistic 
B)  Hereditary feeblemindedness 
C)  poverty 
D)  identical twin 
E)  subcultural 
A)  atavistic 
B)  Hereditary feeblemindedness 
C)  poverty 
D)  identical twin 
E)  subcultural

Question 19

Wilson and Herrnstein and their integration of theory suggest:

Accepted Answer

A)  criminals are born 
B)  criminals are made 
C)  criminals are made and born 
D)  none of the above 
A)  criminals are born 
B)  criminals are made 
C)  criminals are made and born 
D)  none of the above

Question 20

Eugenics is a science of:

Accepted Answer

A)  human improvement 
B)  economic determinism 
C)  comparing human twins 
D)  intelligence testing 
E)  psychopathy 
A)  human improvement 
B)  economic determinism 
C)  comparing human twins 
D)  intelligence testing 
E)  psychopathy

______________ theorists explain increases in crime in a given area by suggesting that suitable targets, capable guardians, and motivated offenders interact.

Explanations of deviance based upon the effect of mental processes and characteristics may be classified as forms of:

According to differential association theory, individuals become criminal because of an excess of:

The forerunner of the concept of psychopathy is:

What is a subculture? How may it lead to deviant behavior?

How does Freud view deviant behavior?

Richard A. Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin elaborate on Merton's theory of anomie by introducing the concept of differential association, which means that access to any opportunity, whether legitimate or illegitimate, varies according to time and place.

The American dream that everyone can acquire material wealth is attainable for all.

Willem Bonger argues that capitalism with its competition and its subordinate class struggling for the necessities of life strengthens "social feelings" and thus encourages egoism, which causes deviance.

Hirschi and Gottfredson reformulated bonding theory into a general theory of crime that places the cause of crime as:

Willem Bonger, whose writing built on the work of Marx, argued that behaviors prohibited by the criminal law were those harmful to:

According to Durkheim, what is the role of deviance in society? Define anomie and its effect on society.

Travis Hirschi argues that the bond to society consists of four interrelated elements: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief.

In studies on the link between personality traits and deviant behavior, researchers frequently neglect the problem of "cause and effect." That is, they do not discover:

Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Gottfredson's General Theory of Crime suggests that some people simply pursue pleasure and commit crime in the short term as they have learned the values supporting such behavior.

The earliest determinists were Andre-Michel Guerry and Lambert A.J. Quetelet.

The family histories of the Jukes and the Kallikaks were used to promote a(n) ______________ theory of deviance:

Wilson and Herrnstein and their integration of theory suggest:

Eugenics is a science of:

Perspectives on Deviance

Why is Certain Behavior Deviant?

Crime in the Streets—Against the Person

Crime in the Streets—Against Property

Assaults Against Children and Spouses

Deviance and Organizations

Deviant Drug Use

Mental Disorders

Suicide

Cyberdeviance

Sexual Deviance and Sexual Harassment

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Exam 2: Theories of Criminal Deviance

______________ theorists explain increases in crime in a given area by suggesting that suitable targets, capable guardians, and motivated offenders interact.

Explanations of deviance based upon the effect of mental processes and characteristics may be classified as forms of:

According to differential association theory, individuals become criminal because of an excess of:

The forerunner of the concept of psychopathy is:

What is a subculture? How may it lead to deviant behavior?

How does Freud view deviant behavior?

Richard A. Cloward and Lloyd E. Ohlin elaborate on Merton's theory of anomie by introducing the concept of differential association, which means that access to any opportunity, whether legitimate or illegitimate, varies according to time and place.

The American dream that everyone can acquire material wealth is attainable for all.

Willem Bonger argues that capitalism with its competition and its subordinate class struggling for the necessities of life strengthens "social feelings" and thus encourages egoism, which causes deviance.

Hirschi and Gottfredson reformulated bonding theory into a general theory of crime that places the cause of crime as:

Willem Bonger, whose writing built on the work of Marx, argued that behaviors prohibited by the criminal law were those harmful to:

According to Durkheim, what is the role of deviance in society? Define anomie and its effect on society.

Travis Hirschi argues that the bond to society consists of four interrelated elements: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief.

In studies on the link between personality traits and deviant behavior, researchers frequently neglect the problem of "cause and effect." That is, they do not discover:

Travis Hirschi and Michael R. Gottfredson's General Theory of Crime suggests that some people simply pursue pleasure and commit crime in the short term as they have learned the values supporting such behavior.

The earliest determinists were Andre-Michel Guerry and Lambert A.J. Quetelet.

The family histories of the Jukes and the Kallikaks were used to promote a(n) ______________ theory of deviance:

Wilson and Herrnstein and their integration of theory suggest:

Eugenics is a science of:

Perspectives on Deviance

Why is Certain Behavior Deviant?

Crime in the Streets—Against the Person

Crime in the Streets—Against Property

Assaults Against Children and Spouses

Deviance and Organizations

Deviant Drug Use

Mental Disorders

Suicide

Cyberdeviance

Sexual Deviance and Sexual Harassment

Filters