Exam 8: The Social Distribution of Opportunity: Class, Gender, and Race

Which is not one of the criteria that Wright based social class position on, according to the book?

In which type of white-collar crime is the gender gap closing?

______ refers to the barriers women face moving in to management-level positions within businesses.

According to the book, nonwhites are becoming more involved in ______ types of white-collar crimes.

According to the book, the Yale study found tax fraud and bank embezzlement to be highly complex.

The number of victims and dollar value associated with the victims' losses are indicators of:

White-collar crimes are distributed evenly across industries.

The term "environmental injustice" comes from the environmental justice movement. It refers to:

Explain why women are under-represented in white-collar crime.

Discuss the reasons why class-advantaged whites may have more opportunities for white-collar crimes than similarly situated minorities.

According to the opportunity perspective provided throughout the book, what accounts for the elevated risk of environmental and occupational victimization for minorities (check all that apply)?

________ is a measure of a person's social position that is assessed on a continuum that runs from low to high.

Women's motivations for white-collar crimes may be different than men's motivations for engaging in white-collar crimes.

According to the book, who has the most opportunity to commit white-collar offenses (check all that apply)?

Environmental racism is similar to environmental injustice.

Men and women have ______ exposure to white-collar victimization.

Environmental risks that minorities are more exposed to include (check all that apply):