Exam 2: Theories Part I: Positivist, Evolutionary, Strain, Differential Association, Social Control, and Womens Emancipation Theories

Sigmund Freud centered his explanations of female behavior on the belief that women are anatomically inferior to men.

The growing number of women living in poverty (with or without dependents) is referred to as the ______.

What are some of the criticisms of differential association theory?

In his study, Travis Hirschi stratified his samples by ______.

According to the general theory of crime, individuals with low self-control and access to opportunities to commit offenses are more prone to offend.

______ theory broadened the sources and types of adaptations to strains and acknowledged that goals may vary depending on an individual's gender, race, and class.

Which version of strain theory assumed delinquent boys, but not delinquent girls, had unequal legal opportunities to attain the "American dream?"

Otto Pollak portrayed ______ as the fundamental influences on female criminality.

Which term is rarely, if ever, applied to boys and men?

Discuss the three explanations for the historical neglect of women's offending.

Which concept is key to the evolutionary theory approach?

Which theorist attempted to move the major explanation of criminal behavior from poverty to association?

Which of the following was identified as a criticism of differential association theory?

Which of the following theories is associated with the state of normlessness?

Which of the following statements best explains the historical neglect of women's offending?

Which theorist is credited with developing traditional strain theory (TST)?

Albert Cohen believed that girls' only strain is ______.

Which type of theory, developed in the mid-1980s, has mixed support and makes sexist assumptions?

According to the text, Cesare Lombroso used ______ methods in his studies.

Biosocial and evolutionary psychological theories are considered to be insulting to girls and women as well as boys and men.