Exam 4: Social Structural and Social Process Theories of Delinquency

The relatively stable formal and informal arrangement that characterizes society, including its economic arrangements, social institutions, and its values and norms, is called ________.

Criminal subculture is primarily based on criminal ________.

List the seven propositions of differential association.

According to Miller, smartness is necessary to achieve material goods and personal status without physical effort.

According to structural and social process theories, economic deprivation is first felt at ________.

Explain Cloward and Ohlin's opportunity theory.

Which of the following is a cause for crime identified in the theory proposed by Martin Wolfgang and Franco Ferracuti?

Social disorganization theory argues that delinquent behavior becomes an alternative mode of ________ through which youth who are part of disorganized communities are attracted to delinquent values.

According to Miller, which of the following represents physical prowess, as demonstrated by strength and endurance, which is valued in lower class culture?

Which of the following is the view that delinquency is learned from others and that delinquent behavior is to be expected of individuals who have internalized a preponderance of definitions that are favorable to law violations?

According to ________, the acceptable method to attain culturally defined goals is through institutionalized means.

Burgess theorized that the zone farthest from a city's center would likely be the highest in delinquency.

According to Thornberry's interactional theory, the initial impetus toward delinquency comes from a weakening of the person's bond to conventional society.

Please match each term or concept with its definition. -Status frustration

________ says that when status frustration occurs, the mechanism of reaction formation is used to deal with it.

Theory integration generally implies the combination of ________ or more contexts, including existing theories, levels of theory, social contexts, or individual contexts, on the basis of their perceived commonalities.

According to containment theory, juveniles who have both strong inner containment and reinforcing external containment are much less likely to become delinquent.

Social control theory is also known as bonding theory.

Miller argued that the motivation to become delinquent is endemic to middle-class culture.

Please match each term or concept with its definition. -Reaction formation