Exam 5: Violence in Society: Rape and Murder

Some societies downplay violence while others encourage it. This shows __________.

When Jethro left his small town home to go away to a university, he felt that the rules that used to apply no longer fit. Jethro felt less restrained and experienced a sense of anxiety. Jethro was experiencing __________.

Muhammad believes that if you want to reduce crime in the inner city, then you must provide more jobs so that people can have the opportunity to become successful without breaking the law. Muhammad's beliefs are in line with __________.

Modeling is a(n) __________.

Mrs. Hibaji does not like her son's friends because they are ex-convicts. She tells her son that if he continues to hang around them, he will probably end up serving time in prison like them. Mrs. Hibaji's views are in line with __________.

When families worked on farms and cooperated with one another, this helped to keep violence at a low level. This is __________.

The __________ rapist beats his victims because he has learned to get pleasure from hurting others.

Michael walked into the classroom and shot each of his 23 classmates. Fourteen people died from the injuries and nine survived. This is a case of __________.

The basic approach sociologists take to understanding violence is to focus on how the __________ encourages or discourages violence.

Subcultural theory was introduced by __________.