Exam 4: Structure, Process, Culture, and Delinquency

According to the text, at the heart of the code of the streets is the issue of _____.

Standards by which teachers and other representatives of state authority evaluate students' behavior are referred to as middle-class measuring rods by Albert Cohen.

Messner and Rosenfeld's macro-level version of _____ views antisocial behavior as a function of cultural and institutional influences in U.S.society.

Street efficacy refers to the ability of communities to regulate the behavior of their residents through the influence of community institutions, such as the family and school.

According to Merton, _____occurs when an individual accepts the goals of society but rejects or is incapable of attaining them through legitimate means.

According to Cohen, standards by which teachers and other representatives of state authority evaluate students' behavior are called _______________.

Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay formulated the _____ theory in the early 20ᵗʰ century.

_____ theories view delinquency as the result of a person's interaction with critical Elements of socialization.

Explain how social disorganization theory ties delinquency rates to socioeconomic conditions.Would you agree or disagree with this concept? Explain.

Which theory holds that crime is a function of the conflict between the goals people have and the means they can use to legally obtain them?

Strain theory suggests that _____.

Agnew suggests that delinquency is the result of negative affective states.Discuss the multiple sources of stress indicated by Agnew.Include examples of these sources.

In _____, Walter Reckless argued that a strong self-image protects a youth from criminogenic influences.

_____ theory helps identify the micro-level or individual influence of strain.

Discuss the two cultural forces addressed in the "Code of the Streets".What is at the heart of the code? Would you agree with this theory or disagree? Explain.

.General strain theory helps identify the micro-level or individual influences of strain.

Sociologist Oscar Lewis coined the phrase _____ to describe the challenges faced by the urban poor.

Durkeim's ideas were applied to the onset of crime and delinquency in contemporary society by sociologist _____ in his theory of anomie.

Who coined the term anomie?

Explain the critical social factors believed to cause or affect delinquent behaviors.Which do you find to be most significant? Explain your rationale.