Exam 10: Social Process and Control Theories of Crime

Apply the five techniques of neutralization to an example of your choice.

Learning criminality is likened to learning everyday activities.Give an example of an everyday activity learned from others as criminality is learned.

______ is considered one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century and introduced differential association theory.

People learn rules,morals,and values through a process of socialization.

What critical influence did Sutherland leave out of differential association theory?

______ consist of a wide range of constraints on individual propensities to commit deviant acts.

Sutherland was greatly influenced by Shaw and McKay's concept of social disorganization.

Low self-control theory proposes that individuals either develop self-control by age 10 or do not.Those who do not will manifest criminal or deviant behaviors throughout life.

How do learning theories differ from other theories?

The four constructs of social bonding theory is made up of all of the following EXCEPT:

The gray area between free will and determinism is called ______.

At the time differential association theory was developed,most academics and society believed what?

Nonsocial reinforcement is considered self-reinforcement.

Sutherland was adamant that such learning about how and why to commit crime occurred through social interaction with significant others and via any media role models,such as those in movies or on the radio.

______ assumes that in households where the mother and father have relatively similar levels of power at work,mothers will be less likely to exert control over their daughters.