Question 1

What is known about cognitive differences between males and females?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls learn to speak earlier and faster. 
B) Males maintain superiority on mechanical tasks. 
C) Females display more self-control than males. 
D) All are cognitive differences. 
A) Girls learn to speak earlier and faster. 
B) Males maintain superiority on mechanical tasks. 
C) Females display more self-control than males. 
D) All are cognitive differences.

Question 2

Male delinquency is increasing at a faster rate than female delinquency,especially for crimes of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements about female delinquency based on sexuality is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls who experience an early onset of physical maturity are most likely to engage in antisocial behavior. 
B) Female delinquents were believed to be promiscuous and less sophisticated than male delinquents were. 
C) Early theorists linked female delinquency to early puberty and precocious sexuality. 
D) Linking female delinquency to sexuality was partly responsible for the view that female delinquency is symptomatic of maladjustment. 
A) Girls who experience an early onset of physical maturity are most likely to engage in antisocial behavior. 
B) Female delinquents were believed to be promiscuous and less sophisticated than male delinquents were. 
C) Early theorists linked female delinquency to early puberty and precocious sexuality. 
D) Linking female delinquency to sexuality was partly responsible for the view that female delinquency is symptomatic of maladjustment.

Question 4

Lisa's lack of formal charges is indicative of:

Accepted Answer

A) the chivalry hypothesis 
B) gender policing 
C) gender scheme 
D) the masculinity hypothesis 
A) the chivalry hypothesis 
B) gender policing 
C) gender scheme 
D) the masculinity hypothesis

Question 5

Girls associated with primarily a male gang exhibit less violence than those in all-female gangs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Chesney-Lind's study found that police are more likely to arrest female adolescents for sexual activity and to ignore the same behavior among male adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Girls seem to be more deeply affected than boys by child abuse,and the link between abuse and female delinquency seems stronger than it is for male delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Girls are often stereotyped as talkative,and research supports that hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Freud contends that females suffer from __________________,which produces an inferiority complex in girls,forcing them to compensate for their "defect."

Accepted Answer

A) math phobia 
B) gender identity disorder 
C) psychosis nirvana 
D) penis envy 
A) math phobia 
B) gender identity disorder 
C) psychosis nirvana 
D) penis envy

Question 10

In _________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners and mothers stay at home or have menial jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) paternalistic 
B) matriarchal 
C) materialistic 
D) egalitarian 
A) paternalistic 
B) matriarchal 
C) materialistic 
D) egalitarian

Question 11

In 1925,Cyril Burt:

Accepted Answer

A) linked lead contamination to male delinquency 
B) linked female delinquency to menstruation 
C) linked female delinquency to poor diet 
D) linked male delinquency to puberty 
A) linked lead contamination to male delinquency 
B) linked female delinquency to menstruation 
C) linked female delinquency to poor diet 
D) linked male delinquency to puberty

Question 12

The most recent data from the 2014 Human Trafficking Survey found that just under 1 million young women are trafficked through the United States yearly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to _____________________ theory,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences that influence family life.

Accepted Answer

A) power-control 
B) gender-schema 
C) liberal feminist 
D) radical feminist 
A) power-control 
B) gender-schema 
C) liberal feminist 
D) radical feminist

Question 14

Discuss the gender differences in the juvenile justice system presented in the text.

Accepted Answer

Research has found that females were han

Question 15

In ________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners of the family and mothers stay at home. Mothers are expected to control the behavior of their daughters while granting freedoms to their sons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In ________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners of...

Question 16

According to Bem's _____________________,our culture polarizes males and females by forcing them to obey mutually exclusive gender roles,or "scripts."

Accepted Answer

A) gender-schema theory 
B) chivalry hypothesis 
C) psychodynamic theory 
D) power-control theory 
A) gender-schema theory 
B) chivalry hypothesis 
C) psychodynamic theory 
D) power-control theory

Question 17

According to _______________________,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life.

Accepted Answer

power-cont

Question 18

Early criminologists viewed the female offender as an aberration who engaged in crimes that usually had a _________________ connotation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Early criminologists viewed the female offender as...

Question 19

In paternalistic families,the husbands assume the role of breadwinners and mothers remain at home;mothers are expected to control the behavior of daughters while giving sons greater freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In patriarchal families,the husband and wife share similar positions of power at home and in the workplace;daughters gain a kind of freedom that reflects reduced parental control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is known about cognitive differences between males and females?

Male delinquency is increasing at a faster rate than female delinquency,especially for crimes of violence.

Which of the following statements about female delinquency based on sexuality is false?

Lisa's lack of formal charges is indicative of:

Girls associated with primarily a male gang exhibit less violence than those in all-female gangs.

Chesney-Lind's study found that police are more likely to arrest female adolescents for sexual activity and to ignore the same behavior among male adolescents.

Girls seem to be more deeply affected than boys by child abuse,and the link between abuse and female delinquency seems stronger than it is for male delinquency.

Girls are often stereotyped as talkative,and research supports that hypothesis.

Freud contends that females suffer from __________________,which produces an inferiority complex in girls,forcing them to compensate for their "defect."

In _________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners and mothers stay at home or have menial jobs.

In 1925,Cyril Burt:

The most recent data from the 2014 Human Trafficking Survey found that just under 1 million young women are trafficked through the United States yearly.

According to _____________________ theory,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences that influence family life.

Discuss the gender differences in the juvenile justice system presented in the text.

In ________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners of the family and mothers stay at home. Mothers are expected to control the behavior of their daughters while granting freedoms to their sons.

According to Bem's _____________________,our culture polarizes males and females by forcing them to obey mutually exclusive gender roles,or "scripts."

According to _______________________,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life.

Early criminologists viewed the female offender as an aberration who engaged in crimes that usually had a _________________ connotation.

In paternalistic families,the husbands assume the role of breadwinners and mothers remain at home;mothers are expected to control the behavior of daughters while giving sons greater freedom.

In patriarchal families,the husband and wife share similar positions of power at home and in the workplace;daughters gain a kind of freedom that reflects reduced parental control.

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Sociological Views of Delinquency

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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Exam 5: Developmental Views of Delinquency: Life Course and Latent Trait

What is known about cognitive differences between males and females?

Male delinquency is increasing at a faster rate than female delinquency,especially for crimes of violence.

Which of the following statements about female delinquency based on sexuality is false?

Lisa's lack of formal charges is indicative of:

Girls associated with primarily a male gang exhibit less violence than those in all-female gangs.

Chesney-Lind's study found that police are more likely to arrest female adolescents for sexual activity and to ignore the same behavior among male adolescents.

Girls seem to be more deeply affected than boys by child abuse,and the link between abuse and female delinquency seems stronger than it is for male delinquency.

Girls are often stereotyped as talkative,and research supports that hypothesis.

Freud contends that females suffer from __________________,which produces an inferiority complex in girls,forcing them to compensate for their "defect."

In _________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners and mothers stay at home or have menial jobs.

In 1925,Cyril Burt:

The most recent data from the 2014 Human Trafficking Survey found that just under 1 million young women are trafficked through the United States yearly.

According to _____________________ theory,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences that influence family life.

Discuss the gender differences in the juvenile justice system presented in the text.

In ________________ families,fathers are the breadwinners of the family and mothers stay at home. Mothers are expected to control the behavior of their daughters while granting freedoms to their sons.

According to Bem's _____________________,our culture polarizes males and females by forcing them to obey mutually exclusive gender roles,or "scripts."

According to _______________________,gender differences in delinquency rates are a function of class differences and economic conditions that influence the structure of family life.

Early criminologists viewed the female offender as an aberration who engaged in crimes that usually had a _________________ connotation.

In paternalistic families,the husbands assume the role of breadwinners and mothers remain at home;mothers are expected to control the behavior of daughters while giving sons greater freedom.

In patriarchal families,the husband and wife share similar positions of power at home and in the workplace;daughters gain a kind of freedom that reflects reduced parental control.

Childhood and Delinquency

The Nature and Extent of Delinquency

Individual Views of Delinquency: Choice and Trait

Sociological Views of Delinquency

Gender and Delinquency

The Family and Delinquency

Peers and Delinquency: Juvenile Gangs and Groups

Schools and Delinquency

Drug Use and Delinquency

Delinquency Prevention and Juvenile Justice Today

Police Work With Juveniles

Juvenile Court Process: Pretrial, Trial, and Sentencing

Juvenile Corrections: Probation, Community Treatment, and Institutionalization

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