Deck 24: A: Reading

Question 1

Archer and Gartner's analysis of post-war homicide rates reveals that warring nations:

A) were less likely to experience homicide rate increases than non-combatant nations.
B) were more likely to experience homicide rate increases than non-combatant nations.
C) with the highest numbers of wartime casualties were less likely to have homicide rate increases, because the citizens of those countries had already experienced too much death and destruction.
D) were more likely to experience homicide rate increases than non-combatant nations, but only among minority populations.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Even though it is a commonly accepted hypothesis, the "violent veteran" explanation for post-war homicide rate increases is not supported by Archer and Gartner's analysis of the evidence. They based their dismissal of this "myth" on:

A) their extensive interviews with veterans of three different wars.
B) the fact that homicide rate increases during the wars were as high as after wars, so that veterans could not have been responsible for the wartime homicides.
C) the fact that post-war increases in violence and homicide occurred among demographic groups who did not serve in combat.
D) the fact that research has shown that military training "wears off " very quickly after combat duty ceases.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Archer and Gartner maintain that war, as the most dramatic form of State violence, may result in increases in post-war homicide rates mainly because of which of the following processes?

A) catharsis
B) arrested moral development
C) social learning
D) frustration-aggression

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Archer and Gartner presented a table of countries and their homicide rates after major wars. While there was an increase for some countries, others showed a decrease, and for some countries the homicide rate was unchanged. Which country had the largest increase (313%) that was almost three times greater than the next highest country?

A) Australia
B) United States
C) Germany
D) New Zealand

Question 5

Archer and Gartner maintain that State violence is not included in investigations of murder and aggression mainly because:

A) the State is a complex bureaucracy that can easily conceal its actions from public scrutiny.
B) State violence enjoys governmental legitimacy.
C) the media is in collusion with government to suppress all news of State violence.
D) the effects of State violence are relatively minor compared to the vast number of crimes committed by individuals.