Deck 3: What Is Sociological About Crime

Question 1

Durkheim claimed that crime is:

A) Pathological
B) Functional to society
C) Biological
D) A symptom of a diseased society

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which theory asserts that crime occurs when individuals lack the legitimate means to achieve societal goals?

A) Strain
B) Rebellion
C) Anomie
D) Labeling

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Differential association theory claims that criminal behavior is:

A) Inherited
B) Limited to the poor and disadvantaged
C) The result of an individual's personality traits
D) Learnt through interactions with others

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What forum was formed in response to a dissatisfaction with mainstream British criminology:

A) National Deviancy Conference
B) Regional Crime Conference
C) British Crime symposium
D) Global Criminology Committee

Question 5

Which research center proposed that ideological coding and political struggles resulted in social groups being labeled as deviant:

A) Chicago School
B) Institute of Criminology
C) Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
D) The Centre for Criminology

Question 6

Crimmigration refers to:

A) Crimes committed by immigrants
B) Crimes committed against immigrants
C) The intertwining of immigration and criminal law
D) Integrating criminals into society

Question 7

Early sociological definitions regarded subcultures as:

A) Groups of less than ten individuals
B) Developing societies
C) Sub-divisions of a national culture
D) Non-Western cultures

Question 8

Urban ecology explores:

A) How rural and urban crimes differ
B) Why psychologically deviant people live in certain areas
C) The impact of crimes on the natural environment
D) How the structure of urban environments encourages deviant lifestyles and criminal activity.

Question 9

What term coined by Edwin Sutherland describes crimes committed by privileged groups?

A) Middle class crime
B) White collar crime
C) Intersectionality
D) Blue collar crime