Question 1

A society made up of a mix of members whose values are rooted in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and atheism will have a very strong collective conscience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Members of retreatist gangs are typically individuals who failed at both crime and violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Quetelet, young, unemployed, and poor individuals are more likely to commit crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Briefly describe noxious stimuli and removal of positively valued stimuli.Provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe noxious stimuli and removal of...

Question 5

Comte's ideas regarding social statics and social dynamics are still significant to criminological theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How many adaptations did Merton develop as part of his strain theory?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 2 
D) 6

Question 7

According to Cloward and Ohlin, a neighborhood that is absent legitimate opportunity structures as well as successful illegitimate opportunity structures will likely lead to the formation of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) criminal gangs 
B) conflict gang 
C) corner boys 
D) delinquent boys

Question 8

______ societies do not have extreme restraints against deviations from established norms.

Accepted Answer

A) Collective 
B) Mechanical 
C) Organic 
D) Modern

Question 9

It can be stated that a person who is feeling left out of groups that he/she wants to be part of is experiencing anomie/anomia.According to Durkheim's theory of anomie, the anomie can be attributed to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) high levels of social integration 
B) low levels of social integration 
C) the absence of legitimate opportunity structures 
D) noxious stimuli

Question 10

Comte's A System of Positive Polity encouraged the use of observational methods to observe and measure societal factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

______ refers to the aspects of society that contribute to stability and social order.

Accepted Answer

A) Social statics 
B) Social problems 
C) Social economics 
D) Social dynamics

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Cristian Alfredo Urquijo robbed banks?

Accepted Answer

A) He did not have a job. 
B) He felt like it. 
C) He committed robberies to survive. 
D) He had to work.

Question 13

Aspects of social life that pattern the development of societal institutions are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) social statics 
B) social problems 
C) social economics 
D) social dynamics

Question 14

Merton believes that most frustration and strain comes from trying to achieve societal goals without sufficient access to the legitimate means to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Agnew's general strain theory, the primary mediating factor is the feeling of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) achievement 
B) happiness 
C) sadness 
D) anger

Question 16

The Industrial Revolution led to the quick transition of societies from being less based on ______ to being more based on______.

Accepted Answer

A) agricultural; industrial 
B) active; passive 
C) limited; total 
D) primitive; modern

Question 17

Social structural theories use mostly ______.

Accepted Answer

A) macro-level analyses 
B) micro-level analyses 
C) individual differences 
D) psychological analyses

Question 18

Durkheim emphasized that human beings have an internal mechanism to signal when their needs and desires are satiated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Guerry asserted that ______ was the explanation for differential crime.

Accepted Answer

A) opportunity 
B) location 
C) time 
D) money

Exam 6: Early Social Structure and Strain Theories of Crime

A society made up of a mix of members whose values are rooted in Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and atheism will have a very strong collective conscience.

Members of retreatist gangs are typically individuals who failed at both crime and violence.

According to Quetelet, young, unemployed, and poor individuals are more likely to commit crime.

Briefly describe noxious stimuli and removal of positively valued stimuli.Provide examples of each.

Comte's ideas regarding social statics and social dynamics are still significant to criminological theories.

How many adaptations did Merton develop as part of his strain theory?

According to Cloward and Ohlin, a neighborhood that is absent legitimate opportunity structures as well as successful illegitimate opportunity structures will likely lead to the formation of ______.

______ societies do not have extreme restraints against deviations from established norms.

It can be stated that a person who is feeling left out of groups that he/she wants to be part of is experiencing anomie/anomia.According to Durkheim's theory of anomie, the anomie can be attributed to ______.

Comte's A System of Positive Polity encouraged the use of observational methods to observe and measure societal factors.

______ refers to the aspects of society that contribute to stability and social order.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Cristian Alfredo Urquijo robbed banks?

Aspects of social life that pattern the development of societal institutions are referred to as ______.

Merton believes that most frustration and strain comes from trying to achieve societal goals without sufficient access to the legitimate means to do so.

In Agnew's general strain theory, the primary mediating factor is the feeling of ______.

The Industrial Revolution led to the quick transition of societies from being less based on to being more based on.

Social structural theories use mostly ______.

Durkheim emphasized that human beings have an internal mechanism to signal when their needs and desires are satiated.

Guerry asserted that ______ was the explanation for differential crime.