Multiple Choice
Which of the following perspectives bills itself as "a general theory of crime"?
A) Emile Durkheim's anomie theory
B) Robert K. Merton's anomie theory
C) Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi's self-control theory
D) Edwin Sutherland's theory of differential association
E) Travis Hirschi's social control theory
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Q43: By the 1990s, anomie theory had become
Q44: Anomie or strain theory argues that deviant
Q45: The architects of self-control theory, Michael Gottfredson
Q46: In what ways are the positivistic theories
Q48: Social disorganization theory argues that deviance varies
Q49: What is the central explanatory factor of
Q50: Which of the following theories argues that
Q51: Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi, who devised
Q52: Routine activity theory assumes, but does not