CJC 112 Exam IV Study Guide
CJC 112 Criminology Exam IV Study Guide
1. Social Process Theories suggest that crime is the end product of factors such as inappropriate socialization and social learning.
2. Conflict Theories suggest that crime is the result of class struggle.
3. A culture is made up of a smaller group of people than a subculture. True or False?
4. A shoplifter who claims she is not really a criminal because "no one really got hurt" and "the shop can afford it" is employing the denying injury technique of neutralization.
5. According to age-graded theory, changes in the life course are known as turning points.
6. According to differential association theory, how does learning criminal behavior differ from learning other types of behavior? There is no difference between learning criminal and noncriminal behavior.
7. According to differential association, the principal part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within intimate personal groups. True or False?
8. According to Karl Marx; the proletariat are the exploited working class who are without power.
9. According to Karl Marx, there are two fundamental social classes within any capitalist society. True or False?
10. According to labeling theory, the major element in determining the criminality of an individual is the reaction of society.
11. According to Merton, the ritualism mode of adaptation involves rejecting culturally defined goals but accepting socially approved means.
12. According to Merton, what would not be a socially approved means to achieving legitimate goals? Crime and deviance.
13. According to Merton's strain theory, innovators reject both the socially approved goals and the means. True or False?
14. According to Sampson and Laub, the two most important turning points center on the choice of employment and marriage. True or False?
15. According to social bond theory, what causes crime? When the bond is weakened or broken, deviance and crime may result.
16. According to social process theories,
1. Social Process Theories suggest that crime is the end product of factors such as inappropriate socialization and social learning.
2. Conflict Theories suggest that crime is the result of class struggle.
3. A culture is made up of a smaller group of people than a subculture. True or False?
4. A shoplifter who claims she is not really a criminal because "no one really got hurt" and "the shop can afford it" is employing the denying injury technique of neutralization.
5. According to age-graded theory, changes in the life course are known as turning points.
6. According to differential association theory, how does learning criminal behavior differ from learning other types of behavior? There is no difference between learning criminal and noncriminal behavior.
7. According to differential association, the principal part of the learning of criminal behavior occurs within intimate personal groups. True or False?
8. According to Karl Marx; the proletariat are the exploited working class who are without power.
9. According to Karl Marx, there are two fundamental social classes within any capitalist society. True or False?
10. According to labeling theory, the major element in determining the criminality of an individual is the reaction of society.
11. According to Merton, the ritualism mode of adaptation involves rejecting culturally defined goals but accepting socially approved means.
12. According to Merton, what would not be a socially approved means to achieving legitimate goals? Crime and deviance.
13. According to Merton's strain theory, innovators reject both the socially approved goals and the means. True or False?
14. According to Sampson and Laub, the two most important turning points center on the choice of employment and marriage. True or False?
15. According to social bond theory, what causes crime? When the bond is weakened or broken, deviance and crime may result.
16. According to social process theories,