Question 8
1 pts
In most countries, most people accept the idea that it is sometimes justified for public officials to take bribes.
True
False
Question 9
1 pts
A sociologist who studies why certain actions come to be “criminalized” is
acting consistently with the idea that “crime” is “actions that violate the law.”
focusing on the most fundamental issue in criminology.
likely to believe that some actions are “criminal” no matter what society they are committed in.
focusing on issues that the author of your text claims are not at all important to study.
Question 10
1 pts
Cesare Lombroso was an Italian
sociologist.
physician
economist.
statistician.
Question 11
1 pts
Most juvenile delinquents confined in state institutions have at least one immediate family member who was or had been in jail.
True
False
Question 12
1 pts
According to the author of your text, which of the following presents problems for at least some aspect(s) of differential association theory?
Research on the extent to which criminality runs in families.
The existence of deviant subcultures.
Research on the issue of whether or not delinquents tend to have delinquent friends.
The issue of how deviant friends or relatives themselves became deviant.
Question 13
1 pts
Social control theory assumes that
deviants acts tend to be inherently attractive to people.
deviant acts are not usually attractive to anyone whose life has been made comfortable by wealth and ease.
social bonds are more important to preventing deviation in lower- than in middle-classes.
the importance of social bonds varies across different subcultures.
Question 14
1 pts
Rick Linden and Cathy Fillmore’s comparative study of delinquency brought together social control theory and ____ theory.
labeling
differential association
structural strain
subcultural deviance
