Social Structure Theories knowledge, law assignment help

these are the questions and these are the choices.

QUESTION 1

1. In Anomie Theory, out of Merton’s modes of adaptation, which would be most associated with property crimes?

   	A.	Conformity
   	B.	Retreatism
   	C.	Rebellion
   	D.	Innovation

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QUESTION 2

1. Bev has been an elementary school teacher for the past 5 years. She rents a small one-bedroom apartment. She drives a 15-year-old Toyota. She has no internet or phone and spends most of her time in her garden growing her own food. She donates around half of her teaching salary to her local animal shelter. According to Anomie theory (i.e. Merton’s Strain theory), Bev would most likely be classified under which mode of adaptation:

   	A.	Ritualist
   	B.	Retreatist
   	C.	Conformist
   	D.	Innovator

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QUESTION 3

1. Tyler is a 27-year-old male living in Topeka, Kansas. He always wanted to go to college, but did not have funds to pursue his dreams. He married shortly after high school got a job at his local dry-cleaners. After 9 years of employment, he lost his job. Two months later, his wife left him for another man. Shortly after that, Tyler started drinking heavily and frequenting prostitutes. Which theory best explains Tyler’s behavior?

   	A.	General Strain
   	B.	Social Disorganization
   	C.	Institutional Anomie
   	D.	Anomie (i.e. Merton’s Strain theory)

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QUESTION 4

1. Kerri is 15-years-old and in 9^th grade. Her family doesn’t have a lot of money. She lives on Becker Street which has a lot of small dilapidated houses. Every day on her way home from school, she has to pass by Lyon Estates, which is a ritzy secluded community where all the rich kids live. Those kids have all the latest and greatest technology while Kerri doesn’t even have a phone. It bothers Kerri that everyone has a phone but her. She begs her parents to get her one but they cannot afford it. Kerri decides to steal a phone from the local Walmart. Which of the following theories BEST explains Kerri’s behavior?

   	A.	Status frustration
   	B.	Theory of deviant places
   	C.	Relative deprivation
   	D.	Social disorganization

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QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following would a Social Structure theorist consider to be a factor in crime causation?

   	A.	The nature of relationships among individuals and groups.
   	B.	Certain physical and social aspects of communities.
   	C.	The distribution of social and economic power.
   	D.	All of these.

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QUESTION 6

1. According to Social Structure theories, crime could be reduced by all of the following EXCEPT:

   	A.	giving everyone access to higher education.
   	B.	increasing penalties for committing crimes.
   	C.	implementing a neighborhood watch program.
   	D.	distributing money equally across society.

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QUESTION 7

1. Keenan, a 42-year-old male, prefers to drift around sleeping on different friends’ couches. He has no steady income and tends to spend any money he does acquire at whatever bar is closest to his latest couch. According to Anomie theory (i.e. Merton’s Strain theory), Keenan would most likely be classified under which mode of adaptation:

   	A.	Rebel
   	B.	Retreatist
   	C.	Ritualist
   	D.	Conformist

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QUESTION 8

1. The gap between rich and poor living in close proximity to one another is known as ___________.

   	A.	illegitimate opportunity structure.
   	B.	relative deprivation.
   	C.	social disorganization.
   	D.	deviant places.

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QUESTION 9

1. Criticisms of Anomie (Merton’s Strain) theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

   	A.	it does not help explain property crimes.
   	B.	it does not help explain crimes by the middle-class and wealthy.
   	C.	it does not help explain expressive crimes.
   	D.	it does not help explain violent crimes.

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QUESTION 10

1. ___________ suggests the structure of the neighborhood is strongly connected with the amount of criminal behavior in a neighborhood.

   	A.	Code of the street
   	B.	Social disorganization theory
   	C.	Cultural deviance theory
   	D.	Differential opportunity theory

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QUESTION 11

1. If a police department embraced the ideas of the broken windows theory, which of the following would they LEAST likely do to reduce crime in their community?

   	A.	Increase foot patrol duties of officers.
   	B.	Increase focus on hiring more diverse police officers.
   	C.	Increase focus on quality of life offenses (i.e. prostitution, public drunkenness, etc.).
   	D.	Increase focus on removing petty criminals from the streets.

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QUESTION 12

1. According to the ideas of social disorganization, as the composition of the population of a neighborhood changes, the crime rate will:

   	A.	stay about the same.
   	B.	decrease.
   	C.	increase slightly then drastically decrease.
   	D.	increase.

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QUESTION 13

1. Which theory suggests that dropping out of school should reduce delinquency?

   	A.	Cultural conflict
   	B.	Differentially opportunity
   	C.	Status frustration
   	D.	Anomie (Merton’s strain)

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QUESTION 14

1. The MOST important contribution made by the ecological school is:

   	A.	its claim that people age out of crime.
   	B.	its claim that the community has a significant influence on behavior.
   	C.	the concept of the existence of deviant subcultures.
   	D.	the idea that the economy is tied closely to crime.

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QUESTION 15

1. According to the ___________ theory, violence occurs more often in urban areas because in those areas, it is seen as an appropriate way to resolve social conflicts.

   	A.	Focal Concerns
   	B.	Status Frustration
   	C.	Cultural Deviance
   	D.	Subculture of Violence

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QUESTION 16

1. According to Agnew’s General Strain theory, crime and deviance occurs when which of the following events occurs?

   	A.	Someone removes negatively valued stimuli.
   	B.	Someone tries to prevent you from achieving positively valued goals.
   	C.	Someone helps you to achieve positively valued goals.
   	D.	Someone presents you with positively valued stimuli.

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QUESTION 17

1. Criticisms of the Broken Window’s Theory include which of the following?

   	A.	It does not appear to affect the quality of resident’s life.
   	B.	It cannot be implemented in a practical manner.
   	C.	It disregards social causes of crime such as poverty and unemployment.
   	D.	All of the above.

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QUESTION 18

1. Social structure theories tell us:

   	A.	how and why feelings that promote criminality result in crime.
   	B.	how people come to adopt attitudes and feelings that promote criminality.
   	C.	why various attitudes and feelings arise that promote criminality.
   	D.	All of these.

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QUESTION 19

1. Strengths of Social Disorganization theory include which of the following:

   	A.	it can explain both lower, middle, and upper class crime.
   	B.	it can explain the variation in both crime and delinquency across groups and locations.
   	C.	it relied on official records to gather data.
   	D.	All of these.

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QUESTION 20

1. Luke and his friends are hanging out in the alley behind the local bar in a poor urban community. A man walks out the back door of the bar and bumps into Luke. The man (who is clearly drunk) calls Luke a derogatory name. Luke punches the man in the face, and the man is knocked out cold. Luke smiles and his friends are impressed. “Ain’t nobody going to talk to him like that!” Luke thinks. Which theory best explains the actions and reactions of this scenario?

   	A.	General Strain
   	B.	Status frustration
   	C.	Deviant places
   	D.	Subculture of Violence