Psychological and Psychiatric Foundation of Criminal Behavior
Social Structure
Social Process and Social Development
Social conflict
100
A personality disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and lack of sympathy, empathy, and embarrassment
Psychopathy
100
The ___________ thesis suggests that physical deterioration of a neighborhood can affect crime.
Broken windows
100
A perspective that predicts that when social constraints on antisocial behavior are weakened or absent, delinquent behavior emerges
Social control theory
100
Holds that the way to eliminate crime is to overthrow the rich and powerful and change the economic structure of society
Marxist Criminology
200
Individuals who are basically unsocialized and whose behavior pattern brings them repeatedly into conflicts with society
Antisocial personality
200
Sociological approaches generally use a micro perspective.
False
200
According to ___________ theory, crime occurs when a person's links to society are weakened or broken, thus reducing the likelihood of conformity.
Social bond
200
Holds that the cause of crime are rooted in social conditions that empower the wealthy and the politically well organized, but disenfranchise those who are less fortunate.
Conflict theory
300
____________ theory, as developed by Albert Bandura, is a form of social learning theory that suggests that people learn to act by observing others; observation of aggressive behavior teaches one how to behave aggressively.
Modeling
300
_______________theories see economic and social disenfranchisement as a fundamental cause of crime.
Social structure
300
According to labeling theory, the major element in determining the criminality of an individual is the reactions of society.
True
300
Views gender in terms of power relationships, revealing the inequities inherent in patriarchal structures.
Feminist theories
400
The application of the science and profession of psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system (also called criminal psychology)
Forensic psychology
400
According to Merton, which mode of adaptation typifies most middle - and upper-class individuals?
A) Retreatism
B) Ritualism
C) Conformity
D) Innovation
Conformity
400
A college student who is expecting to graduate at the end of the semester and is short of money decides against shoplifting some textbooks from the bookstore because the risk of expulsion a few months before graduation outweighs the possible gains of saving money. This is an example of the ________ component of the social bond.
Commitment
400
Distinctions made between individuals on the basis of important defining social characteristics
Social class
500
Sigmund Freud’s _________ suggests that one possible cause of crime may be a poorly developed superego, which leaves the individual operating without a moral guide.
psychoanalytic theory
500
According to ______________ theory, inconsistencies in the ability to achieve the American Dream can be blamed for most crime.
Relative deprivation
500
The degree to which a person is vulnerable to the temptations of the moment
Self-control
500
Which conflict theory is mainly deconstructionist?