OBJECTIVE #1
Crime is WHAT?
THEORIES
Random
Random
100
What is the name of this Chapter?
Social Structure- It's How We Live
100
Crime is the product of class _____ ?
struggle
100
What is strain theory?
states that social structures within society may pressure citizens to commit crime
100
Name two techniques of neutralization
1. Deny responsibility 2. Deny injury 3. Denying the victim 4. Condemning the condemners 5. Appealing to high loyalties
100
What is Code of the Street?
A book written by Elijah Anderson
200
What is Social Structure?
The stable pattern of social relationships that exists within a society
200
Crime is the result of an individuals ____?
location within the structure of society
200
What are the major principles of sociological theory?
Social structure, social processes and social life
200
Who was the Chicago Area Project formulated by ?
Clifford Shaw
200
What is the Chicago Area Project?
a program that attempted to reduce deliquency, crime and social disorganization
300
What is the third objective in the book?
Summarize strain theory
300
Crime is the end product of various ____________?
social process
300
What is culture conflict theory?
Crime is caused by the clashing of values between various social groups over what is acceptable
300
Albert Cohen worked on which formation?
Reaction formation
300
What does AFDC stand for?
Aid to Family with Dependent Children?
400
What does NYGC stand for ? National Youth Gang Surveys
National Youth Gang Surveys
400
What is anomie?
A social condition in which norms are uncertain or lacking
400
Who created social disorganization theory ? Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim
400
What are the three sociological theories ?
Social structure, social processes and social life
400
What is the broken window theory?
Crime will flourish in urban setting where conditions are disorderly