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A young woman is experiencing a host of generalized stresses: she is frustrated with her friends;her parents and teachers don't connect with her;and her mom and dad are separating.Consequently,she starts acting out by oversexualizing,and she feels a relief from her pressures.What theory of crime best explains this case?


A) choice theory
B) routine activities theory
C) general strain theory
D) control theory

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A lower-class visible minority male steals $100 from a local variety store in order to buy groceries for his family.He is arrested,convicted,and sent to jail for six months.A white male steals $100 million from his investors to pay for his luxurious homes and lavish parties.He is arrested but not convicted.Using what you've learned in this chapter,explain this.

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The class is expecting a lecture on sociological theory.The professor walks in and begins to yell and swear at the class.According to the text,how is this behaviour classified?


A) deviant
B) normal
C) expected
D) criminal

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which approach is the importance of attachment central to?


A) labelling theory
B) opportunity theory
C) strain theory
D) control theory

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In a sleepy little southern Ontario town,a newspaper puts the headlines "Gang Activity" on a story about some teenagers who were singing drinking songs while walking down the middle of the main street in the early hours of Saturday morning.What is the term for this style of media representation?


A) sensationalism
B) overblown
C) inflated
D) moral panic

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A researcher says that crime is a young person's game.Which of the following is he talking about?


A) thrill-seeking adolescents
B) a correlate of crime
C) professional adult criminals
D) sociobiological determinants

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which theory is the basis of Canada's "tough on crime" stance and proposed legislation?


A) rehabilitation theory
B) penology theory
C) deterrence theory
D) recidivism theory

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Why do crime stories figure so prominently in the media?


A) Overall crime is increasing.
B) Nobody wants to hear "good news."
C) Violence sells more media products.
D) Violent crime is considered highly newsworthy.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Jason is 18 years old and wore a shirt and tie to meet his potential new boss.However,he did not change his lime-green hair or remove his lip ring before the interview.What would his hair colour and lip ring be considered?


A) social diversion
B) youthful deviance
C) generational deviance
D) deviant peer performance

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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If crime rates are actually decreasing,why is the public fear of crime on the increase? How do sociologists account for the crime decrease during the 1990s?

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Norms enshrined in the criminal law tend to reflect greater consensus about the wrongfulness of the act.

A) True
B) False

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In a discussion with his friend Julian,Barack argues that prisons are doing a very poor job of rehabilitating inmates.Which statement would Barack use to substantiate his assertion?


A) He would present statistics that demonstrate crime rates to be at an all-time high.
B) He would present data that shows a high rate of recidivism.
C) He would present data that shows a low rate of recidivism.
D) He would present a trend analysis that shows crime rates are increasing.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Delores takes night classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights.At first,she was concerned that a potential burglar might notice she was away from home on those nights.She decided to put timers on her living room lamps so they would go on,making it look like she was at home.According to the text,what theory of crime is Delores addressing with her anticrime strategy?


A) control theory
B) routine activities theory
C) domestication theory
D) target theory

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Describe and explain the difference between deviance and crime.Why do sociologists argue that crime and deviance are relative?

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What can we conclude about official crime statistics?


A) They underestimate the actual amount of crime.
B) They are generally unreliable numbers.
C) They overestimate the actual amount of crime.
D) They are an accurate reflection of crime.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Discuss the statement: "All crime is,by definition,deviant behaviour,but not all forms of deviance are criminal."

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According to the text,what does the saying,"if it bleeds,it leads" demonstrate about the media's crime coverage?


A) Crime is important to news stories.
B) The focus is on other people's tragedies.
C) The profit motive has no conscience.
D) It shows sensationalizing of private matters.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which situation would be classified specifically as a "moral panic"?


A) when reactions to deviance outweigh the harm done
B) when parents find out their teenagers are having sex
C) when reactions to morally charged behaviour occur in public places
D) when the church gets involved in a public issue

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Which approach proposes the central idea that social structure exerts pressure upon certain people to avoid conforming?


A) knowledge-power perspective
B) class-conflict theory
C) status-conflict perspective
D) strain theory

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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One theory of crime suggests that women's crime rates will increase as more women enter the labour force and assume power,while simultaneously being less involved as wives and mothers.Which theory posits this notion?


A) routine activities hypothesis
B) rational choice theory
C) liberation hypothesis
D) control theory

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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