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daveon dabney
about 7 hours ago
Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?
A) Insider trading
B) Networking
C) An education
D) A good job
A) Insider trading
B) Networking
C) An education
D) A good job
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Mackenzie Johnson
about 7 hours ago
Merton's Anomie-Strain Theory observes that failure to move up and achieve success is the fault of ____________ in American culture.
A) the community
B) the educational system
C) the family unit
D) the individual
A) the community
B) the educational system
C) the family unit
D) the individual
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Ntsikie Panhi
about 8 hours ago
________ holds that if an individual associates with people who hold deviant ideas more than with those who embrace conventional ideas,the individual is likely to become deviant.
A) Control theory
B) Differential Association
C) Anomie-Strain
D) All Positivist theories
A) Control theory
B) Differential Association
C) Anomie-Strain
D) All Positivist theories
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Khalid Zafar Ghouri
about 9 hours ago
An expression of disapproval designed to invoke remorse in the wrongdoer is called
A) labeling.
B) denouncing.
C) bonding.
D) shaming.
A) labeling.
B) denouncing.
C) bonding.
D) shaming.
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Shaheen Deonarain
about 9 hours ago
According to critics,reintegrative shaming may work only with
A) hardened criminals.
B) embarrassed criminals.
C) first-time offenders.
D) sexual offenders.
A) hardened criminals.
B) embarrassed criminals.
C) first-time offenders.
D) sexual offenders.
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Antonio Mejia
about 9 hours ago
The deterrence doctrine assumes that human beings,when anticipating deviant behavior,are
A) basically rational.
B) basically irrational.
C) nasty and evil.
D) motivated to fight crime.
A) basically rational.
B) basically irrational.
C) nasty and evil.
D) motivated to fight crime.
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Stacey Barrios
about 10 hours ago
According to the deterrence doctrine,all of the following would help reduce the rate of crime,EXCEPT for making punishment
A) more certain.
B) more swift.
C) more general.
D) more severe.
A) more certain.
B) more swift.
C) more general.
D) more severe.
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Priyashri Tiwari
about 10 hours ago
If a society makes a deviant feel guilty while showing understanding and forgiveness,it practices __________ shaming.
A) bureaucratic
B) disintegrative
C) reintegrative
D) degrading
A) bureaucratic
B) disintegrative
C) reintegrative
D) degrading
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Azzaya Tsend-Ayush
about 11 hours ago
According to Hirschi,which of the following is NOT a way for individuals to bond themselves to society?
A) a commitment to conformity
B) an experience of a gap between goals and means
C) a belief in moral validity of the rules
D) involvement in conventional activities
A) a commitment to conformity
B) an experience of a gap between goals and means
C) a belief in moral validity of the rules
D) involvement in conventional activities
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Priyanka Limkar
about 11 hours ago
According to Hirschi's theory of social control,if elements of bonding to society are weak,the individual might
A) have strong self-control.
B) have a good self-concept.
C) develop a strong goal orientation.
D) slide into deviance.
A) have strong self-control.
B) have a good self-concept.
C) develop a strong goal orientation.
D) slide into deviance.
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Glenda Kacon
about 11 hours ago
Burgess and Akers argued that before one becomes criminal,a process of __________ must occur where he or she is rewarded for continuing deviant behavior.
A) differential reinforcement
B) differential revulsion
C) differential learning
D) differential rejection
A) differential reinforcement
B) differential revulsion
C) differential learning
D) differential rejection
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Stephanie Cormack
about 11 hours ago
Which of the following is NOT a kind of social control that can prevent deviance?
A) bonds to society
B) reintegrative shaming
C) differential association
D) legal punishment
A) bonds to society
B) reintegrative shaming
C) differential association
D) legal punishment
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MS - 08HK - Earnscliffe Sr PS (1410)
about 13 hours ago
According to Glaser,before a person pursues criminal behavior,he or she must first __________ real or imaginary persons whose criminal behavior seems acceptable.
A) strongly reject
B) rebel against
C) identify with
D) fall deeply in love with
A) strongly reject
B) rebel against
C) identify with
D) fall deeply in love with
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Alexis Jenkins
about 13 hours ago
Which of the following concepts constitutes the core of Sutherland's differential association theory?
A) numerous associations with criminals
B) an excess of criminal over anticriminal contacts
C) a strong criminal personality
D) an excess of criminal over anticriminal personality traits
A) numerous associations with criminals
B) an excess of criminal over anticriminal contacts
C) a strong criminal personality
D) an excess of criminal over anticriminal personality traits