Juvenile Delinquency Theory, Practice, and Law 12th Edition by Larry J. Siegel – Test Bank
Chapter 3
True / False |
1. The theory of the working poor is the view that lower-class people form a separate culture with their own values and norms somewhat similar to conventional society. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Social Structure and Delinquency LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.01 – 04.01 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
2. Social disorganization theory links delinquency to middle-class measuring rods. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Cultural Deviance Theories LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.07 – 04.07 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
3. Street efficacy refers to the ability of communities to regulate the behavior of their residents through the influence of community institutions, such as the family and school. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Social Disorganization Theories LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.04 – 04.04 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
4. Social disorganization theory holds that delinquency is tied to the personal characteristics or culture of the residents as opposed to the neighborhood characteristics. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Social Disorganization Theory LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.03 – 04.03 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
5. Merton argues that retreatists reject both the goals and the means of society. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: Strain Theory LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.05 – 04.05 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
6. The view of general strain theory is that multiple sources of strain interact with an individual’s emotional traits and responses to produce criminality. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: Strain Theory LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.06 – 04.06 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
7. According to strain theory there are two cultural forces running through the neighborhood that shape the delinquent’s actions— decent values and street values. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: Cultural Deviance Theories LEARNING OBJECTIVES: JUDE.SIEG.15.04.07 – 04.07 KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember |
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