SOC 3420 Criminology 7-8
Social process theories share one basic concept. Which is it?
a. All people, regardless of their race, class, or gender, are basically good.
b. All people, regardless of their race, class, or gender, have the potential to become
delinquents or criminals.
c. Criminal behavior is genetic, regardless of race, class, or gender.
d. Lower-class people, regardless of race or gender, are more prone to commit crime.
REFERENCES: Institutions of Socialization
Social control theory suggests that ______.
a. crime occurs when the forces that bind people to society are weakened or broken
b. only males have significant potential to become criminals
c. crime is a learned behavior
d. people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such
REFERENCES: Institutions of Socialization
Social reaction theory suggests that ______.
a. crime occurs when the forces that bind people to society are weakened or broken
b. only males have significant potential to become criminals
c. crime is a learned behavior
d. people become criminals when significant members of society label them as such
REFERENCES: Institutions of Socialization
_________ refers to a style of parenting with parents who are supportive and who
effectively control their children in a noncoercive way.
a. Parent pathology
b. Low frequency parenting
c. Parental efficacy
d. Low coercion parenting
REFERENCES: Institutions of Socialization
All of the following family factors are associated with delinquency except ______.