
Theories on Crime
Authored by Jennifer Shearer
Social Studies
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Working class boys strove to emulate middle-class values but lacked the means so this led to status frustration
Merton
Durkheim
Cloward and Ohlin
Cohen
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Crime and deviance are evidence of a poor fit between socially accepted goals and approved means
Merton
Cohen
Cloward and Ohlin
Durkheim
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This occurs when the collective conscience becomes too weak to restrain the selfish desires of individuals
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Merton stresses the existence of common goals in society whereas there are in fact a variety of goals that people strive to attain at any one time
Cohen
Hobbs
Ruggiero and Khan
Valier
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Durkheim suggests that every society shares a set of core values known as
Reaffirming boundaries
Anomie
Social cohesion
Collective conscience
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I suggest that crime can have positive effects such as being used as a safety valve
Davis
Wilson and Kelling
Lea and Young
Durkheim
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I suggest there are 3 possible adaptations of the illegal opportunity structure
Cohen
Merton
Valier
Cloward and Ohlin
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