ADJ 105 Chapter 4 Quiz well answered
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The mutual trust and willingness to intervene in the supervision of children
and help maintain public order is known as _____. - correct answer
✔✔Collective efficacy
According to labeling theory, regardless of the original cause of a delinquent
act, if the behavior is detected and punished, the result is a _____ that can
follow a person throughout life. - correct answer ✔✔Negative label
Which theory claims that delinquent acts are linked to the formation of
independent subcultures with a unique set of values that clash with the
mainstream culture? - correct answer ✔✔Cultural deviance theory
Which term was coined by sociologist Oscar Lewis to describe the crushing
burden faced by the urban poor, who, as a result, form a separate culture
with their own values and norms? - correct answer ✔✔Culture of poverty
Social structure theories tie delinquency rates to both socioeconomic
structural conditions and _____. - correct answer ✔✔cultural values
Which theory claims that deviant methods are used to achieve goals or to
reject socially accepted goals and substitute deviant ones? - correct answer
✔✔Strain theory
An event that is designed to emphasize the gravity and seriousness of an
offender's actions is known as a _____. - correct answer ✔✔degradation
ceremony
