Ch 6 ADJ 105 questions with complete
correct solutions
Which type of explanation posits that as females become more male-like and
acquire more masculine traits, they become more delinquent? - correct
answer ✔✔masculinity hypothesis
Which theory concludes that when daughters are freed from patriarchal
family relations, they more frequently become delinquent? - correct answer
✔✔power-control theory
Studies in gender relations and delinquency suggest that adolescent females
receive discriminatory treatment because of society's disapproval of ________.
- correct answer ✔✔sexual activity
According to Gisela Konopka's early study of delinquent females, which of
the following is NOT a key factor contributing to female delinquency? -
correct answer ✔✔the static cultural position of females and the resultant
stability
Which of the following is a finding of the study undertaken by Alex R.
Piquero, Robert Brame, and Terrie E. Moffitt? - correct answer ✔✔Boys, more
than girls, tend to become involved in crime when measured by conviction
experience.
Which of the following suggests that girls' misbehavior can be controlled by
inculcating values and attitudes, whereas more direct controls may be
necessary to control boys' deviance? - correct answer ✔✔interactionist
theory
