3/12/2018 True/False Quiz

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Chapter 1 of 0%.
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Cesare Lombroso deveoped the theory of atavism.
Chapter 5
The correct answer was: a. True.
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Learning Objectives 2. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.
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Psychology is focused on external influence of deviance.
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Self-Quizzes The correct answer was: b. False.
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Chapter 6 Those social norms that society feels most strongly about
Chapter 7 are usually codified into law.
Chapter 8 The correct answer was: a. True.
Chapter 9
4. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.
Chapter 10
Chapter 11 Kai Erickson argued that crime is a normal and necessary
Chapter 12 part of society.
Chapter 13
The correct answer was: b. False.
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Constructivism takes its name from the view that

societies continuously construct and reconstruct their
own understandings about deviance and crime.

Contact Your Sales Rep The correct answer was: a. True.

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Demonology and patriarchal social norms are cited as

explanations for the Salem witch trials.

The correct answer was: a. True.

7. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

William Sheldon claimed that ectomorphs were most

likely to engage in criminal behavior.

The correct answer was: b. False.

8. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

The Jukes and Kallikak studies led to the movements

toward eugenics and sterilization.

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The correct answer was: a. True.

9. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

In the Buck v. Bell case, the U.S. Supreme Court

approved of the forced sterilization of “feebleminded”
persons.

The correct answer was: a. True.

10. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Modern biological researchers believe there is a single

gene that causes criminality.

The correct answer was: b. False.

11. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

A hedonist, according to Bentham, is motivated by

pleasure and avoidance of pain.

The correct answer was: a. True.

12. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Based on Shaw and McKay's concentric zone theory, Zone

4 (the “residential zone”) typically has the most crime.

The correct answer was: b. False.

13. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Cohen argued that when youths reject middle-class

values and create their own norms to acquire status,
gang affiliations or criminal activity may result.

The correct answer was: a. True.

14. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Robert Agnew expanded the concept of strain theory by

suggesting that it could apply to all persons, regardless
of socioeconomic status.

The correct answer was: a. True.

15. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Hirschi's social control theory focuses on bonds to society

that keep a person law abiding.

The correct answer was: a. True.

16. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Secondary deviance is the first act of deviance according

to Edwin Lemert's labeling theory.

The correct answer was: b. False.

17. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Feminist criminology argues that traditional criminology

ignores gender differences in criminal activity.

The correct answer was: a. True.

18. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Marxist criminology argues that individuals with political

power and wealth create laws to control the lower
classes.

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The correct answer was: a. True.

19. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Low self-control is a stable trait according to Gottfredson

and Hirschi.

The correct answer was: a. True.

20. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

Persons with antisocial personality disorder usually

isolate themselves from others.

The correct answer was: b. False.

21. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

The gradation hypothesis suggests that cruelty to

animals at an early age is a cause and step toward
subsequent violence directed toward other persons.

The correct answer was: a. True.

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