CJ I: Chapter 3 Test

A violation of social norms defining appropriate or proper behavior under a particular set of circumstances is known as:

• Deviance.

• Theory.

• Hypothesis.

• Social process theory.

What is atavism?

• A term used to characterize aggression

• A term used to denote one of the concentric zones

• A condition characterized by the existence of features thought to be common in earlier stages of human evolution

• A term used to describe anomie

Which of the following is a sociological approach that emphasizes demographics and geography, and that characterizes delinquency areas as a major cause of criminality and victimization?

• Psychological School

• Chicago School

• Positivist School

• Classical School

A ___________ is a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.

• Hypothesis

• Conflict Perspective

• Trait

• Theory

The ___________ is a perspective on criminological thought that highlights the process of interaction between individuals and society.

• Social process theory

• Chicago School theory

• The Broken Window Theory

• Neoclassical criminology

The ________________ is an eighteenth-century approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility that emphasizes free will and reasonable punishments.

• Classical School

• Feminist criminology

• Social learning theory

• Psychological School

A theoretical approach that holds that crime is the natural consequence of economic and other social inequities is called:

• Positivist theory.

• Conflict theory.

• Social theory.

• Biological theory.

An explanation that accounts for a set of facts that can be tested by further investigation is known as:

• Deviance.

• Theory.

• Hypothesis.

• Social process theory.

A perspective on criminological thought that views offensive and deviant behavior as the product of dysfunctional personality is:

• Classical School.

• Feminist criminology.

• Social learning theory.

• Psychological School.

A theory of human behavior, based on the writings of Sigmund Freud, that sees personality as a complex composite of interacting mental entities is found in:

• Social norms.

• Behavioral conditioning.

• Personality.

• Psychoanalysis.