WorksheetsCriminological Theories
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What theory of deviance suggested that hanging out with bad company yields bad behavior?
Hirschi’s Control Theory
Sutherland's Differential Association Theory
Labelling Theory
Robert Merton’s Strain Theory
People learn rules, morals, and values through a process of socialization.
True
False
Learning theories believe that individuals enter the world with a blank slate, or tabula rasa
True
False
Travis Hirschi proposed which two theories
Social learning theory & social bond theory
Social bond theory & labeling theory
Labeling theory and social control theory
Social control theory and social bond theory
Which is the most important of Hirschi's four elements:
Commitment
Belief
Involvement
Attachment
Which theory focuses on the American Dream?
Marxist theory
Sutherland's social learning theory
Merton's strain theory
Feminist theories
According to Merton, individuals engage in deviance due to:
The neighborhood they live in
The strain they experience
Their social groups
Which theory focuses on the geography of cities?
Acker's social learning theory
Durkheim's anomie
Social control theory
Social disorganization theory
Social control theory asks why individuals do NOT engage in crime (rather than focusing on why the do commit crimes)
True
False
Social conflict theories focus (primarily) on what factors?
Gender
Race
Class
Age
