WorksheetsWeek 6_2007CCJ
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
An organic society is:
A society that derives its sense of solidarity from mutual interdependence but respect for diversity of values & cultures
A society that derives its sense of solidarity from dependence of the minorities to the majorities where majorities control the beliefs
A society that derives its sense of solidarity from everyone having individualistic views on how their society should be run.
A society that derives its sense of solidarity from a homogenous set of beliefs, customs and traditions
Which two below are types of strain according to Robert Agnew's General Strain Theoery?
Absence of individuals to demonstrate control
Removal of Valued Stimuli
Failure to conform to societies rules
Can't Escape Noxious Stimuli
Which of the below was not identified as a structural function of crime?
Crime and deviance help define boundaries
Crime and deviance help articulate group solidarity
Crime and deviance function to protect social organisation
Crime and deviance function to help society innovate
differential opportunity refers to when members of a society all share similar cultural goals and valies but a divided by legitimate opportunity to achieve those goals
True
False
Two of the shortcomings of Merton's Strain Theory are:
Believes that culutral differences increase crime
Does not explain the age-crime curve
Only defines crime is terms of law
Fails to explain why the rich commit crime
Structural Strain is
the idea the biological factors of a perpertrator are defining their likelihood to participate in deviance
the idea that the comunity's laco of ability to resolve conflict by acction may cause social disorganisation
the idea that social structures may conflict with perceived needs or opportunities on a general social level
the idea that regardless of one’s place in social hierarchies that individuals may experience “strain” in relation to their perceived goals and relative opportunities to achieve these goals
The theory in which "everyone is presumed to succeed, but those in who are unable or least likely to succeed by legitimate means are under the most strain to use illegitimate or illegal opportunities" is called:
Agnew's General Strain Theory
Durkheim's Sociology of Society
Durkeim's Anomie
Merton's Strain Theory
Anomie is generally understood by criminologists to refer to a state of development in shared moral standards and normative assumptions of social behaviors.
True
False
Which of the below are considered to be one of the 'big five' social structure? (2 correct)
Politics
Education
Nationality
Homeownership
One of the shortcomins of GST is that there is a lot of overlap with other theories?
True
False
