Legal Studies

Messner and Rosenfeld said American Dream has 4 orientations which they identified as _______, ...

Messner and Rosenfeld said American Dream has 4 orientations which they identified as _______, ...

Messner and Rosenfeld said American Dream has 4 orientations which they identified as _______, ________, ________, and _________ _________.

tacobeo   51   1 Reply

mr.pogi

When individuals minimize their failures or accept responsibility for their failures they are ...

When individuals minimize their failures or accept responsibility for their failures they are ...

When individuals minimize their failures or accept responsibility for their failures they are engaging in cognitive coping.

▸ true

▸ false

shahabkhon   56   1 Reply

evgenome

The concept of the American Dream as universally accepted is the starting point for some strain theories.

The concept of the American Dream as universally accepted is the starting point for some strain theories.

The concept of the American Dream as universally accepted is the starting point for some strain theories.

▸ true

▸ false

JadeDeLair   57   1 Reply

bigmatic94

Strain theory makes extensive use of psychology in almost all its ideas about the effects of stress ...

Strain theory makes extensive use of psychology in almost all its ideas about the effects of stress ...

Strain theory makes extensive use of psychology in almost all its ideas about the effects of stress and the satisfaction of desires.

▸ true

▸ false

vurt777   54   1 Reply

studyinnurse

Strain theories have NOT traditionally had much influence on public policy.

Strain theories have NOT traditionally had much influence on public policy.

Strain theories have NOT traditionally had much influence on public policy.

▸ true

▸ false

SHABBA027   53   1 Reply

Zigdog4400

Messner and Rosenfeld's strain theory has NOT received as much empirical testing as Agnew's strain theory.

Messner and Rosenfeld's strain theory has NOT received as much empirical testing as Agnew's strain theory.

Messner and Rosenfeld's strain theory has NOT received as much empirical testing as Agnew's strain theory.

▸ true

▸ false

flemingpk   53   1 Reply

wellsar

Merton's strain theory received extensive criminological attention for almost two decades ...

Merton's strain theory received extensive criminological attention for almost two decades ...

Merton's strain theory received extensive criminological attention for almost two decades immediately after its publication in 1938.

▸ true

▸ false

bmwprincess   56   1 Reply

ttoe81

Merton pointed out that sometimes what is considered a virtue can lead to vice.

Merton pointed out that sometimes what is considered a virtue can lead to vice.

Merton pointed out that sometimes what is considered a virtue can lead to vice.

▸ true

▸ false

snowga   50   1 Reply

shichihenge7

Individualism refers to the ideas that Americans are expected to overcome others competing for the ...

Individualism refers to the ideas that Americans are expected to overcome others competing for the ...

Individualism refers to the ideas that Americans are expected to overcome others competing for the same rewards.

▸ true

▸ false

citycyborg   45   1 Reply

munjoj

External circumstances that place us in situations we don't like are major components in most ...

External circumstances that place us in situations we don't like are major components in most ...

External circumstances that place us in situations we don't like are major components in most strain theories.

▸ true

▸ false

katerooshkie   47   1 Reply

Pmoch

Extensive research has been conducted and provided overwhelming support regarding Messner and ...

Extensive research has been conducted and provided overwhelming support regarding Messner and ...

Extensive research has been conducted and provided overwhelming support regarding Messner and Rosenfeld's theory.

▸ true

▸ false

nyah95   66   1 Reply

djl4909

Criminologists have found overwhelming support for all versions of strain theory.

Criminologists have found overwhelming support for all versions of strain theory.

Criminologists have found overwhelming support for all versions of strain theory.

▸ true

▸ false

mickied   55   1 Reply

naderaide

Agnew's general strain theory was developed in the early 1990s.

Agnew's general strain theory was developed in the early 1990s.

Agnew's general strain theory was developed in the early 1990s.

▸ true

▸ false

jugganuts   51   1 Reply

jp50

Agnew's general strain theory departed from Merton's strain theory by expanding on the sources of ...

Agnew's general strain theory departed from Merton's strain theory by expanding on the sources of ...

Agnew's general strain theory departed from Merton's strain theory by expanding on the sources of strain but keeping Merton's ways of coping with strain.

▸ true

▸ false

freezo1994   77   1 Reply

daddyb1

Agnew (1999) recently extended his theory to explain community crime rates.

Agnew (1999) recently extended his theory to explain community crime rates.

Agnew (1999) recently extended his theory to explain community crime rates.

▸ true

▸ false

mrb0714   45   1 Reply

chinwe20

According to general strain theory, crime will be more likely when individuals only express criminal beliefs.

According to general strain theory, crime will be more likely when individuals only express criminal beliefs.

According to general strain theory, crime will be more likely when individuals only express criminal beliefs.

▸ true

▸ false

wallyboy   67   1 Reply

brendasants

With Merton's strain theory, the alleged materialism of American society is part of what component ...

With Merton's strain theory, the alleged materialism of American society is part of what component ...

With Merton's strain theory, the alleged materialism of American society is part of what component of the theory?

▸ Goals

▸ Means

▸ Social structure

▸ Innovation

johndoris   62   1 Reply

mooltipas

While Durkheim argued that anomie was the result of poor regulation by social institutions, Merton ...

While Durkheim argued that anomie was the result of poor regulation by social institutions, Merton ...

[html]While Durkheim argued that anomie was the result of poor regulation by social institutions, Merton argued that anomie was the result of what?

▸ Poor conjunction, or fit, between psychological states and sociological processes

▸ Poor integrati

B88101   97   1 Reply

mooltipas

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory might result in criminal behavior as an attempt to ...

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory might result in criminal behavior as an attempt to ...

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory might result in criminal behavior as an attempt to alleviate the source of the strain?

▸ Cognitive

▸ Behavioral

▸ Emotional

▸ Interpersonal

szehim2009   60   1 Reply

sillysquirrel

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory is most commonly characterized by a tendency to not ...

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory is most commonly characterized by a tendency to not ...

Which type of coping in Agnew's strain theory is most commonly characterized by a tendency to not deal with the source of the strain?

▸ Cognitive

▸ Behavioral

▸ Emotional

▸ Interpersonal

kokomel23   63   1 Reply

dressagegal1

Which subculture in Cloward and Ohlin's typology emerges when there are no opportunities for ...

Which subculture in Cloward and Ohlin's typology emerges when there are no opportunities for ...

[html]Which subculture in Cloward and Ohlin's typology emerges when there are no opportunities for financially rewarding crime and the only means by which status can be earned is through toughness?

▸ Conventional

▸ Criminal

▸ Violent

▸ Retreatist

kwmusick   50   1 Reply

mrivas57

Which part of Agnew's strain theory has yet to be extensively empirically tested?

Which part of Agnew's strain theory has yet to be extensively empirically tested?

[html]Which part of Agnew's strain theory has yet to be extensively empirically tested?

▸ Whether presentation of noxious stimuli can cause strain or is stressful

▸ Whether strain is more likely to lead to crime when the strain is seen as unjust

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bbergeron11   51   1 Reply

mavrik8511

Which part of Agnew's strain theory borrows the most from other theories of crime?

Which part of Agnew's strain theory borrows the most from other theories of crime?

[html]Which part of Agnew's strain theory borrows the most from other theories of crime?

▸ That there is more than one source of strain

▸ That how one copes with strain is important

▸ That certain things are important only if a person cares

▸ Tha

katerooshkie   52   1 Reply

collegelife_288

Which of the following was NOT a criticism in the criminological literature of Merton's strain theory?

Which of the following was NOT a criticism in the criminological literature of Merton's strain theory?

[html]Which of the following was NOT a criticism in the criminological literature of Merton's strain theory?

▸ That criminals were essentially as ambitious as anyone else in society

▸ That not everyone was as single-minded about material success

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choco1433   51   1 Reply

hizzy117

Which of the following are sources of strain according to Agnew?

Which of the following are sources of strain according to Agnew?

Which of the following are sources of strain according to Agnew?

▸ Failure to achieve positively valued goals

▸ The removal of a positively valued object

▸ The imposition of noxious stimuli

▸ All of the above

kmonette   44   1 Reply

jasm

Which component of Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional anomie theory is the one which says all ...

Which component of Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional anomie theory is the one which says all ...

Which component of Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional anomie theory is the one which says all Americans are expected to set and achieve goals?

▸ Achievement

▸ Individualism

▸ Universalism

▸ Money fetish

anuong05   40   1 Reply

toastercat

Which component of Agnew's general strain theory is the source of strain that earlier strain ...

Which component of Agnew's general strain theory is the source of strain that earlier strain ...

[html]Which component of Agnew's general strain theory is the source of strain that earlier strain theories focused on?

▸ The failure to cope with economic competition

▸ The failure to achieve positively valued goals

▸ The removal of something pos

Nikolas   60   1 Reply

jmmiller

What was Cloward and Ohlin's strain theory called in criminology?

What was Cloward and Ohlin's strain theory called in criminology?

What was Cloward and Ohlin's strain theory called in criminology?

▸ Goal-means theory

▸ Systematic strain theory

▸ Differential opportunity theory

▸ A delinquent subculture typology

B88101   62   1 Reply

raoulduk

What is assumed about people's basic motivations in almost all strain theories?

What is assumed about people's basic motivations in almost all strain theories?

What is assumed about people's basic motivations in almost all strain theories?

▸ Self-fulfillment is what everyone strives for.

▸ People are naturally lazy.

▸ Instincts are naturally lazy.

▸ Most people would like to be law-abiding.

rasnulx   52   1 Reply

heathernhull

What component of general strain theory would involve, for example, a person who feels that others ...

What component of general strain theory would involve, for example, a person who feels that others ...

[html]What component of general strain theory would involve, for example, a person who feels that others they interact with simply ask too much from them?

▸ The failure to cope with economic competition

▸ The failure to achieve positively valued go

henry11   45   1 Reply

mooltipas

Strain theories generally make the case that people are more likely to commit crime when they are what?

Strain theories generally make the case that people are more likely to commit crime when they are what?

Strain theories generally make the case that people are more likely to commit crime when they are what?

▸ Poor and/or lower class

▸ Psychologically disturbed

▸ Frustrated or under stress

▸ Pushed beyond limits

j22   49   1 Reply

carducb

Merton proposed there were how many ways people can respond to, or cope with, strain?

Merton proposed there were how many ways people can respond to, or cope with, strain?

Merton proposed there were how many ways people can respond to, or cope with, strain?

▸ Two

▸ Five

▸ Ten

▸ Twelve

kaykay41   71   1 Reply

billbye

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a revolutionary or ...

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a revolutionary or ...

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a revolutionary or militant, for example?

▸ Innovation

▸ Ritualism

▸ Retreatism

▸ Rebellion

luannamw86   63   1 Reply

browntown345

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a white-collar ...

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a white-collar ...

In Merton's strain theory, which way of coping with strain would be typical of a white-collar criminal, for example?

▸ Innovation

▸ Ritualism

▸ Retreatism

▸ Rebellion

anonkah   51   1 Reply

hadu582

Durkheim studied what kind of crime to demonstrate the causal influence of anomie?

Durkheim studied what kind of crime to demonstrate the causal influence of anomie?

Durkheim studied what kind of crime to demonstrate the causal influence of anomie?

▸ Suicide

▸ Homicide

▸ Robbery

▸ Rape

mregueral   44   1 Reply

edwardsshe

According to Messner and Rosenfeld's theory, serious crime results when which part of the social ...

According to Messner and Rosenfeld's theory, serious crime results when which part of the social ...

[html]According to Messner and Rosenfeld's theory, serious crime results when which part of the social structure begins to penetrate and devalue the importance of other parts of the social structure?

▸ Economic

▸ Political

▸ Family

▸ Education[/h

dmalex13   45   1 Reply

rbacon2

Discuss the nine propositions of differential association theory and further elaborate on the two ...

Discuss the nine propositions of differential association theory and further elaborate on the two ...

Discuss the nine propositions of differential association theory and further elaborate on the two propositions that are the "cornerstone" of Sutherland's theory.

mmi   57   1 Reply

cblack14

Describe Albert K. Cohen's middle-class measuring rod theory and the debate centered on including ...

Describe Albert K. Cohen's middle-class measuring rod theory and the debate centered on including ...

Describe Albert K. Cohen's middle-class measuring rod theory and the debate centered on including his theory in the context of subcultural theories.

choco1433   61   1 Reply

avi420

Why is it that Sutherland's differential association theory is considered the first general theory of crime?

Why is it that Sutherland's differential association theory is considered the first general theory of crime?

Why is it that Sutherland's differential association theory is considered the first general theory of crime?

kwmusick   54   1 Reply

packar11

What is meant from a learning theory perspective when it is said that crime is simply normative behavior?

What is meant from a learning theory perspective when it is said that crime is simply normative behavior?

What is meant from a learning theory perspective when it is said that crime is simply normative behavior?

teranine   54   1 Reply

rector