Based on their research, sociologists Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin identified three basic gang types on the basis of the type of illegitimate opportunity structure available in a specific area. Which of these is not one of the types they identified?
a. criminal gang
b. retreatist gang
c. conflict gang
d. rebellist gang
Question 2Explain what is meant by governmental bureaucracy.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Sociologists __________ suggested that, for deviance to occur, people must have access to illegitimate opportunity structurescircumstances that provide an opportunity for people to acquire through illegitimate activities what they cannot achieve through legitimate channels.
a. Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales
b. Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin
c. Carl Taylor and Anne Campbell
d. Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte
Question 4According to Sigmund Freud, the __________ is the component of personality that includes all of the individual's basic biological drives and needs that demand immediate gratification.
a. id b. ego
c. superego d. libido
Question 5Briefly explain the U. S. political system.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6_____ often involves acts of omission (where parents or caregivers fail to provide adequate physical or emotional care for children) rather than acts of commission (such as physical or sexual abuse).
a. Maltreatmentb. Emotional abuse
c. Neglect d. Maladaptive behavior
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