Test Bank For Criminology A Sociological Understanding 6th Edition Barkan
ISBN-10: 0133458997, ISBN-13: 9780133458992
Multiple Choice:
- All societies have standards of behaviors called _____.
- individual phenomenon
- national ideals
- social norms
- communal spirit
Answer: c
Objective: Distinguish between different social factors.
Page Number: 5
Level: Basic
- Which of the following statements is true?
- Crime is not only an individual phenomenon but also a social one.
- Crime can only be studied from a classical perspective.
- The structure of society does not play a significant role in how crime is rooted.
- Popular sources of our knowledge of crime focus on its social roots.
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish between different criminology theories.
Page Number: 2
Level: Basic
- Which of the following is not vying for prominence in the study of crime?
- Biology
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Phrenology
Answer: d
Objective: Distinguish between different factors in the study of crime.
Page Number: 2
Level: Intermediate
- The sociological perspective stresses that:
- crime is largely the result of personality defects.
- people make decisions based on free will.
- people are social beings more than mere individuals.
- crime can be traced to biological abnormalities.
Answer: c
Objective: Understand the different perspective in the study of crime.
Page Number: 3
Level: Basic
- _____ stressed that social forces influence our behavior and attitudes.
- Emile Durkheim
- Cesare Beccaria
- Adam Smith
- Sigmund Freud
Answer: a
Objective: Distinguish between different perspectives in the study of crime.
Page Number: 3
Level: Basic
- In his study of suicide, Durkheim found that:
- people in groups with high social integration had higher suicide rates.
- people in groups with high social integration had lower suicide rates.
- social integration did not play a role in suicide rates.
- Jews had higher rates of suicides than Protestants.
Answer: b
Objective: Understand different sociological influences for individuals.
Page Number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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