UNCW CRM 105 Final Exam – Study Guide, Practice Questions &
Comprehensive Review
What is the main premise of Differential Association Theory? - ✔✔That Criminal Behavior is
"NOT" inherited it is in essence a learned behavior.
How does Differential Association Theory suggest that criminal behavior is learned? - ✔✔That
it is learned through interaction with others because one is more exposed to social messages
favoring criminal conduct than exposed to messages "NOT" favoring criminal behavior.
What are the principal steps in Differential Association Theory? - ✔✔The association is early in
life, the interaction is frequent and long term plus it is from someone they respect and admire
What theory did Edwin Sutherland discuss? - ✔✔Differential Association Theory
What is the premise of Social Bond Theory? - ✔✔It offers the justification on why people obey
and conform to rules and regulations.
How does Social Bond Theory suggest why individuals obey and conform to rules and
regulations? - ✔✔Regulating and instilling good behavior and values at a young age so they
conform.
What are the main concepts of the Social Bond Theory that imply instilling good behavior? -
✔✔Attachments with positive stable peers, parents and teachers
Commitment to our actions career, family education and positive goals
Involvement with positive activities that consume our time.
Beliefs that are developed by the previous concepts.
, What theory did Hirchi discuss? - ✔✔Social Bonding Theory
What does Merton mean when he discusses "ANOMIE" - ✔✔That society fails to exercise
adequate regulations or constraints over the goals and desires of its individual members.
What are the modes of adaption that Merton refers to? - ✔✔Conformity, Innovations,
Ritualism, Retreatism, Rebellion
What is Conformity? - ✔✔in which the individual excepts society's established goals and its
institutional structures
What is Innovation? - ✔✔in which the individual excepts society's established goals but either
the institutional structures are lacking or not respected.
What is Ritualism? - ✔✔in which the individual does "NOT" except society's established goals
but the institutional structures are available and respected
What is Retreatism? - ✔✔in which the individual neither excepts society's established goals or
it's institutional structures
What is Rebellion? - ✔✔in which the individual has a neutral view on both society's
established goals and it's institutional structures.
What is the Social Structure Theory? - ✔✔Criminal behavior is related to social class
What theory did Merton discuss? - ✔✔Social Structure Theory.
Comprehensive Review
What is the main premise of Differential Association Theory? - ✔✔That Criminal Behavior is
"NOT" inherited it is in essence a learned behavior.
How does Differential Association Theory suggest that criminal behavior is learned? - ✔✔That
it is learned through interaction with others because one is more exposed to social messages
favoring criminal conduct than exposed to messages "NOT" favoring criminal behavior.
What are the principal steps in Differential Association Theory? - ✔✔The association is early in
life, the interaction is frequent and long term plus it is from someone they respect and admire
What theory did Edwin Sutherland discuss? - ✔✔Differential Association Theory
What is the premise of Social Bond Theory? - ✔✔It offers the justification on why people obey
and conform to rules and regulations.
How does Social Bond Theory suggest why individuals obey and conform to rules and
regulations? - ✔✔Regulating and instilling good behavior and values at a young age so they
conform.
What are the main concepts of the Social Bond Theory that imply instilling good behavior? -
✔✔Attachments with positive stable peers, parents and teachers
Commitment to our actions career, family education and positive goals
Involvement with positive activities that consume our time.
Beliefs that are developed by the previous concepts.
, What theory did Hirchi discuss? - ✔✔Social Bonding Theory
What does Merton mean when he discusses "ANOMIE" - ✔✔That society fails to exercise
adequate regulations or constraints over the goals and desires of its individual members.
What are the modes of adaption that Merton refers to? - ✔✔Conformity, Innovations,
Ritualism, Retreatism, Rebellion
What is Conformity? - ✔✔in which the individual excepts society's established goals and its
institutional structures
What is Innovation? - ✔✔in which the individual excepts society's established goals but either
the institutional structures are lacking or not respected.
What is Ritualism? - ✔✔in which the individual does "NOT" except society's established goals
but the institutional structures are available and respected
What is Retreatism? - ✔✔in which the individual neither excepts society's established goals or
it's institutional structures
What is Rebellion? - ✔✔in which the individual has a neutral view on both society's
established goals and it's institutional structures.
What is the Social Structure Theory? - ✔✔Criminal behavior is related to social class
What theory did Merton discuss? - ✔✔Social Structure Theory.
