Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final) 2023 RATED A+

Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final) 2023 RATED A+ 1. Steven Pinker has a book called ____. The book described ___.: "Better angels of our nature" convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 2. 3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low?: Switzerland, Singapore, Japan ------------------------------------------------- Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 3. 3 ways of measuring crime: looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victimization study 4. how to prove that a measure is reliable?: test it multiple times 5. personal crimes:: crimes between/against a person or people 6. predetory crimes:: want something from you 7. introspective crime: roadrage, feeling wronged 8. who's more willing to fight and why? Men or Women?: Men are more likely to fight because they're always trying to be the alpha-male. Women are more diplomatic 9. Older people are less likely to be robbed because ___.: older people spend more hours in their homes than young people 10. RACIAL NOTE: _____ are more likely than _____ to be victims of crime.- : Blacks; Whites 11. age group most likely to be the victim of complete violence: young adults (17-24) 12. what racial group is most likely to be part of completed violence? what about least likely?: Most likely- black males followed by black females Hispanics are a little more protected because of their large families White women are the safest 13. INCOME: ____ are at a higher risk of crime.: Poor people 14. why are poor homes broken into more often than rich homes?: they're easier to break into because they don't have the "state of the art" security systems