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Chapterg1g CriminologygandgthegSociologicalgPerspective
1.1 MultiplegChoicegQuestions
1) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtrue?
A) Crimegisgnotgonlygangindividualgphenomenongbutgalsogagsocialgone.
B) Crimegcangonlygbegstudiedgfromgagclassicalgperspective.
C) Thegstructuregofgsocietygdoesgnotgplaygagsignificantgroleginghowgcrimegisgrooted.
D) Populargsourcesgofgourgknowledgegofgcrimegfocusgongitsgsocialgroots.g
Answer:gA
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Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gBasic
2) Thegsociologicalgperspectivegstressesgthat:
A) Crimegisglargelygthegresultgofgpersonalitygdefects.
B) Peoplegmakegdecisionsgbasedgongfreegwill.
C) Peoplegaregsocialgbeingsgmoregthangmeregindividuals.
D) Crimegcangbegtracedgtogbiologicalgabnormalities.g
Answer:gC
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Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gBasic
3) gstressedgthatgsocialgforcesginfluencegourgbehaviorgandgattitudes.


A) EmilegDurkheim
B) CesaregBeccaria
C) AdamgSmith
D) SigmundgFreud
gAnswer:gA


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Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gBasic
4) Inghisgstudygofgsuicide,gDurkheimgfoundgthat:

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A) Peopleginggroupsgwithghighgsocialgintegrationghadghighergsuicidegrates.
B) Peopleginggroupsgwithghighgsocialgintegrationghadglowergsuicidegrates.
C) Socialgintegrationgdidgnotgplaygagrolegingsuicidegrates.
D) JewsghadghighergratesgofgsuicidesgthangProtestants.g
Answer:gB
PagegRef:g3
Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gIntermediate
5) grefersgtoghowgagsocietygisgorganizedgingtermsgofgsocialgrelationshipsgandgs

ocialginteractions.
A) Socialglearning
B) Socialgdeviance
C) Socialgstructure
D) Socialgconstruct
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Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gBasic
6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesghorizontalgsocialgstructure?
A) Itgisghowgsocietygranksgdifferentggroupsgofgpeople.
B) Itgisgthegbasisgofgunderstandinggthegbiologicalgworkingsgofgthegbrain.
C) Itgisgrootedgingpsychologicalgtheory.
D) Itgisgthegsocialgandgphysicalgcharacteristicsgofgcommunitiesgandgthegnetworksgofgs
ocialgrelationshipsgtogwhichgangindividualgbelongs.
Answer:gDg
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gy.
Level:gIntermediate
7) Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgverticalgsocialgstructure?
A) Itgisghowgsocietygranksgdifferentggroupsgofgpeople.
B) Itgisgthegbasisgofgunderstandinggthegbiologicalgworkingsgofgthegbrain.
C) Itgisgrootedgingpsychologicalgtheory.
D) Itgisgthegsocialgandgphysicalgcharacteristicsgofgcommunitiesgandgthegnetworksgofgs
ocialgrelationshipsgtogwhichgangindividualgbelongs.

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Answer:gAg
PagegRef:g4
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gy.
Level:gIntermediate
8) C.gWrightgMillsgemphasizedgthat:
A) Personalitygisgdevelopedgthroughgverticalgsocialgstructure.
B) Socialgstructuregliesgatgthegrootgofgprivategtroubles.
C) Privategtroublesgaregbestganalyzedgthroughgbiologicalgtheories.
D) Thegsocialgimaginationglimitsgone’sgabilitygtogunderstandgandgchangegthegsocialgf
orcesgunderlyinggone’sgtroubles.
Answer:gBg
PagegRef:g4
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gy.
Level:gIntermediate
9) AccordinggtogMills,gpeoplegaregbettergablegtogbothgunderstandgandgtogchangegthegsocialgf
orcesgunderlyinggtheirgtroublesgwhengtheygacquirega:
A) Horizontalgsocialglife.
B) Verticalgsocialglife.
C) Socialgimagination.
D) Publicgissues.
Answer:gC
PagegRef:g4
Objective:gExplaingthegsociologicalgperspectivegandgdescribegitsgrelevancegforgcriminolo
gy.
Level:gIntermediate
10) WhichgofgthegfollowinggbestgreflectsgwhatgPetergBergergreferredgtogasgtheg“debunkingg
motif”?
A) Sociologicalgresearchgoftengexposesgfalsegclaimsgaboutgrealitygandgtaken-for-
ggrantedgassumptionsgaboutglifegandgsocialginstitutions.


B) Sociologicalgresearchgoftengshowsgthatgconventionalgwisdomgisgcorrectgrathergthangf
alse.
C) Sociologistsgtendgtogseekgjusticegrathergthangwisdomgwhengconductinggresearch.
D) Sociologistsgprefergtogresearchg“urbanglegends”gandgshowgthatgtheygareglargelygt
rue.
Answer:gAg
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