Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final Exam Questions and Answers)

Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final Exam Questions and Answers) Steven Pinker has a book called ____. The book described ___. - Answer ️️ -"Better angels of our nature" convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low? - Answer ️️ -Switzerland, Singapore, Japan ------------------------------------------------- Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 3 ways of measuring crime - Answer ️️ -looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victimization study how to prove that a measure is reliable? - Answer ️️ -test it multiple times personal crimes: - Answer ️️ -crimes between/against a person or people predetory crimes: - Answer ️️ -want something from you introspective crime - Answer ️️ -roadrage, feeling wronged who's more willing to fight and why? Men or Women? - Answer ️️ -Men are more likely to fight because they're always trying to be the alpha-male. Women are more diplomatic Older people are less likely to be robbed because ___. - Answer ️️ -older people spend more hours in their homes than young people RACIAL NOTE: _____ are more likely than _____ to be victims of crime. - Answer ️️ - Blacks; Whites age group most likely to be the victim of complete violence - Answer ️️ -young adults (17-24) what racial group is most likely to be part of completed violence? what about least likely? - Answer ️️ -Most likely- black males