exam 3

Question 1

what does differential association say about how criminal behavior is learned?

Answer 1

crime is learned through a process of socialization with people who commit crimes or justify crimes

Question 2

how do social structure explanations of criminality fall short according to Sutherland?

Answer 2

they fail to recognize that all aspects of human behavior are learned

Question 3

which theory integrates the psychological principle of rewards and punishments with the sociological notion of learning through differential association

Answer 3

• Burgess and Akers
  -differential reinforcement

Question 4

what are the elements of a social bond?

Answer 4

• attatchment
  commitment
  involvement
  belief

Question 5

How does crime occur according to containment theory?

Answer 5

social pressure to violate the law is paired with failure to resist said pressure

Question 6

what is internal vs external containments

Answer 6

internal- tolerance for frustration, positive self-image, etc
external- friends family peers and society in general

Question 7

what is the difference between primary and secondary deviance?

Answer 7

primary- the original act of violating the law
secondary- continued pattern of violating the law

Question 8

according to Becker and labeling theory, what is deviant behavior?

Answer 8

deviance is created by society

Question 9

what is stigma?

Answer 9

Accepting a deviant self-identity

Question 10

what is dramaturgy and what question does it answering

Answer 10

when someone who is labeled a criminal continues to fill the role because of a deviant self-identity
-answers why stigmatized individuals commit crime continually

Question 11

what are the basic premises of conflict theory?

Answer 11

the conflict between groups is unavoidable
law allows those in control to stay in control and do so as they please

Question 12

crime control is motivated by

Answer 12

the enforcement of laws that perpetuate the existing social and economic order

Question 13

what did Marx say about conflict and capitalism?

Answer 13

capitalism= exploitation

Question 14

how were women socialized in the past, according to feminist theory?

Answer 14

were socialized to have limitations - stay home and not make money

Question 15

according to peacemaking criminology, how does the CJ system perpetuate human suffering?

Answer 15

exacting violence on those committing crime

Question 16

what makes homicide expressive?

Answer 16

crime of emotion only direct relationships and usually no premeditation

Question 17

what are myths about serial killers?

Answer 17

they are all insane
all are sociopaths
primarily motivated by pornography

Question 18

which serial killers are motivated by material gain?

Answer 18

comfort serial killers

Question 19

the largest category of mass murder

Answer 19

revenge