Law and Politics

Identify and explain each of Walter Miller's focal concerns as they relate to lower -class culture.

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List and describe the five modes of adaptation outlined by Merton and explain how each relates to ...

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What are the four major principles of sociological theories? List and explain the three major ...

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The Chicago Area Project focused on reducing social ________ in slum neighborhoods.

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The subcultural approach has been criticized for being ________ because many so-called violent ...

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According to Anderson's code of the street, a ________ family tries to uphold positive values.

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A lower-class youth who seeks status through violence is probably involved in a ________ subculture, ...

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According to Cloward and Ohlin, ________ opportunities are generally available to middle-class ...

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Claiming that, I only beat up drunks, is an example of the neutralization technique of denying the________.

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The focal concern of ________ is seen in statements such as, "No one's going to push me around."

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According to Agnew, emotions such as anger, fear, and depression are known as ________ affective states.

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________ space refers to mechanisms that bring an environment under the control of its residents.

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According to Sherman's research into hot spots, crime is ________ concentrated.

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The work of researchers such as Park and Burgess became known as the ________ School of Criminology.

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According to the concept of ________ transmission, traditions of delinquency are transmitted through ...

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Shaw and McKay defined social ________ as the inability of local communities to solve common problems.

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Which of the following was not part of Mobilization for Youth?

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Which of the following was not one of the objectives of the Chicago Area Project?

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The book The Code of the Street was written by

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The concept of ________ involves an individual openly rejecting what he wants but cannot achieve.

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Which of the following is not one of the key identifiable features of a delinquent subculture, ...

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According to differential opportunity theory, drug use predominates in the ________ delinquent subculture.

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Differential opportunity theory was developed by

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Which of the following is an example of the technique of neutralization known as the metaphor of the ledger?

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Claiming that the authorities are responsible for their own victimization is an example of the ...

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