Author Question: Marvin Wolfgang argues that a(n) _____ explains the high level of violence among poor, urban males. ... (Read 73 times)

cnetterville · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Marvin Wolfgang argues that a(n) _____ explains the high level of violence among poor, urban males.

a. Ethos of aggression
b. Ethos of anomie
c. Subculture of opportunity
d. Subculture of violence

Question 2

Which of the following scenarios best fits Cloward and Ohlins argument that there is also differential access to illegitimate means, or illegitimate opportunity structures?

a. Where organized crime is a powerful presence, adolescents will gravitate toward it
b. Adolescents will tend to drift toward legitimate means, even in poorer neighborhoods
c. Where sports and other social activities are available, adolescents will gravitate away from it
d. Adolescents will tend to drift toward illegitimate means, even in wealthier neighborhoods