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imowrer

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Explain the basis of Millers focal concerns. Which concern does he suggest is the most important?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Match the term or concept with the correct description.
 
  1. anomie a. inner zones of Chicago where crime rates were higher
  2. concentric zone b. normlessness
  3. differential opportunity c. the study of people in their environment
  4. focal concerns d. results when peoples aspirations become uncontrolled and unfulfilled
  5. autonomy e. whether one responds to a lack of access to legitimate means with criminal behavior depends on access to illegitimate means
  6. kinds of people f. involves a physical response to insults and other interpersonal problems
  7. social ecology approach g. the values of the lower-class subculture
  8. strain h. this focal concern involves a rejection of authority and distaste for anyone trying to control ones behavior
  9. status frustration i. suffered lower-class boys who are not raised with middle-class values and experience
  10. subculture of violence j. matters less than kinds of places



duy1981999

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Delinquency results from several lower-class subcultural focal concerns: trouble, toughness, smartness, excitement, fate, and autonomy. He considers trouble the most important.

Answer to Question 2

1. b
2. a
3. e
4. g
5. h
6. j
7. c
8. d
9. i
10. f



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