Juvenile Delinquency Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
This course explores the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency, examining its causes, consequences, and the various societal responses to youth offending. Students will analyze theories of delinquent behavior, the influence of family, peers, and community, and cultural factors contributing to juvenile crime. The course also investigates the juvenile justice system, including law enforcement practices, judicial proceedings, rehabilitation efforts, and the effectiveness of prevention and intervention programs. Through case studies and current research, students will gain an understanding of policy implications and the challenges facing professionals working with at-risk youth.
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Investigating Social Problems 2nd Edition by A.
Javier Trevino
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Chapter 1: Sociology and Social Problems
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Q1) Researchers interested in the subjective aspects of social problems are most likely to use ______ methods.
A)quantitative
B)qualitative
C)primary
D)secondary
Answer: B
Q2) ______ can be defined as the social process by which people define a social problem into existence.
A)Social problem
B)Social institution
C)Social structure
D)Social constructionism
Answer: D
Q3) A cohort is defined as individuals within a population who share similar ______.
A)socioeconomic status and gender
B)age and experiences
C)family backgrounds and social status
D)age and interests
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Poverty and Class Inequality
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Q1) The belief that wealth can buy influence,media access,and the support of policymakers best illustrates ______.
A)functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory
Answer: C
Q2) Social mobility in the United States has increased over the past three decades.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The belief that those in power choose to "blame the victim" rather than accept any responsibility for poverty best illustrates ______.
A)functionalism
B)symbolic interactionism
C)conflict theory
D)integrative theory
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) Whites are a numerical minority in all of the following states EXCEPT ______.
A)Illinois
B)Texas
C)Hawaii
D)New Mexico
Answer: A
Q2) According to the 2010 U.S.Census,what percentage of Americans are considered Native American?
A)1
B)5
C)12
D)20
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is a type of racism that avoids overt arguments of biological superiority/inferiority?
A)antiracism
B)cultural racism
C)internalized racism
D)color blind racism
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Gender
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Q1) In the United States,Black men with a college degree or more on average live ______ White men with the same education.
A)about the same number of years as
B)10 years less than
C)4 years less than
D)2 years more than
Q2) Which feminist famously advocated leaving Christianity behind as an institution deeply flawed by patriarchy?
A)Christine Williams
B)Mary Daly
C)Kathleen Gerson
D)Malala Yousafzai
Q3) Though many women in ______ occupations feel pressure to do masculinity,this pressure is reduced in occupations characterized by an ethic of professionalization.
A)technical
B)manufacturing
C)criminal justice
D)medical
Q4) What does it mean to say that gender is socially constructed?
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Chapter 5: Sexuality
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Q1) ______ is defined as the way in which people learn and develop ways to embody actions in a given social context.
A)Habitus
B)Erotic habitus
C)Socialization
D)Interactionism
Q2) According to the General Social Survey,______ of Americans say homosexual individuals should be allowed to teach in schools.
A)5.1%
B)30.2%
C)50.7%
D)84.9%
Q3) An unintended consequence of a social action that was unplanned is most closely connected to which of the following theoretical perspectives?
A)symbolic interactionism
B)conflict perspective
C)functionalism
D)erotic habitus
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Chapter 6: Aging
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Q1) In terms of age,______ have the lowest poverty rate.
A)people aged 20-29
B)people aged 30-39
C)people aged 40-49
D)people aged 50-64
Q2) What is continuity theory? Describe how the aging process can be affected by levels of continuity.What are some of the consequences of discontinuity?
Q3) Which perspective suggests that social policies,including those affecting the elderly,are subject to dominant political and economic ideological beliefs that reinforce advantages and disadvantages in the larger society?
A)disengagement theory
B)activity theory
C)dependency theory
D)political economy of aging
Q4) Which of the following is a basic tenet of the disengagement theory?
A)Disengagement can be reversed.
B)Many over age 60 will not disengage.
C)Disengagement is inevitable.
D)Disengagement is the result of choices people make after age 65.
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Chapter 7: Education
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Q1) The 1982 U.S.Supreme Court case ______ determined that undocumented students have the right to a free K-12 public education in the United States.
A)Roe v.Wade
B)Brown v.Board of Education
C)Plyler v.Doe
D)Rodriguez v.San Antonio
Q2) Conflict theory stresses the need to base education policies on a longitudinal examination of the processes that occur inside schools and classrooms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 1973,the U.S.Supreme Court declared in Rodriguez v.San Antonio that there is no constitutional right to an equal education under the Fourteenth Amendment.Briefly explain how this decision affected school financing.
Q4) Institutional theorists argue that mass universal education benefits individuals but not societies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Media
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Q1) Media reporting on obesity most frequently focuses on the relationship between genetics and body weight.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is a moral entrepreneur? Describe the general relationship between moral entrepreneurs,the claims making process,and the media.Then use a specific example to illustrate your answer.
Q3) All of the following statements about the "cult of thinness" are true EXCEPT it ______.
A)idealizes a slim body type unachievable for the vast majority of people
B)leads to decreased rates of obesity
C)often equates being thin with morality
D)often portrays fat as repulsive
Q4) A ______ describes a situation in which public fear and anxiety about a social problem are disproportionate to the danger of that problem.
A)digital divide
B)media scare
C)moral panic
D)culturally divisive theme
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Chapter 9: Family
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Q1) Today,about ______ of first marriages begin with the couple living together.
A)10%
B)35%
C)60%
D)80%
Q2) Unrelated and unmarried adults in an intimate relationship sharing living quarters are referred to as ______.
A)householding
B)engaging in a visiting union
C)participating in a marriage movement
D)cohabiting
Q3) Disputes over the state of American society,including the presumed decline of the family,are often known as the ______.
A)cohabitation crisis
B)marriage movement
C)culture wars
D)marriage dearth
Q4) The older a woman is,the less likely she is to find a potential husband.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Work and the Economy
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Q1) What is a bureaucracy? According to Max Weber,what are the key elements of a bureaucracy? What is the relationship,according to Weber,between bureaucracies and rationalization?
Q2) At the end of 2016,88.6% of men between the ages of 25 and 54 were in the labor force.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Compared to members of the permanent workforce,temporary workers are more likely to be all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A)younger
B)female
C)Black
D)a college graduate
Q4) People in jail or prison are not counted as part of the labor force.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How have union membership rates in the United States changed over the past two decades? What are three primary benefits of union membership for workers?
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Chapter 11: Crime
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Q1) When compared to the crime rates two decades ago,crime has ______.
A)remained relatively stable
B)slightly decreased
C)increased slightly
D)significantly decreased
Q2) The law for possessing quantities of crack cocaine,favored by urban drug users,established prison terms ______ times as long as for powdered cocaine,preferred by suburban users.
A)20
B)40
C)60
D)80
Q3) Rehabilitation involves the loss of individual freedom and liberty.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Punishments for possession of crack cocaine,weak enforcement of wage laws,and stop-and-frisk policies all contribute to the disproportionate incarceration of people of color.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Drugs
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Q1) ______ focuses on how individuals understand themselves in relationship to society.
A)General strain theory
B)Symbolic interactionism
C)Social disorganization theory
D)Social learning theory
Q2) ______ theorists would be most likely to suggest that drug use is conditioned by the social structure of society,including inequalities of class,gender,race,and sexuality.
A)Functionalist
B)Conflict
C)Interactionist
D)Bureaucratic
Q3) The argument that drug use may increase in times of anomie,or normlessness,is most closely associated with which theoretical perspective?
A)functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)integrative theory
Q4) Explain social disorganization theory and how it affects the social environment.
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Chapter 13: Health
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Q1) ______ occurs when individuals identify themselves as their disease.
A)The medical industrial complex
B)Illness identity dependency
C)Role strain
D)Dissociative identity disorder
Q2) White coats and stethoscopes are examples of ______,which often help to increase patient trust in doctors.
A)symbolic structures
B)ritual objects
C)legitimated instruments
D)congruent tools
Q3) Compared to men,women are more likely to ______.
A)delay visiting a doctor
B)live longer
C)underreport pain or other symptoms
D)skip checkups and examinations
Q4) Women are diagnosed as suffering from more ill-health than men.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Environment
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Q1) ______ analysis suggests that people will present environmental issues in ways that elicit a particular type of response.
A)Cultivated
B)Natural
C)Symbolic
D)Frame
Q2) Global trends in climate change suggest all of the following are occurring EXCEPT ______.
A)larger polar ice caps
B)warming climate
C)higher sea levels
D)an increase in extreme weather events
Q3) In which theory are social experiences and environmental experiences intertwined?
A)socialization and environmental theories
B)risk theory
C)conflict theory
D)ecological theory
E)functional theory
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Chapter 15: Science and Technology
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Q1) ______ saw science as a social institution governed by a set of distinct norms and values shared among the scientific community.
A)Robert K.Merton
B)Émile Durkheim
C)Sandra Harding
D)Thomas Kuhn
Q2) A ______ is a new social order composed of humans and technology that is dominated by technological needs.
A)transformer
B)technosocial object
C)robotic society
D)megamachine
Q3) A ______ approach focuses on the meanings and practices of a technology by different actors.
A)structural functionalist
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionist
D)social constructionist
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Chapter 16: War and Terrorism
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Q1) Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)include all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A)sleep disturbances
B)decreased sensitivity to noise
C)disturbing dreams
D)poor concentration
Q2) Geographically,the U.S.military is disproportionately drawn from all of the following areas EXCEPT ______.
A)rural areas
B)the South
C)the Midwest
D)the Mountain states
Q3) Female soldiers make up about ______% of the U.S.armed forces.
A)5
B)15
C)25
D)35
Q4) Discuss the limitations and shortcomings of the Global War on Terror and the programs associated with this initiative.Be sure to include examples in your response.
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Chapter 17: Urbanization
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Q1) The Paris Agreements are the newest set of global emission reductions,adopted in 2015.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The conformity of individuals to explicit and implicit social rules of behavior is called ______.
A)social order
B)urbanization
C)city
D)gemeinschaft
Q3) Theorists associated with ______ are most likely to argue the city's form and growth come from decisions made by people and organizations that control wealth and other key resources.
A)structural functionalism
B)conflict theory
C)symbolic interactionism
D)communal theory
Q4) Discuss Ernest Burgess's concentric-zone model of urban development.Then compare and contrast it with Homer Hoyt's sector model,as well as multiple nuclei theory.
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