1) Which factor BEST predicts the rate of violent crime in an area? a

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1) Which factor BEST predicts the rate of violent crime in an area?

a. Poverty.

b. Race.

c. Collective Efficacy.

d. Social class

2. How would Durkheim define "Anomie"?

a.     Normlessness.

b.     A period of inadequate or inappropriate social control.

c.      A disjunction between means and goals.

A period of great social change

3. Which type of society did Durkheim believe was most likely to experience Anomie?

a.     Society with mechanical solidarity.

b.     Society with organic solidarity.

c.      Society where there is a consensus of the laws and views of "good" and "bad."

d.     Society where the laws reflect the dominant culture.

4. According to Labeling Theory, when does an act become deviant or criminal?

a.     When the person breaks a law.

b.     When a person with a criminal history is involved.

c.      When it is defined as such by a group of observers

d.     When the majority group in society declares it to be so.

5. Labeling Theory describes a process where a label is internalized and persons act

           according to expectations. This process is called:

a.     Label Internalization

b.     Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

c.      Social Appeasement

d.     Expectation Rationalization