Social Problems Quiz # 29

Norms that rule our moral and ethical _________, the violation of which tends to result in harsh negative sanctions is called Mores

Behaviors

Attitudes

Meetings

Thoughts

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is an annual survey of a random selection of U.S. households by the Department of Justice asking people to indicate if they have been the victims of crimes

True

False

________ is also known as street crimes, the eight crimes the FBI considers most serious: four violent crimes (homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery) and four property crimes (burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson)

Part I crimes

Part II crimes

Part III crimes

Part IV crimes

Twenty-one crimes the FBI collects in addition to Part I crimes, including fraud, embezzlement, vagrancy, and drunkenness is called

Part I crimes

Part II crimes

Part III crimes

Part IV crimes

A theory used to argue that larger-scale social structural (macro) factors, rather than individual-level (micro) propensities, have the most impact on crime is called

Strain theory

Stress theory

Einstein Theory

Social disorganization theory

A theory used to argue that crime stems from wealth and income inequality. It argues that crime in the United States results from an economic system that stresses the American Dream is called

Strain theory

Stress theory

Einstein Theory

Social disorganization theory

Strret crimes also known as ________, the eight crimes the FBI considers most serious: four violent crimes (homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery) and four property crimes (burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson)

Part I crimes

Part II crimes

Part III crimes

Part IV crimes

The most serious of all rules; breaking one of these could result in expulsion from society is called taboos

True

False

The idea that if people think there is an issue (e.g., razor blades in the candy) they will act as if it is true (e.g., X-ray kid’s candy before they can eat it or, worse, throw it out!) even when no razor blades are there to be found is called

Thomas theorem

Math theorem

Statistics theorem

All of above

Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is Yearly FBI report that contains data from reports to the FBI from police departments around the country; provides the most widely used information on crime in the United States

True

False

Crimes committed by high-status individuals in the course of their occupations, including crimes such as corporate misrepresentation on statements, manipulating the stock exchange, embezzling, tax fraud, workplace violations, and environmental pollution is called

White-collar crimes

Black-collar crimes

Grey-collar crimes

All of above

The death of civilians during war, most often due to ________ is called Collateral damage

Indirect causes

Direct causes

Personal causes

All of above

The attempt by a state or organization to attack a nation’s computer or information systems is called Cyber warfare

True

False

Domestic terrorism is terrorism carried out by a country’s own citizens

True

False

In Homecoming theory travelers who spend a significant time away from home (e.g., particularly veterans) may be disoriented when they return.

True

False

A war that is morally justifiable is called

Proxy wars

Total wars

Just wars

None of above

_______ is carried out by loose networks of individuals spread across countries and continents who are motivated by religious goals, with mass casualties being central to their goals

New terrorism

Old terrorism

Fake terrorism

Terrorism

________ is tended to be used by territorially based, formal organizations with hierarchical structures who were driven by political ideologies and whose primary goal was to communicate rather than kill or maim

New terrorism

Old terrorism

Fake terrorism

Terrorism

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is ______ problems caused by the traumas of combat

Mental health

Mental problem

Wealth

All of above

Leaders of three social sectors—the economy, the military, and the political institution—that have merged into one extremely powerful, elite ruling class is called Power elite

True

False

Rather than fighting each other directly, countries such as the United States and the USSR have taken sides in other wars over political ideology around the world (e.g., Vietnam) is called

Proxy wars

Total wars

Just wars

None of above

Sovereignty is supreme right of states to govern themselves

True

False

______ is a threat or act of violence carried out by non-state actors against civilians to achieve some sort of political or ideological goal

New terrorism

Old terrorism

Fake terrorism

Terrorism

A war with no limits on weaponry or territorial scope, and in which all of society’s resources are mobilized is called

Proxy wars

Total wars

Just wars

None of above

An armed, usually violent fight between states or groups within a state, with each party attempting to impose its will on the other is called war

True

False

Weapons of mass destruction is nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that can cause significant harm

True

False

Broken windows policing is cracking down on _______ disorderly behavior (e.g., panhandling) or disorder in the neighborhood, like graffiti, litter, and broken windows.

Low-level

High-level

Average-level

Upper-level

The long-term consequences of having a criminal record, such as inability to secure housing, gain admission to college, and in some states, even vote is known as Collateral consequences

True

False

Police increase contact with residents and partner with neighborhood organizations to seek solutions to particular neighborhood concerns is called

Community policing

Non-Community policing

Population policing

All of above

The process of making an action a criminal one, or a person a criminal, by creating a ______ is called. Criminalization

Law

Hypotheses

Principle

Experiment