Question

a collection of social norms defining appropriate or proper behavior under a particular set of circumstances is known as
a) anomie
b) phonology
c) role

a ______ is a set of inter - related propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and ultimately control some class of events.
a) hypothesis
b) conflict perspective
c) trait
d) theory

theory testing usually involves the development of a(n) ______ based on what the theory predicts.
a) trait
b) survey
c) hypothesis
d) anomie

which of the following scholars is considered to be a classical school criminologist?
a) cesare lombroso
b) travis hirschi
c) edwin sutherland
d) cesare beccaria

______ is an eighteenth - century approach to crime causation and criminal responsibility that emphasizes free will and reasonable punishments.
a) the classical school
b) biosocial criminology
c) positivism
d) the psychological school

what is atavism?
a) a term used to identify a specific type of aggressive behavior
b) a term used to denote the concentric zones characterized by disorder and transition
c) a condition characterized by features thought to be common in earlier stages of human evolution
d) a term used to describe the physical constitution or bodily characteristics of offenders

which approach to explaining crime addresses the gender ratio problem?
a) psychological perspectives
b) the classical school
c) sociological theories
d)

Explanation:

1. Norms are social - agreed - upon rules of behavior in specific situations.
2. A theory is a set of related propositions for describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling events.
3. Theory - testing involves formulating a hypothesis based on the theory's predictions.
4. Cesare Beccaria is a well - known Classical School criminologist.
5. The Classical School is an 18th - century approach emphasizing free will and reasonable punishments.
6. Atavism is a condition characterized by features thought to be common in earlier stages of human evolution.
7. Biosocial theories address the gender ratio problem in explaining crime.

Answer:

1. norm
2. theory
3. hypothesis
4. D. Cesare Beccaria
5. A. The Classical School
6. C. A condition characterized by features thought to be common in earlier stages of human evolution
7. D. Biosocial theories