Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final Exam Questions and Answers)

Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final Exam Questions and Answers) Steven Pinker has a book called ____. The book described ___. - Answer ️️ -"Better angels of our nature" convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low? - Answer ️️ -Switzerland, Singapore, Japan ------------------------------------------------- Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 3 ways of measuring crime - Answer ️️ -looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victimization study how to prove that a measure is reliable? - Answer ️️ -test it multiple times personal crimes: - Answer ️️ -crimes between/against a person or people predetory crimes: - Answer ️️ -want something from you introspective crime - Answer ️️ -roadrage, feeling wronged who's more willing to fight and why? Men or Women? - Answer ️️ -Men are more likely to fight because they're always trying to be the alpha-male. Women are more diplomatic Older people are less likely to be robbed because ___. - Answer ️️ -older people spend more hours in their homes than young people RACIAL NOTE: _____ are more likely than _____ to be victims of crime. - Answer ️️ - Blacks; Whites age group most likely to be the victim of complete violence - Answer ️️ -young adults (17-24) what racial group is most likely to be part of completed violence? what about least likely? - Answer ️️ -Most likely- black males followed by black females Hispanics are a little more protected because of their large families White women are the safest INCOME: ____ are at a higher risk of crime. - Answer ️️ -Poor people why are poor homes broken into more often than rich homes? - Answer ️️ -they're easier to break into because they don't have the "state of the art" security systems 59% of crime is caused by ________ ! - Answer ️️ -non-strangers (Domestic argument, etc.) usually, Blacks vs. _____, and Whites vs. ______ - Answer ️️ -blacks vs. blacks; whites vs. whites what's the key thing to do if you're getting mugged - Answer ️️ -know that taking action helps!! CHANGE UP THE SCRIPT ON YOUR ATTACKER social "Norm" - Answer ️️ -an unwritten, understood rule of nature What is the difference between a Norm and a Law? - Answer ️️ -Norms are unspoken rules, not necessarily written into law. Anomie causes crime..what is Anomie? - Answer ️️ -Anomie is the lack of usual social moral standards Tolerant social groups have ___ crime. (more or less?) - Answer ️️ -more. the more strict a social group is, the less crime What is marginalism? - Answer ️️ -Ethnicity wars.. basically if people treat black people like thugs, then they'll become thugs differential association: - Answer ️️ -devia