Edwin Sutherland ↔️ Differential Association Theory
Robert Merton ↔️ Strain Theory
What is the name of Emile Durkheim's key theory on deviance?
Anomie Theory
What does Robert Merton's Strain Theory suggest about the causes of deviant behavior?
Strain to achieve goals
Who developed the Differential Association Theory?
Edwin Sutherland
Which sociologist developed the Anomie Theory?
Emile Durkheim
Howard Becker's Labeling Theory suggests that individuals engage in deviance because they are labeled as "deviant" by society.
True
Marx's Class Conflict Theory emphasizes economic factors in shaping criminal behavior.
True
Conformity, as described in Merton's Strain Theory, involves accepting societal goals and the legitimate means to achieve them.
True
Sutherland's Differential Association Theory suggests that criminal behavior is learned through interactions with others.
True
Sutherland's theory proposes that criminal behavior is learned through interactions with others, particularly within intimate
Lombroso's theory suggests that criminals are born with innate, biological traits
Emile Durkheim's Anomie Theory proposes that deviance arises from a breakdown of social standards.
True
Sutherland's Differential Association Theory provides a social learning perspective on criminal behavior.
True
Sutherland's theory states that criminal behavior is learned through interactions within intimate
Who developed the Anomie Theory in criminology?
Emile Durkheim
Match the theorist with their key theory:
Cesare Lombroso ↔️ Biological Theory
Edwin Sutherland ↔️ Differential Association Theory
Robert Merton ↔️ Strain Theory
According to Merton, individuals adopt five adaptive behaviors under strain
What is the primary cause of criminal and deviant behavior according to Merton's Strain Theory?
Gap between goals and means
Strain Theory focuses on societal rather than individual factors to explain deviant behavior.
True
What is the fundamental conflict in Karl Marx's Class Conflict Theory?
Bourgeoisie vs. proletariat
According to Sutherland's Differential Association Theory, how is criminal behavior learned?
Through social interactions
Sutherland's theory provides a social learning perspective on criminal behavior.
True
Arrange the four key elements of social bonds in Social Control Theory:
1️⃣ Attachment
2️⃣ Commitment
3️⃣ Involvement
4️⃣ Belief
Cesare Lombroso proposed the Biological Theory, which suggests that criminals are born with innate, biological traits. biological
Robert Merton introduced the Strain Theory, which argues that individuals may turn to crime when they are unable to achieve socially accepted goals. Strain
Durkheim's Anomie Theory suggests that deviance arises when there is a breakdown or lack of social and ethical standards
According to Merton, strain can lead people to adopt illegitimate or criminal methods to attain their desired ends
The Strain Theory was introduced by Robert Merton.
Match the theorist with their key theory:
Cesare Lombroso ↔️ Biological Theory
Edwin Sutherland ↔️ Differential Association Theory
Robert Merton ↔️ Strain Theory
Robert Merton's Strain Theory suggests that deviance occurs when there is a gap between societal expectations and available opportunities.
Who developed the Labeling Theory?
Howard Becker
What is the central idea of Edwin Sutherland's Differential Association Theory?
Criminal behavior is learned
Which adaptation in Merton's Strain Theory involves rejecting societal goals but adhering to legitimate means?
Ritualism
What is the core concept of Marx's Class Conflict Theory in criminology?
Conflict between social classes
Sutherland believed that motives and attitudes favorable to crime are learned through social interactions.
True
What is Robert Merton's key criminological theory called?
Strain Theory
Who developed the Labeling Theory in criminology?
Howard Becker
What is the central argument of Cesare Lombroso's Biological Theory?
Criminal traits are innate
What is Robert Merton's Strain Theory primarily concerned with?
Achievement of social goals
Durkheim's Anomie Theory suggests that deviance arises from a lack of social and ethical standards