Study Guide Chapter 3 Race and Crime/Bellas Spring 2014
1.
________________ the study of the external shape of the head was first popularized in
Europe.
2.
_________________ is the legal theory that argues that the law is used to maintain White supremacy.
3.
__________________ is the thesis credited to William Wilbanks that argues the criminal justice system is fair. a.
No Discrimination Thesis b.
Contextual Discrimination Thesis c.
Rational Discrimination Thesis d.
Black Protectionism Thesis
4.
_______________ is the term used to describe the focus on the “crime in the streets” rather than the “crime in the suites.” a.
Economic privilege b.
Black privilege c.
Class privilege d.
White privilege
5.
True or False: In Lombroso’s view, “Negro” women and “Red Indian” women were seen as “manly” looking, which contributed to their criminality. a. True b. False
6.
This gene-based evolutionary theory links many of the differences between the races, including crime patterns, to migrations out of Africa: a.
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution b.
Heredity c.
r/K Selection Theory d.
Adaptation
7.
_______________________ is the center of the concentric zone map that Park and
Burgess created.
8.
What is characterized by such conditions as fluctuating populations, significant numbers of families on welfare, families renting, etc? a.
Social Distance b.
Social Disorganization c.
Social Polarization d.
Social Outcasting

Study Guide Chapter 3 Race and Crime/Bellas Spring 2014
9.
_________________ theory proposes that inner city residents develop norms that do not view physical assaults as being wrong or antisocial. a.
Critical Race Theory b.
r/K Selection Theory c.
Subculture of Violence Theory d.
Culture Conflict Theory
10.
Which one of the bottom choices is NOT one of Merton’s “modes of adaption?” a.
innovators b.
retreatism c.
rebellion d.
social buffer
11.
True or False: Robert Merton never addressed race in his strain theory. a. True b. False
12.
True or False: Emile Durkheim used the term anomie to refer to a state of normlessness or lack of social regulation society. a. True b. False
13.
________________ conducted a pioneering study in Philadelphia during the late 1800s that provided insights into crime and other social problems. a. Elijah Anderson b. Monroe Work c. W.E.B. Du Bois d. Charles Sumner
14.
Which theory was formulated by criminologist Thorsten Sellin? a.
Racial Invariance Thesis b.
Social Disorganization Theory c.
Scientific Criminological Theory d.
Culture Conflict Theory
15.
Which of the following is not a key aspect of Rushton’s r/K Selection Theory? a.
Reproduction b.
Attitude c.
Intelligence d.
Climate

Study Guide Chapter 3 Race and Crime/Bellas Spring 2014
16.
Walter Miller’s “focal concerns” theory was based on all of these values except: a.
emotion b.
fate c.
autonomy d.
trouble
17.
_________________ is at the core of Elijah Anderson’s “code of the street” theory.
18.
Herrnstein and Murray argued that low ____________ leads to people being drawn to danger and having “an insensitivity to pain or social ostracism, and a host of derangements of various sorts”. a.
self control b.
IQ c.
impulsivity d.
delinquency
19.
True or False: Biology and behavior has begun to become a more accepted area within criminology. a.
True b.
False
20.
___________________ is defined as “social cohesion among neighbors combined with their willingness to intervene on behalf of the common good.”
21.
True or False: Robert Agnew used General Strain Theory to examine strain at a macro level. a.
True b.
False
22.
What theory focuses on struggles between individuals and/or groups in terms of power differentials? a.
Social Disorganization Theory b.
Anomie/Strain Theory c.
Conflict Theory d.
r/K Selection Theory