Cohn soci 205 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How do you measure crime? CORRECT ANSWER *Victimization studies ("were you the victim"....?) *Official crime rates (reports to 911) *Self-reportage (survey taken..."have you committed...?) What the #1 issue w/ crime rates? CORRECT ANSWER *Most don't get reported* ex; rape, aggravated assault, burglaries What are the two main crimes that get reported? CORRECT ANSWER Homicide Auto-theft (90% get reported) Is self-reportage high or low in crime rates? CORRECT ANSWER Very lo...

SOCI 205 Cohn Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers capitalism - Answer ️️ -a system where means of production are privately owned -labor is free feudalism - Answer ️️ -bound to a noble/land -forced labor bourgeosie - Answer ️️ --owns capital -someone who owns and controls the means of production under capitalism -the employer proletariat - Answer ️️ -laborer Lumpenproletariat - Answer ️️ --people living on the margin of society such as beggars, vagrants, and ...

"Control Theory and Juvenile Delinquency" CORRECT ANSWER *Travis Hirschi* talked about the control theory that delinquent acts result when an individual's bond to society is weak or broken elements of the bond to society CORRECT ANSWER attachment commitment involvement belief Japan Singapore Switzerland CORRECT ANSWER countries with the lowest crime rate different ways of measuring crime CORRECT ANSWER looking at official crime rates self reports victimization studies random...

Mancur Olson - answer-developed the theory of free riders, public goods, and private goods public good - answer-a good where people get the benefits without having to pay anything; nonrival and nonexcludable private good - answer-a good where people only benefit from paying; rival and excludable free-rider - answer-someone who uses public goods zoning - answer-geographic area that has been defined according to varying levels of flood risk marshland - answer-a piece of ...

Soci 205 Exam 2 (Cohn) Questions with correct Answers 100 % Rated

3 ways of measuring crime - answer-looking at published stats, self-report, victimization study Personal crime - answer-crimes between or against a person Predatory crimes - answer-want something from the victim introspective crime - answer-crimes of passion 3 Lowest Crime Rate Countries - answer-Switzerland, Singapore, Japan Steven Pinker - answer-"Better angels of our nature" Anoime - answer-Durkheim's term for the loss of direction felt in a society w...

What causes suicide? - answer-Lack of moral regulation What keep people from committing suicide? - answer-- Moral reponsibility for others - Structure Anomie - answer-Not knowing what the rules are or what's normal - Cause of suicide Rapid change in fortune - answer-- Can cause anomie - Champagne suicide What happened in European countries when they achieved economic prosperity? - answer-Suicide rates continued rising Are men or women more likely to commit suicide?...

Soci 205 Exam 2 (Cohn) Questions with correct Answers rural landlessness (Jeffrey Paige and reading) increses liklehood for rural upbringing agriculture is a big deal, but labor is not spread evenly Samuel Huntington Third wave- switch from wanting democracy to dictatorship bc they are tired of ineffective democracy. Then they hate dictatorship and want democracy. 3 authors that started the fundamentals of sociology (founding fathers) 1. Karl Marx 2. Weber 3. Durkheim What makes Marxi...

Soci 205 Exam 2 (Cohn) Questions with correct Answers rural landlessness (Jeffrey Paige and reading) increses liklehood for rural upbringing agriculture is a big deal, but labor is not spread evenly Samuel Huntington Third wave- switch from wanting democracy to dictatorship bc they are tired of ineffective democracy. Then they hate dictatorship and want democracy. 3 authors that started the fundamentals of sociology (founding fathers) 1. Karl Marx 2. Weber 3. Durkheim What makes Marxi...

Soci 205 Exam 2 (Cohn) Questions with correct Answers rural landlessness (Jeffrey Paige and reading) increses liklehood for rural upbringing agriculture is a big deal, but labor is not spread evenly Samuel Huntington Third wave- switch from wanting democracy to dictatorship bc they are tired of ineffective democracy. Then they hate dictatorship and want democracy. 3 authors that started the fundamentals of sociology (founding fathers) 1. Karl Marx 2. Weber 3. Durkheim What makes Marxi...