Deck 1: A Sociological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency

Question 1

In 1899,which state legislature passed a revolutionary bill regarding "juvenile delinquency" and authorized the establishment of the first juvenile court?

A)Vermont
B)New Hampshire
C)New York
D)Illinois

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The establishment of a legal definition of juvenile delinquency that differentiated youthful offenders from adult criminals generally has been viewed

A)in an indifferent manner
B)in negative tones
C)as a commendable development and step forward in the jurisprudence of this country
D)as highly controversial in all areas and aspects

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which sociologist artfully appropriated elements of the theater to analyze social life as a carefully orchestrated drama?

A)Martha Rigsby
B)Paul Duffield
C)Sam Johnson
D)Erving Goffman

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What type of disciplinarians were the early American colonists?

A)non-religious
B)strict
C)moderate
D)weak

Question 5

Sociology may be defined as

A)a collection of information about life
B)a process of discovering different viewpoints
C)a means of selecting the best policy for society
D)the systematic analysis of the social aspects of human life

Question 6

Essentially how many life stages existed in the 16th and 17th century?

A)two
B)four
C)six
D)eight

Question 7

The sociological perspective

A)is out-of-date in the 21st century
B)suggests powerful forces really have no effect on social acts
C)holds that human behavior is generally an inherent,social act that can be traced to powerful forces
D)views most behavior as deviant in contemporary society

Question 8

Annual statistical summaries reveal that the largest proportion of juvenile offenses are

A)serious criminal acts comparable to those committed by adults
B)felonies
C)sex offenses
D)status offenses

Question 9

The oldest and most familiar description of criminal misconduct by juveniles is the

A)sociological definition
B)political definition
C)religious definition associated with Protestantism
D)legal definition based upon formally codified laws(

Question 10

In traditional agrarian America,the normative expectations for children and for adults were

A)clearly differentiated
B)fairly well defined
C)a and b
D)totally confusing

Question 11

The term juvenile began to be used when states passed laws

A)establishing the legal age for adulthood
B)allowing the sale of liquor
C)prohibiting the sale of liquor
D)requiring children to attend schools

Question 12

The concept of adolescence was socially created to describe

A)the formative years
B)the early childhood years
C)the first seven years of life
D)that period of life between childhood and adulthood

Question 13

Most juvenile behavior

A)deviates from the legal rules of society
B)conforms to the normative standards of society
C)can never be repeated
D)requires law enforcement intervention

Question 14

Typically,the minimum age for delinquency is set at

A)5 years
B)7 years
C)9 years
D)11 years

Question 15

Peter Berger suggests that

A)things are what they seem
B)things should not be seen
C)things are not what they seem
D)reality is obvious

Question 16

When were new child laws legislated to protect youths from exploitation?

A)at the Constitutional Convention
B)immediately after the Civil War
C)near the end of the 19th century
D)during the turbulent 1960s

Question 17

Such acts as truancy or the consumption of alcoholic beverages

A)are not illegal when done by adults
B)are prohibited for juveniles
C)are referred to as status offenses
D)all of the above

Question 18

How many American youths in general share the frustrations and marginality of being adolescent?

A)none
B)few
C)only those who are poor
D)nearly every youth (

Question 19

Most illegal acts attributed to young people

A)really do not occur
B)do apply to adults
C)do not apply to adults
D)result in a conviction for the young person

Question 20

How were children--especially the children of immigrants and the poor--seen during the Industrial Revolution?

A)as cheap factory workers
B)as religious zealots
C)as unproductive workers
D)as unemployable

Question 21

Sociologist Helen Standard (1959)artfully appropriated elements of the theater to analyze social life as a carefully orchestrated drama.

Question 22

While the two terms "juvenile" and "delinquency" are used frequently by Americans,it is interesting to note that they are relatively new concepts that do not necessarily connote the same meanings to all who use them.

Question 23

Near the end of the 19th century,new child labor laws were legislated to protect youth from exploitation.

Question 24

British common law exempted children under the age of 14 from criminal courts.

Question 25

The term juvenile began to be used when states passed laws establishing the legal age for adulthood.

Question 26

The historical development of a formal juvenile justice system in the United States began in 1865?

Question 27

Which of the following could be considered to be a norm?

A)only a rule
B)only a standard
C)only a law
D)a rule,standard,or a law

Question 28

Rules that govern the behavior of youths in the United States such as age restrictions on marriage and the consumptive of alcoholic beverages are

A)outdated
B)negative norms
C)prescriptive norms
D)proscriptive norms

Question 29

The concept of adolescence was socially created to describe the first six years of a child's life.

Question 30

Society usually considers the violation of a folkway a serious offense,and severe penalties are regularly administered.

Question 31

Prescriptive norms

A)are not enforceable
B)prohibit certain kinds of rules
C)"prescribe" certain kinds of behavior as acceptable
D)are comparable to proscriptive norms

Question 32

What are folkways?

A)very new laws
B)always illegal laws
C)religious laws
D)informal agreements

Question 33

The terms "act," "actor," and "audience" conjure up images of the theater,but can be used effectively as analogues to help us understand much of our behavior in everyday life.

Question 34

In 16th and 17th century American society,six different life stages existed.

Question 35

Behavior that conforms or is in harmony with a code of rules is said to be

A)informative
B)reactive
C)reflective
D)normative