Deck 5: Violence in Society: Rape and Murder

Question 1

__________ is the use of force to injure people or destroy property.

A) Violence
B) Anomie
C) Subculture
D) Misogyny

Answer 1

Violence

Question 2

Tonya used a baseball bat to shatter the windshield of her husband's Mercedes Benz sports car. This is an example of __________.

A) violence
B) anomie
C) patriarchy
D) modeling

Answer 2

violence

Question 3

From the 1960s to 1991, the rate of violence __________.

A) decreased
B) increased
C) stayed the same
D) fluctuated up and down

Answer 3

increased

Question 4

The number of violent crimes for each 100,000 Americans is called the __________.

A) crime rate
B) rate of violent crime
C) anomie
D) organization of violence

Question 5

What is your likelihood of getting murdered if you live in Washington, D.C., compared to New Hampshire?

A) Ten times greater
B) Thirteen times greater
C) Twenty-two times greater
D) Eighty-one times greater

Question 6

A serial killer is loose in New York City. This is an example of __________.

A) a social problem
B) anomie
C) patriarchy
D) individual violence

Question 7

When a stranger approached Olivia in a nightclub and propositioned her for sex, she smacked his face. This is an example of __________.

A) group violence
B) anomie
C) a social problem
D) a personal problem

Question 8

When female students are concerned about walking to their classes at night, this is __________.

A) a subjective concern
B) organized group violence
C) institutionalized group violence
D) irrational

Question 9

Who concluded that violent people are atavistic?

A) Earnest Hooton
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Konrad Lorenz
D) Cesare Lombroso

Question 10

Sociologists look for causes of violence __________.

A) outside of the individual
B) within the individual
C) by looking at the individual's personality
D) in religious teachings

Question 11

The basic approach sociologists take to understanding violence is to focus on how the __________ encourages or discourages violence.

A) social environment
B) genetic makeup of an individual
C) race and ethnicity of a person
D) religious background of a group

Question 12

Modeling is a(n) __________.

A) biological explanation
B) sociological approach
C) learning theory
D) insignificant explanation

Question 13

Some societies downplay violence while others encourage it. This shows __________.

A) that some societies are more primitive than others
B) that people are biologically different
C) the role that the social environment plays
D) that some people are liars

Question 14

The soldiers who show bravery in battle receive medals to wear on their uniforms. The giving of these medals to reward a certain type of behavior is an example of __________.

A) anomie
B) reinforcement
C) modeling
D) patriarchy

Question 15

Growing up with his parents, Brad saw his father hit his mother on numerous occasions. Now that Brad is married, he hits his wife in the same manner. This illustrates __________.

A) anomie
B) reinforcement
C) modeling
D) patriarchy

Question 16

To maintain a nonviolent atmosphere in her classroom, Mrs. Elliot gives one golden star to every student who plays nicely with the other students. Mrs. Elliot's actions are in line with __________.

A) operant conditioning
B) anomie
C) subcultural theory
D) containment theory

Question 17

Subcultural theory was introduced by __________.

A) Robert Merton
B) Emile Durkheim
C) Edwin Sutherland
D) Marvin Wolfgang

Question 18

According to the __________, poor people have different values than the middle class, and this is why they act as they do.

A) culture of poverty
B) social structure of poverty
C) containment theory
D) control theory

Question 19

According to the __________, the poor act as they do because, unlike middle-class people, they do not have the same opportunities to attend good schools or to obtain good jobs.

A) culture of poverty
B) social structure of poverty
C) containment theory
D) control theory

Question 20

April's new friends believe that it is perfectly acceptable to hit another person if that person has said something insulting. Because the attitudes that surround April support violence, this illustrates __________.

A) modeling
B) excess of definitions
C) behavior modification
D) anomie

Question 21

Mrs. Hibaji does not like her son's friends because they are ex-convicts. She tells her son that if he continues to hang around them, he will probably end up serving time in prison like them. Mrs. Hibaji's views are in line with __________.

A) containment theory
B) control theory
C) frustration-aggression theory of violence
D) differential association

Question 22

Aaron grew up in a violent urban area. Todd grew up in a nonviolent suburban area. Subcultural theory suggests that __________.

A) Aaron has a greater chance than Todd of being violent
B) Todd has a greater chance than Aaron of becoming violent
C) Aaron and Todd are equally likely to be violent
D) neither Aaron nor Todd will be violent

Question 23

Susan is attending college and working part time so that she can get a good job. This is an example of __________.

A) finding cultural means to achieve goals
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy
C) the culture of poverty
D) anomie

Question 24

When Jethro left his small town home to go away to a university, he felt that the rules that used to apply no longer fit. Jethro felt less restrained and experienced a sense of anxiety. Jethro was experiencing __________.

A) modeling
B) excess of definitions
C) behavior modification
D) anomie

Question 25

When families worked on farms and cooperated with one another, this helped to keep violence at a low level. This is __________.

A) anomie
B) social integration
C) containment theory
D) social acceptability

Question 26

Sam wants to shoplift, but when he thinks about the reaction of his family and friends he stops himself. He is experiencing __________.

A) inner control systems
B) outer control systems
C) anomie
D) decrease of violence

Question 27

Renee has a high level of self-control and would not think about committing a crime. She is experiencing __________.

A) inner control systems
B) outer control systems
C) containment theory
D) social integration

Question 28

The American dream of owning a home and two cars is an example of __________.

A) anomie
B) cultural means
C) cultural goals
D) modeling

Question 29

Muhammad believes that if you want to reduce crime in the inner city, then you must provide more jobs so that people can have the opportunity to become successful without breaking the law. Muhammad's beliefs are in line with __________.

A) strain theory
B) containment theory
C) differential association
D) frustration-aggression theory of violence

Question 30

__________ argues that we can expect violence because groups are competing with one another for highly desired, but limited, resources.

A) Strain theory
B) Containment theory
C) Subcultural theory
D) Conflict theory

Question 31

Rape is one way that men make women submissive so that they can maintain a larger share of power, known as __________.

A) matriarchy
B) patriarchy
C) anarchy
D) frustration-aggression

Question 32

Joanne is a 31-year-old high school teacher. Brian is Joanne's 14-year-old student. Joanne and Brian engaged in sexual intercourse. This is an example of __________.

A) soldier rape
B) forcible rape
C) statutory rape
D) legal rape

Question 33

Rapes are more likely to occur in __________.

A) spring
B) summer
C) fall
D) winter

Question 34

A woman is most likely to be raped by __________.

A) a stranger in the middle of the night
B) a sibling
C) someone of a different race
D) someone she knows, such as a family member

Question 35

Which state has the highest rates of rape?

A) Alaska
B) Wisconsin
C) Texas
D) North Dakota

Question 36

The __________ rapist beats his victims because he has learned to get pleasure from hurting others.

A) woman hater
B) sadist
C) generally violence-prone
D) revenger

Question 37

The __________ rapist has an unrealistic image of masculinity and uses rape to bridge the gap between the way he perceives how men ought to be and the way he perceives himself.

A) woman hater
B) opportunist
C) acquaintance
D) sadist

Question 38

Murder rates in the United States are highest in the __________.

A) East
B) West
C) South
D) Midwest

Question 39

Which of the following is true regarding murder in the United States?

A) Whites are more likely than African Americans to be murdered.
B) African Americans are more likely than whites to be murdered.
C) Whites and African Americans are equally likely to be murdered.
D) We don't have the data to determine which race is most likely to be murdered.

Question 40

The killing of four or more people in a single episode is called __________.

A) serial murder
B) mass murder
C) statutory murder
D) big murder

Question 41

__________ is the killing of several people in three or more separate events.

A) Serial murder
B) Mass murder
C) Statutory murder
D) Big murder

Question 42

Michael walked into the classroom and shot each of his 23 classmates. Fourteen people died from the injuries and nine survived. This is a case of __________.

A) serial murder
B) mass murder
C) statutory murder
D) big murder

Question 43

Justin Pinchot killed one man in 1993, a teenager in 1995, and a woman in 1996. This is an example of __________.

A) serial murder
B) mass murder
C) statutory murder
D) big murder

Question 44

Researchers have documented that rape is higher in societies __________.

A) where churches and schools stress equality
B) where perceived cost of rape is high
C) in which women are devalued
D) where the likelihood of punishment for rapists is high

Question 45

Which theoretical perspective explains that some societies view killing as a manly act?

A) Feminism
B) Conflict
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Functionalism

Question 46

What are the two major theories that explain poverty? Do they apply in the United States? Give examples.

Question 47

What is Sutherland's differential association theory? How can it be used to explain violence? Give examples.

Question 48

What is the difference between the symbolic interactionist, functionalist, and conflict perspectives on violence? Which types of violence are best explained by each theory?

Question 49

Murder is a complex act that follows some general social patterns. Explain the who, what, when, and where of murder trends. What explains these trends?

Question 50

What are the main arguments in the gun control debate? Is there a side you identify with more? Why?