Across
- 3. Merton’s fourth category of adaptation, part of strain theory, is ___________________ which describes the behavior of those who reject socially approved goals and means.
- 5. The ___________________ thesis/theory is a perspective on crime causation that holds that physical deterioration in an area leads to increased concerns for personal safety among residents.
- 7. Sociological theories utilize a ___________ perspective, where they focus on the big picture.
- 11. Techniques of ___________________ are culturally available justifications that can provide criminal offenders with the means to disavow responsibility for their behavior.
- 12. _________________________ which refers to an individual’s perception of his or her rightful place in the reward structure of society is sometime used to explain white collar crime.
- 13. In 1938 _____________________ was the first person to posit strain theory as an explanation for crime.
- 14. Matza used the term soft __________________ to describe drift, saying that delinquents are neither forced to make choices because of fateful experiences early in life nor entirely free to make choices unfettered by the realities of their situation.
Down
- 1. _____________________, an early sociological theorist who studied crime in the first part of the 20th century stated that crime is a normal part of all societies and that law was a symbol of social solidarity.
- 2. Shaw and McKay applied the concentric zone model to what American city? ____________________.
- 4. Zone V is also known as the ______________________ zone.
- 6. __________________________ refers to the economic and social gap that exists between rich and poor people who live in close proximity to one another.
- 8. He developed the reaction formation theory. ___________________________________
- 9. Chapter 6 focuses on 3 major sociological theories. Social disorganization theory, _____________, and culture conflict theory.
- 10. Kody Scott was a member of the _______________ street gang.