Sociology 205 Cohn Exam 2 (final) 2023 With complete solution

1. Steven Pinker has a book called . The book described .: "Better angels of our nature" convincing argument that crime and violence have gone down worldwide 2. 3 lowest crime rate countries? why is each is so low?: Switzerland, Singa- pore, Japan Swiss = everyone has guns, well regulated Singapore & Japan: nobody has guns 3. 3 ways of measuring crime: looking at published statistics, Self-report, Victim- ization study 4. how to prove that a measure is reliable?: test it multiple times 5. personal crimes:: crimes between/against a person or people 6. predetory crimes:: want something from you 7. introspective crime: roadrage, feeling wronged 8. who's more willing to fight and why? Men or Women?: Men are more likely to fight because they're always trying to be the alpha-male. Women are more diplomatic 9. Older people are less likely to be robbed because .: older people spend more hours in their homes than young people 10. RACIAL NOTE: are more likely than to be victims of crime.- : Blacks; Whites 11. age group most likely to be the victim of complete violence: young adults (17-24) 12. what racial group is most likely to be part of completed violence? what about least likely?: Most likely- black males followed by black females Hispanics are a little more protected because of their large families White women are the safest 13. INCOME: are at a higher risk of crime.: Poor people 14. why are poor homes broken into more often than rich homes?: they're easier to break into because they don't have the "state of the art" security systems 15. 59% of crime is caused by !: non-strangers (Domestic argument, etc.) 16. usually, Blacks vs. , and Whites vs. : blacks vs. blacks; whites vs. whites 17. what's the key thing to do if you're getting mugged: know that taking action helps!! CHANGE UP THE SCRIPT ON YOUR ATTACKER 18. social "Norm": an unwritten, understood rule of nature 19. What is the difference between a Norm and a Law?: Norms are unspoken rules, not necessarily written into law. 20. Anomie causes crime..what is Anomie?: Anomie is the lack of usual social moral standards 21. Tolerant social groups have crime. (more or less?): more. the more strict a social group is, the less crime 22. What is marginalism?: Ethnicity wars.. basically if people treat black people like thugs, then they'll become thugs 23. differential association:: deviant groups cause crime..conformity makes you less crime probable 24. deterrance: threat of punishment will deter someone from doing a crime. (i.e: if the penalty for being caught stealing was death, nobody would steal) 25. 3 variables (options to weigh as a potential criminal) when dealing with deterrence: Will you get caught?