Control theories according to Hirschi assume that delinquent acts result when
a. an individual's bond to society is weak or broken.
b. parental control is lax.
c. definitions favorable to law-breaking are present.
d. social bonds have been replaced by agents of social control.
A
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a. true b. false
The terms "rewards," "costs," "profit," and "loss" reflect which mate selection theory?
a. benefits theory b. business management theory c. exchange theory d. math theory
Among the results of urbanization is the:
a. dispersion of populations b. increasing interdependence of populations c. increasing isolation of one city from another d. need for increased rural populations to feed city dwellers
In discussing how people understand death, the term "noncorporeal continuity" refers to the idea that
A. legal issues must be addressed after death. B. death occurs suddenly, without warning. C. death involves cessation of functioning. D. human beings survive in some form after the death of the physical body.