The branch of social structure theory that focuses on the breakdown in inner-city neighborhoods of institutions such as the family is ________ theory
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
social disorganization
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Observer bias in which observers follow an initial tendency to rate certain objects or persons and use this rating for all subsequent ratings is known as:
a. Hawthorne effect b. placebo effect c. halo effect d. reactivity
If a police officer walks into a home on a routine call and notices that all utensils, doorknobs, and hardware is rusted, he or she should know this is a strong indicator of:
a. a chemical reaction from preparing a bomb. b. someone using lead to make large amounts of ammunition. c. someone having turned on a gas oven, to detonate and destroy the home. d. fumes from a forensic crime analyst's fingerprinting equipment, so the officer should exit.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The significant majority of family annihilators are male. 2. Contrary to a somewhat common belief, the killing of children is roughly split between the father and the mother. 3. Siblicide is the murder of one’s parent. 4. Familicide is a statistically rare event. 5. Most perpetrators of shaken baby syndrome are the child’s mother.
______ suggests that people learn from observing the behaviors of others around them.
a. Social disorganization b. Social bonds c. Labeling d. Social learning