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

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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.

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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.

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______ suggests that people learn from observing the behaviors of others around them.

a. Social disorganization b. Social bonds c. Labeling d. Social learning

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