Chapter 2: The process and problems of social research

Question 1

Social Research

Answer 1

question is a question about the social world that you seek to answer through the collection and analysis of firsthand, verifiable, empirical data

Question 2

Social Theory

Answer 2

a logically interrelated set of propositions about empirical reality (i.e., the social world as it actually exists)

Question 3

General Deterrence

Answer 3

occurs when people see that crime results in undesirable punishments—that “crime doesn’t pay.

Question 4

Specific Deterrence

Answer 4

occurs when persons who are punished decide not to commit another offense so they can avoid further punishment