MIDTERMS CHAP 2 Flashcards
(39 cards)
Is a social product that reflects the dominant attitudes, values, and beliefs of society’s culture.
ADOLESCENCE
Largely, as a result of urbanization and industrialization, the society created the ______ and its accompanying normative expectation in an effort to differentiate and regulate the social status, role and legal treatment of people in this category from adult members of society.
CONCEPT OF ADOLESCENCE
Creation of a new form of social deviance.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Prolonging the transition from childhood to adulthood in an _____ society has been functional in many ways.
URBAN-INDUSTRIAL
One of these is the marginality experienced by individuals who have biologically and physiologically matured into _____, but who are socially, biologically, and physiologically matured into _____, but who are socially and legally denied access to a meaningful adult role.
YOUNG ADULTHOOD
A _____ has formed, in part, in response to the difficulty of growing up in a society that forces adult values upon juveniles who are not allowed to fully participate in the social system.
YOUTH SUB-CULTURE
The creation of adolescence, and the fact the youth automatically experiences ______ , denies the youth the opportunity to acquire the basic skills, knowledge and other attributes required in adult life.
SOCIAL LIMBO
The marginal status arising from this temporary _____ between child and adult, undoubtedly contributes to adolescent deviance.
NO MAN’S LAND
How to react in the _____ has been extremely problematic for society.
SOCIAL DEVIANCE OF YOUTH
Often viewed apart from its social context, _____ has been approached as a discrete problem to be studied, analyzed, and treated.
DELINQUENCY
From the sociological perspective, ______, like any other social problem, is inherently social in nature.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
From the _____ which undergird the social norms defining delinquency, the social dimension is ever present.
CULTURAL VALUES
Change in the age distribution if the population deeply influences crime and delinquency rate.
AGE
Expert believes that long-term economic downturn coupled with a relatively large number of teens in the population will produce high delinquency rates.
ECONOMY
Has been linked to fluctuations in the crime and delinquency rates. Are particularly crime prone, so levels increase, so too do crime rates.
DRUGS
Some experts argue that violent media can influence youth crime. Watching violence on television correlated to aggressive behaviors, especially kids with pre-existing tendency towards crime and violence.
MEDIA
Divorce, school drop-outs, teen pregnancy, and racial inequality, as the level of social problems increases so do crime and delinquency rates.
ON GOING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
There are available empirical evidences showing that the recent drop in the crime rate can be attributed to the availability of legalized ______. According to some researcher if _____ illegal, they believe that crime rates might be 10 to 20 percent higher than they currently are with legal ______.
ABORTION
As the number of ______ in the hands of children increases, so do juvenile violence rates.
GUNS
Are also related to gun possession; the higher the _____ in a neighborhood, the more likely kids are to carry guns, most likely for self-protection.
VIOLENCE RATES
The presence of _____ in an area will greatly contribute to the rate of the crime and delinquency.
GANGS
Some law enforcement experts have suggested that a reduction in crime rates may be attributed to a recent “get tough” attitude towards delinquency.
JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY
The term _____ describes those who are not provided with proper shelter, clothing, food, and clean and safe living conditions, and medical needs.
DEPENDENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN
Has been linked to problem behaviors, delinquency, and criminal behavior later in life.
CHILD VICTIMIZATION
