Sociology Answers

What has contributed towards the development of new social patterns in society

With the help of sociological perspectives, explain how societies shape our individual lives? 

Which social theorist thought the central aspect of society involved competing groups who held different interests?

13. The psychological dimension comprises of three components. The third component is 

volition and it refers to …

1.purposeful behaviour or free will.

2.crime that is committed for its benefits.

3.responses evoked from parents and peers.

4.children with behavioural problems.

14.According to the … model, it is better to let several criminals go free, than to falsely 

incarcerate innocent people, as individual rights are an important issue. 

1. rational thought

2. classical criminology 

3. crime control

4. due process

15.The process of motivation is … driven.

1. thought

2. action

3. need

4. intent

13. The psychological dimension comprises of three components. The third component is 

volition and it refers to …

1.purposeful behaviour or free will.

2.crime that is committed for its benefits.

3.responses evoked from parents and peers.

4.children with behavioural problems.

14.According to the … model, it is better to let several criminals go free, than to falsely 

incarcerate innocent people, as individual rights are an important issue. 

1. rational thought

2. classical criminology 

3. crime control

4. due process

15.The process of motivation is … driven.

1. thought

2. action

3. need

4. intent

10.

Learned behaviour is associated with … and is linked to individual risk factors for 

criminal causation. 

1. substance abuse 

2. crime

3. socialisation

4. delinquency 

11. When a person commits a wrongful act, it is connected to his/her culpable frame of 

mind. In this regard, deliberate intent and negligence are known as: 

1. Two forms of justification.

2. Two forms of explanation.

3. Two forms of guilt.

4. Two forms of remorse.

12.

Which theorist determined that the process of moral development is primarily 

concerned with justice?

1.Bandura

2.Kohlberg

3.Freud

4.Hagan

8.

Which option is associated with general factors that contribute to crime in South 

Africa?

1.Political rivalry as a contributing factor.

2.Political culture, violence and crime.

3.Poor credibility of the courts. 

4.Crime and economic development. 

9.The premise that certain people are born criminals through the inheritance of a genetic 

or physiological predisposition to crime, is linked to the …

1.rational choice perspective.

2.deterministic approach.

3.social learning perspective.

4.biological dimension.

What are some examples of cultural lag that are present in your life? Do you think technology affects culture positively or negatively? Explain.

Identify several examples of popular culture and describe how they inform larger culture. How prevalent is the effect of these examples in

your everyday life?

1. MacIver defines ____________ as the established forms or conditions of procedure