THEORY EXAM II STUDY GUIDE
The following are recommended focus points for Exam II. Remember this list is not final, but only a guide. You should have or continue studying all required and recommended reading material. However, you might want to pay special notice to:
1. Cohen’s criticism of Merton’s theory.
2. Defining and distinguishing between nonutilitarianism, maliciousness, negativism, short-run hedonism and group anatomy.
3. Major concern of the Chicago School.. social deviance (broadly defined as a violation of society’s norms)
4. Robert Park and the Concentric Zone concept.
5. Burgess’s and Park’s Conception of Urban Development and Crime
6. Influence of social disorganization and criminal deviance.
7. Methodology of Shaw and McKay in examining juvenile delinquency.
8. Understanding of map series plotted by Shaw and McKay ((spot maps, rate maps, and zone mps.
9.Support of Shaw and McKay’s concept that crime and delinquency were nor consistently dominated by any particular ethnic or racial group.
10. Relation of cartographic criminology (mapping of crime rates and residences of criminals) to explanation of current criminal behavior
11 The effect, if any of economic development on society’s crime rate?
12. Cultural vs Social Structure concept of Merton (cultural=society's goals; social structure is institutionalized means.
13. Comparison of Ruth Shonle Cavan anomie and Robert Merton’s concept
14. Development/history of Strain Theories. Knowledge of General Theory of Strain by Agnew (Read: Criminology 30 47-87. If you have not already done so)
15. Merton’s typology of adaptation
16. Strength and Weaknesses of Merton’s Monolithic Culture Concept.
17. Delinquent Subculture and Strain.theories.
18. Support or refute concept that status frustration produces strain
19. Two elements of social and cultural structure of Merton’s concept mot important
20. Status frustration as a male problem.
21. Concept and comparison of Coward and Ohlin
22. Relation between Cloward and Ohlin concept and Edwin Sutherland
23. Propositions of Sutherland
24. Theory of “cultural transmission” (Shaw and McKay)
25. Theoretical premise of Thrasher.
26. Concept of Franklin.
The following power point presentation is to serve only as a guide in your exam preparation. You should not limit yourself to this study guide. however you should review your readings. Reminder practice organizing short answers. Be sue to read Agnew's General theory of Strain if you have not already done so.