Cloward and Ohlin Identified Three Basic Gang Types Based on the Type

question 13

Multiple Choice

Cloward and Ohlin identified three basic gang types based on the type of illegitimate opportunity structure available in a specific area. The___________ is devoted to theft, extortion, and other illegal means of securing an income.

• A) retreatist gang
• B) criminal gang
• C) conflict gang
• D) rebellist gang

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Definitions:

Locus of Causality

Refers to where individuals attribute the cause of events, either internally (to themselves) or externally (to the situation or others).

Correspondent Inference

A theory suggesting that people make inferences about a person's dispositional attributes based on observed behaviors, especially when those behaviors have socially unexpected consequences.

Stability of Causation

A principle suggesting that causal relationships remain consistent across different contexts and times.

Fixed Versus Incremental Attribution

Theories that explain how people perceive their ability to change (incremental) versus viewing their abilities as static (fixed).