In Their Studies of Delinquency in Chicago Spanning Several Decades

question 16

Multiple Choice

In their studies of delinquency in Chicago spanning several decades, Shaw and McKay found that:

• A) neighborhoods heavily populated by disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups had the highest delinquency rates, no matter in what geographical areas of the city they resided
• B) neighborhoods closest to the central business district had the highest rates of delinquency, even though the racial and ethnic composition of these neighborhoods changed substantially over time
• C) neighborhoods closest to the central business district had the highest rates of delinquency offending, whereas adjacent areas farther from the city center had the highest rates of delinquency victimization
• D) some disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups maintained low rates of delinquency although they resided in neighborhoods closest to the center of the city
• E) scattered at various points throughout the city and its adjacent suburbs were distinctive "hot spots" of delinquent and criminal activity

---

Definitions:

Phonetic

Relating to the sounds of spoken language and the study of their production, transmission, and reception.

Lexical

Pertains to the words of a language or the vocabulary related to a specific subject or field.

Syntactic

Pertaining to the rules and structures that govern the construction of sentences in a language.

Pragmatic Rules

Pragmatic rules are guidelines for how language is used in social contexts for effective communication.