How Are Social Disorganization Theories Fundamentally Different from Previous Theories

question 10

Multiple Choice

How are social disorganization theories fundamentally different from previous theories of crime and deviance?

• A) Social disorganization focuses on types of places; previous theories focused on types of people.
• B) Social disorganization focuses on individuals; previous theories focused on groups.
• C) Social disorganization focuses on culture; previous theories focused on social psychology.
• D) Social disorganization focuses on families; previous theories focused on individuals.

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Definitions:

Parent's Murder

The act of unlawfully killing one's mother or father.

Freud's Concept

Theories proposed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior, including the structural model of the psyche composed of the id, ego, and superego.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously kept out of consciousness.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.