General Strain Theory Asserts That ______________________

question 18

Multiple Choice

General Strain Theory asserts that ______________________.

• A) economic strains on states producing terrorism will weaken the resolve of the terrorists
• B) It is easy to take into account all strains in order to mitigate crime and terrorism
• C) strains have been used to study and explain crime but should be extended to study sub-state terrorism
• D) certain strains or stressors increase the likelihood of crime

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Definitions:

Wagner Act

The first major piece of federal legislation adopted explicitly to encourage the formation of labor unions and provide for collective bargaining between employers and unions as a means of obtaining the peaceful settlement of labor disputes.

Sex Discrimination

Unfair treatment of people because of their sex or gender; includes both direct discrimination and practices that have a disproportionate impact on members of one sex.

Gender

A category that refers to the social and cultural distinctions associated with being male, female, or non-binary.

National Labor Relations Board

An independent federal agency established to protect employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative.