In Their Study of the Causes of Delinquency, Published in Unraveling

question 30

Multiple Choice

In their study of the causes of delinquency, published in Unraveling Juvenile Delinquency,
Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck:

• A) matched 500 delinquent boys with a control group of 500 non-delinquent boys.
• B) compared the offending of delinquent boys to that of delinquent girls.
• C) conducted ecological analysis.
• D) used participant observation.

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Predisposed

Inclined or susceptible to a particular condition or outcome, often due to genetic or environmental factors.

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