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What has research shown to be better predictors of delinquency than IQ scores?
What has research shown to be better predictors of delinquency than IQ scores?
- Parental involvement and family income
- School grades and level of commitment (correct)
- Extracurricular activities and social skills
- Classroom size and school facilities
According to research, what leads to delinquency but is also impacted by it?
According to research, what leads to delinquency but is also impacted by it?
- High IQ scores
- Participation in sports activities
- Strong parental support
- Low commitment to school (correct)
Contrary to Cohen's suggestion, which group is more likely to behave in delinquent ways according to research?
Contrary to Cohen's suggestion, which group is more likely to behave in delinquent ways according to research?
- Lower-class boys with average grades
- Middle-class boys with poor grades (correct)
- Upper-class boys with excellent grades
- Working-class boys with high grades
Why do Black students exhibit school resistance according to the text?
Why do Black students exhibit school resistance according to the text?
What is stated to have a greater impact on delinquency than the management style of the school?
What is stated to have a greater impact on delinquency than the management style of the school?
How was schooling viewed in relation to youth crime issues by the 1990s according to the text?
How was schooling viewed in relation to youth crime issues by the 1990s according to the text?
According to power-control theory, what is a factor that influences the degree of delinquency between boys and girls?
According to power-control theory, what is a factor that influences the degree of delinquency between boys and girls?
As adolescents age, how do parental influences on delinquency change?
As adolescents age, how do parental influences on delinquency change?
What has public discourse and moral panics traditionally blamed for the problem of youth crime?
What has public discourse and moral panics traditionally blamed for the problem of youth crime?
In family research focusing on parental attachments, what issue has been typically ignored?
In family research focusing on parental attachments, what issue has been typically ignored?
In terms of family structure, what has been identified as more important than whether a family is a 'broken home' or has a working mother?
In terms of family structure, what has been identified as more important than whether a family is a 'broken home' or has a working mother?
According to interactional theory, what relationship has been found between low parental attachment and delinquency?
According to interactional theory, what relationship has been found between low parental attachment and delinquency?
What type of school violence is often portrayed as a 'youth gone mad' issue?
What type of school violence is often portrayed as a 'youth gone mad' issue?
Which factor is identified as the single most important predictor of official delinquency?
Which factor is identified as the single most important predictor of official delinquency?
Who is often portrayed as having a significant problem with serious school violence like bullying?
Who is often portrayed as having a significant problem with serious school violence like bullying?
Which theory may explain delinquency among youth from different ethnic backgrounds according to the text?
Which theory may explain delinquency among youth from different ethnic backgrounds according to the text?
What is the primary focus of schools' responses to youth violence, as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary focus of schools' responses to youth violence, as mentioned in the text?
How are the definitions of gangs and gang activities described in the text?
How are the definitions of gangs and gang activities described in the text?
