School Commitment and Delinquency Research
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Conflict between schools' cultural assumptions and students' own cultural backgrounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stated to have a greater impact on delinquency than the management style of the school?

    <p>Classroom climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was schooling viewed in relation to youth crime issues by the 1990s according to the text?

    <p>As part of the problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to power-control theory, what is a factor that influences the degree of delinquency between boys and girls?

    <p>Parenting styles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As adolescents age, how do parental influences on delinquency change?

    <p>Diminish</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has public discourse and moral panics traditionally blamed for the problem of youth crime?

    <p>Parents alone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In family research focusing on parental attachments, what issue has been typically ignored?

    <p>Child and youth victimization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Parenting styles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to interactional theory, what relationship has been found between low parental attachment and delinquency?

    <p>Worsens parental attachment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of school violence is often portrayed as a 'youth gone mad' issue?

    <p>Extreme school shootings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is identified as the single most important predictor of official delinquency?

    <p>Having delinquent friends</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often portrayed as having a significant problem with serious school violence like bullying?

    <p>White, middle-class, suburban students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory may explain delinquency among youth from different ethnic backgrounds according to the text?

    <p>Differential association theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of schools' responses to youth violence, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Implementing 'zero tolerance' policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are the definitions of gangs and gang activities described in the text?

    <p>Politically motivated</p> Signup and view all the answers

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