18 Questions
What has research shown to be better predictors of delinquency than IQ scores?
School grades and level of commitment
According to research, what leads to delinquency but is also impacted by it?
Low commitment to school
Contrary to Cohen's suggestion, which group is more likely to behave in delinquent ways according to research?
Middle-class boys with poor grades
Why do Black students exhibit school resistance according to the text?
Conflict between schools' cultural assumptions and students' own cultural backgrounds
What is stated to have a greater impact on delinquency than the management style of the school?
Classroom climate
How was schooling viewed in relation to youth crime issues by the 1990s according to the text?
As part of the problem
According to power-control theory, what is a factor that influences the degree of delinquency between boys and girls?
Parenting styles
As adolescents age, how do parental influences on delinquency change?
Diminish
What has public discourse and moral panics traditionally blamed for the problem of youth crime?
Parents alone
In family research focusing on parental attachments, what issue has been typically ignored?
Child and youth victimization
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?
Parenting styles
According to interactional theory, what relationship has been found between low parental attachment and delinquency?
Worsens parental attachment
What type of school violence is often portrayed as a 'youth gone mad' issue?
Extreme school shootings
Which factor is identified as the single most important predictor of official delinquency?
Having delinquent friends
Who is often portrayed as having a significant problem with serious school violence like bullying?
White, middle-class, suburban students
Which theory may explain delinquency among youth from different ethnic backgrounds according to the text?
Differential association theory
What is the primary focus of schools' responses to youth violence, as mentioned in the text?
Implementing 'zero tolerance' policies
How are the definitions of gangs and gang activities described in the text?
Politically motivated
Explore the relationship between school commitment, delinquency, and academic performance based on research focused on Cohen’s and Hirschi’s theories. Understand how grades and commitment levels can predict delinquency and how delinquency can affect commitment to school.
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