Answers to the Learning Check boxes within the text are provided here for your reference.
Self-Assessment/Learning Check 8.1
1. In Shaw and McKay’s theoretical model, which zone was predicted to be the highest in crime and delinquency rates, largely due to other social problems there?
Central business district
Zone in transition
Zone VI
Zone V
Answer: B
2. Which unit of analysis does Shaw and McKay’s theory focus on?
Macro-level
Micro-level
Situational-level
Answer: A
Self-Assessment/Learning Check 8.2
1. Which theorist proposed the theory of lower class focal concerns?
Burgess
Shaw
Anderson
Miller
Answer: D
2. Which theorist wrote a significant book of inner-city, African-American subculture, titled The Code of the Streets?
Burgess
Park
Anderson
Miller
Answer: C
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