Soc. 101 - Social Problems
C. McGehee, Instructor

                            STUDY GUIDE WEEK 7


What causes crime?  Nature, nurture, or free will?  Discuss the problems of 
knowing the effects of each on crime.

What do sociologists mean by "social control?"

Discuss the difference between social control in cottage industry and the factory
system.

Discuss the differences between crime in cottage industry and the factory system.

What characteristics of urban society contribute to crime?  

What six factors contribute to a high crime rate?

What six conditions are necessary for effective social control? 

What five stages have prisons gone through from cottage industry to the factory
system?  What is the significance of each and how is each related to subsequent
forms?

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