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1. _________ theories are most likely the best explanation; while ______ theories are most likely the worst explanation for the “Falling Down” of Bill Foster in the movie set in L.A.

      a. psychological

      b. self-esteem/self-concept

      c. attachment

      d. self-control

      e. social learning

      f. social control

      g. labeling

      h. rational choice

      i. biological

      j. sociobiological/evolutionary

      k. social disorganization

      l. social strain

     m. discrimination

     n.  subculture

     o. conflict

(Essay) Defend, explain, and/or illustrate why your answer to question 1 is a richer and broader explanation than all the other choices when it comes to explaining Bill’s ‘bad day’.

2. Choose any crime to discuss for question

_____________ theories have the broadest and most accurate explanations for the crime of  ( choose a crime __________________ ).    ___________ theories have the least accurate and most narrow explanation.

Differential association

Differential association-reinforcement

Differential identification

Containment

Self-concept

Social Bond

Control-balance

Dramaturgical

Labeling

Social strain

Structural anomie

Discrimination

Personality

Subculture

Conflict

Some other

(Essay) Why did you choose the answer you chose in question 2 and why might criminologists choose each of the others?