Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

In which of the following settings would shaming be LEAST effective?

Which of the following theories of deviance is LEAST associated with sociobiology?

Napoleon Chagnon's visit to the Yanomamö tribe, where he observed tribe members appearing naked in public, using hallucinogenic drugs, and letting mucus hang from their noses, is a good example of ________.

When Officer Friel discovered Mark smoking marijuana outside the school, he took him home and turned him over to his parents for counseling and treatment as they felt appropriate. He also warned Mark the next time would result in a ride to juvenile hall. Which statement best describes Officer Friel's actions?

What is a group's formal and informal means of enforcing norms called?

The chances of receiving the death penalty are greatly affected by geography (where the murder took place), social class, and gender.

The early sociologist who argued that deviance might be functional for society was ________.

When citizens take the law into their own hands it is known as __________.

A group's usual and customary social arrangements, on which its members depend and on which they base their lives, is called ________.

The upper-class uses the criminal justice system to oppress the lower-class because they pose a threat to their power and the current social order.

Based on Merton's typologies, what do drug addicts, the homeless, nuns living in a convent, and monks living in a monastery have in common?

In control theory, what is the difference between inner and outer controls?

The term white collar crime was coined by sociologist ________ to refer to crimes that people of respectable social status commit in the course of their occupation.

According to Cloward and Ohlin, what is the underlying cause of deviance and delinquency in unstable slums of a city?

An person in the upper-class is less likely to be punished by the criminal justice system than someone in the lower-class.

What was the single greatest difference that explains why members of their community perceived the "Roughnecks" and "Saints" differently?

In an effort to resist the label of "deviant," most people will develop rationales to justify their deviant acts. Sykes and Matza refer to these rationales as ________.

In Mexico vigilantism has become a means adopted by the people to secure their freedom. What has happened in that society to lead such means? How might U.S. citizens be at risk for loosing such freedoms?

Suicide bombers in Iraq are accorded high praise by those who oppose an American presence in the Middle East and are considered heroic warriors. Such honor and praise is an example of a ________.

Because deviance is inevitable, the more important focus is to find ways to protect people from harmful deviant acts, to find ways to tolerate behavior that is not harmful, and to develop a system of fair treatment for deviants.