Question 1

What does Elizabeth Comack's research on gender and crime conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abuse is strongly related to women's law violations. 
B)  Most crimes committed by women are "crimes of passion" enacted on the spur of the moment. 
C)  Women do commit the same types and numbers of crimes as men; they just don't get caught as often. 
D)  Women's crime rates are increasing significantly as a result of the feminist movement. 
A)  Abuse is strongly related to women's law violations. 
B)  Most crimes committed by women are "crimes of passion" enacted on the spur of the moment. 
C)  Women do commit the same types and numbers of crimes as men; they just don't get caught as often. 
D)  Women's crime rates are increasing significantly as a result of the feminist movement.

Question 2

All Jamie's friends wear name-brand clothing.Which theory would argue that Jamie's theft of clothes can be attributed to his inability to obtain the same style as his friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunity theory 
B)  social control theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  strain theory 
A)  opportunity theory 
B)  social control theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  strain theory

Question 3

What percent of frauds are committed by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  11-20 percent 
B)  21-30 percent 
C)  31-40 percent 
D)  41-50 percent 
A)  11-20 percent 
B)  21-30 percent 
C)  31-40 percent 
D)  41-50 percent

Question 4

Explain how the computer can act as a modern Panopticon.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

The computer makes widespread

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or co-workers 
B)  standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C)  travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D)  telling your friends your hopes and dreams 
A)  serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or co-workers 
B)  standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C)  travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D)  telling your friends your hopes and dreams

Question 6

What term do Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin use for the circumstances that provide access to wanted things through illegal behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  illegitimate opportunity structures 
B)  deviant channels 
C)  deviant opportunity structures 
D)  opportunity moments 
A)  illegitimate opportunity structures 
B)  deviant channels 
C)  deviant opportunity structures 
D)  opportunity moments

Question 7

Your sociology class takes place at predictable times and on scheduled days each week.All who are enrolled in the class are expected to show up on these days at the appropriate time.Which of the following best describes such systematic practices developed by social groups to encourage student conformity?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanisms of retaliation 
B)  mechanisms of punishment 
C)  mechanisms of social control 
D)  mechanisms of deviance 
A)  mechanisms of retaliation 
B)  mechanisms of punishment 
C)  mechanisms of social control 
D)  mechanisms of deviance

Question 8

Opportunity theory is based on what perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict perspective 
B)  symbolic interactionist perspective 
C)  feminist perspective 
D)  postmodernist perspective 
A)  conflict perspective 
B)  symbolic interactionist perspective 
C)  feminist perspective 
D)  postmodernist perspective

Question 9

Compared to the other Canadian provinces listed,which province in Canada has a higher rate of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  Ontario 
D)  New Brunswick 
A)  British Columbia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  Ontario 
D)  New Brunswick

Question 10

An interest in women and deviance in the 1970s led to what kind of perspective on female crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminist 
B)  postmodern 
C)  emancipation 
D)  conflict 
A)  feminist 
B)  postmodern 
C)  emancipation 
D)  conflict

Question 11

What form does social control typically take?

Accepted Answer

A)  internalized societal norms and values 
B)  positive sanctions used to punish rule-breakers 
C)  arrests or fines 
D)  jail sentences 
A)  internalized societal norms and values 
B)  positive sanctions used to punish rule-breakers 
C)  arrests or fines 
D)  jail sentences

Question 12

Which term is used to describe the factors that are associated with crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  crime correlates 
B)  crime predictors 
C)  crime determinants 
D)  crime statistics 
A)  crime correlates 
B)  crime predictors 
C)  crime determinants 
D)  crime statistics

Question 13

Which province in Canada has the lowest crime rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Brunswick 
B)  British Columbia 
C)  Alberta 
D)  Saskatchewan 
A)  New Brunswick 
B)  British Columbia 
C)  Alberta 
D)  Saskatchewan

Question 14

Why does organized crime thrive?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is great demand for illegal goods and services. 
B)  There are few other illegitimate opportunities. 
C)  Gang-related killings are on the decline. 
D)  It remains extremely difficult to infiltrate the world of legitimate business. 
A)  There is great demand for illegal goods and services. 
B)  There are few other illegitimate opportunities. 
C)  Gang-related killings are on the decline. 
D)  It remains extremely difficult to infiltrate the world of legitimate business.

Question 15

According to strain theory,people commit deviant acts when they are exposed to cultural goals that they cannot obtain through approved means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following does the text cite as a reason for many employers being reluctant to implement required safety measures?

Accepted Answer

A)  The costs involved are extremely high. 
B)  The penalties for violating workplace health and safety laws are so light. 
C)  Unsafe and illegal working conditions are almost unheard of in our closely regulated country. 
D)  Government enforcement of rules is very lax. 
A)  The costs involved are extremely high. 
B)  The penalties for violating workplace health and safety laws are so light. 
C)  Unsafe and illegal working conditions are almost unheard of in our closely regulated country. 
D)  Government enforcement of rules is very lax.

Question 17

Discuss the principal assumptions of strain,opportunity,and control theories,and state the types of deviance they may best explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Cybercrime is defined as an offence in which a computer is the tool used to commit a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which term would Howard Becker use to describe animal rights activists who protest Lucy the Elephant's residence at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton?

Accepted Answer

A)  professional speakers 
B)  moral entrepreneurs 
C)  modern prophets 
D)  ethical brokers 
A)  professional speakers 
B)  moral entrepreneurs 
C)  modern prophets 
D)  ethical brokers

Question 20

Corporate crimes are always less costly in terms of money and lives lost than are street crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Social Class

What does Elizabeth Comack's research on gender and crime conclude?

All Jamie's friends wear name-brand clothing.Which theory would argue that Jamie's theft of clothes can be attributed to his inability to obtain the same style as his friends?

What percent of frauds are committed by women?

Explain how the computer can act as a modern Panopticon.Provide an example.

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

What term do Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin use for the circumstances that provide access to wanted things through illegal behaviours?

Opportunity theory is based on what perspective?

Compared to the other Canadian provinces listed,which province in Canada has a higher rate of crime?

An interest in women and deviance in the 1970s led to what kind of perspective on female crime?

What form does social control typically take?

Which term is used to describe the factors that are associated with crime?

Which province in Canada has the lowest crime rate?

Why does organized crime thrive?

According to strain theory,people commit deviant acts when they are exposed to cultural goals that they cannot obtain through approved means.

Which of the following does the text cite as a reason for many employers being reluctant to implement required safety measures?

Discuss the principal assumptions of strain,opportunity,and control theories,and state the types of deviance they may best explain.

Cybercrime is defined as an offence in which a computer is the tool used to commit a crime.

Which term would Howard Becker use to describe animal rights activists who protest Lucy the Elephant's residence at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton?

Corporate crimes are always less costly in terms of money and lives lost than are street crimes.

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