Question 1

Informal sanctions can work especially effectively in which instance?

Accepted Answer

A)  where people don't know each other very well 
B)  where people spend time in continuing face-to-face contact 
C)  in large groups 
D)  in complex urban societies 
A)  where people don't know each other very well 
B)  where people spend time in continuing face-to-face contact 
C)  in large groups 
D)  in complex urban societies

Question 2

Which of the following is a basic process of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  internalization of group norms 
B)  externalization of societal rules 
C)  internal pressures in the form of sanctions from others 
D)  amalgamation 
A)  internalization of group norms 
B)  externalization of societal rules 
C)  internal pressures in the form of sanctions from others 
D)  amalgamation

Question 3

Sally received the Nobel Prize in Physics. This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative formal sanction 
B)  positive informal sanction 
C)  positive formal sanction 
D)  negative informal sanction 
A)  negative formal sanction 
B)  positive informal sanction 
C)  positive formal sanction 
D)  negative informal sanction

Question 4

A "deviant place" describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  the state of mind of the deviant while committing a deviant act 
B)  the kind of place that directly causes a deviant act to take place 
C)  a physical location typically connected to deviant acts 
D)  the areas identified by police officers as high crime areas 
A)  the state of mind of the deviant while committing a deviant act 
B)  the kind of place that directly causes a deviant act to take place 
C)  a physical location typically connected to deviant acts 
D)  the areas identified by police officers as high crime areas

Question 5

The idea that law emerges to embody and reflect the strong, majority sentiment of the population is consistent with the _____ view of the origin of law.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  consensus 
C)  coercion 
D)  populist 
A)  conflict 
B)  consensus 
C)  coercion 
D)  populist

Informal sanctions can work especially effectively in which instance?

Which of the following is a basic process of social control?

Sally received the Nobel Prize in Physics. This is an example of a:

A "deviant place" describes:

The idea that law emerges to embody and reflect the strong, majority sentiment of the population is consistent with the _____ view of the origin of law.

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters

Exam 2: Deviant Events and Social Control

Informal sanctions can work especially effectively in which instance?

Which of the following is a basic process of social control?

Sally received the Nobel Prize in Physics. This is an example of a:

A "deviant place" describes:

The idea that law emerges to embody and reflect the strong, majority sentiment of the population is consistent with the _____ view of the origin of law.

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters