Question 1

Those with disabilities become identified, certified, and derogated just as any other recognized deviant does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Americans With Disabilities Act applied to all of the following kinds of people except:

Accepted Answer

A)  anyone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities 
B)  any person with a record of an impairment 
C)  anyone who received federal assistance through TANF and other cash assistance programs 
D)  any person perceived as having a physical or mental impairment 
A)  anyone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities 
B)  any person with a record of an impairment 
C)  anyone who received federal assistance through TANF and other cash assistance programs 
D)  any person perceived as having a physical or mental impairment

Question 3

How do the disabled differ from other deviants?

Accepted Answer

The disabled differ from other deviants

Question 4

It is best to see disabilities as the sociology:

Accepted Answer

A)  of deviance 
B)  of oppression 
C)  of difference 
D)  of emotions 
A)  of deviance 
B)  of oppression 
C)  of difference 
D)  of emotions

Question 5

Career disability results from:

Accepted Answer

A)  formation of a new role 
B)  engaging in primary deviance as a disabled person 
C)  role adaptation 
D)  none of the above 
A)  formation of a new role 
B)  engaging in primary deviance as a disabled person 
C)  role adaptation 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

The high amount of social stigma obese people receive today became common:

Accepted Answer

A)  during colonial times 
B)  right after industrialization 
C)  during the roaring 1920s 
D)  only recently 
A)  during colonial times 
B)  right after industrialization 
C)  during the roaring 1920s 
D)  only recently

Question 7

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  1965 
B)  1975 
C)  1983 
D)  1990 
A)  1965 
B)  1975 
C)  1983 
D)  1990

Question 8

Deviant identities from disabilities stem from:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior 
B)  conditions 
C)  stigma 
D)  none of the above 
A)  behavior 
B)  conditions 
C)  stigma 
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Bubba has a damaged inner ear. This condition is a(n) _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  impairment 
B)  disability 
C)  handicap 
D)  enfeeblement 
A)  impairment 
B)  disability 
C)  handicap 
D)  enfeeblement

Question 10

The term ______________ refers to the limitation with normal activities of self-care and mobility that results from an impairment.

Accepted Answer

A)  disability 
B)  impairment 
C)  handicap 
D)  none of the above 
A)  disability 
B)  impairment 
C)  handicap 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

It is estimated by one expert that as much as ____ of all cosmetic surgeries require revision.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30% 
A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30%

Question 12

The status of being physically disabled is usually seen as an ascribed category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People with physical disabilities often encounter ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  isolation 
B)  segregation 
C)  discrimination 
D)  all of the above 
A)  isolation 
B)  segregation 
C)  discrimination 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

How is one socialized into the disabled role? What is the socialization process for someone who is disabled?

Accepted Answer

The socialization process for someone wh

Question 15

There is little evidence that excessive weight or thinness (except at the extremes) is by itself related to increased death risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT part of the sick role?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person is unable to perform normal role responsibilities. 
B)  A person is exempt from normal role responsibilities. 
C)  Significant others are required to assist a sick individual. 
D)  A person should do everything in their power to facilitate their own recovery. 
A)  A person is unable to perform normal role responsibilities. 
B)  A person is exempt from normal role responsibilities. 
C)  Significant others are required to assist a sick individual. 
D)  A person should do everything in their power to facilitate their own recovery.

Question 17

Stigma alone can cause the deviance associated with physical handicaps.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Americans Disabilities Act protects persons held in a state prison and ordered the state to accommodate the inmates. What was the name of this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States v. Georgia 
B)  United States v. Arkansas 
C)  United States v. Minnesota 
D)  United States v. Kentucky 
A)  United States v. Georgia 
B)  United States v. Arkansas 
C)  United States v. Minnesota 
D)  United States v. Kentucky

Question 19

If a disabled person retreats from social confrontation and passively accepts a deviant role as a way to manage stigma, sociologists call this method:

Accepted Answer

A)  passing 
B)  normalizing 
C)  coping 
D)  dissociation 
A)  passing 
B)  normalizing 
C)  coping 
D)  dissociation

Question 20

Why are physical disabilities discussed in your textbook? Are the disabled deviant, and if so, how and why?

Accepted Answer

Physical disabilities are discussed in t

Those with disabilities become identified, certified, and derogated just as any other recognized deviant does.

The Americans With Disabilities Act applied to all of the following kinds of people except:

How do the disabled differ from other deviants?

It is best to see disabilities as the sociology:

Career disability results from:

The high amount of social stigma obese people receive today became common:

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in _____.

Deviant identities from disabilities stem from:

Bubba has a damaged inner ear. This condition is a(n) _______.

The term ______________ refers to the limitation with normal activities of self-care and mobility that results from an impairment.

It is estimated by one expert that as much as ____ of all cosmetic surgeries require revision.

The status of being physically disabled is usually seen as an ascribed category.

People with physical disabilities often encounter ________________.

How is one socialized into the disabled role? What is the socialization process for someone who is disabled?

There is little evidence that excessive weight or thinness (except at the extremes) is by itself related to increased death risk.

Which of the following is NOT part of the sick role?

Stigma alone can cause the deviance associated with physical handicaps.

In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Americans Disabilities Act protects persons held in a state prison and ordered the state to accommodate the inmates. What was the name of this case?

If a disabled person retreats from social confrontation and passively accepts a deviant role as a way to manage stigma, sociologists call this method:

Why are physical disabilities discussed in your textbook? Are the disabled deviant, and if so, how and why?

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

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

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

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Exam 13: Physical Disabilities

Those with disabilities become identified, certified, and derogated just as any other recognized deviant does.

The Americans With Disabilities Act applied to all of the following kinds of people except:

How do the disabled differ from other deviants?

It is best to see disabilities as the sociology:

Career disability results from:

The high amount of social stigma obese people receive today became common:

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in _____.

Deviant identities from disabilities stem from:

Bubba has a damaged inner ear. This condition is a(n) _______.

The term ______________ refers to the limitation with normal activities of self-care and mobility that results from an impairment.

It is estimated by one expert that as much as ____ of all cosmetic surgeries require revision.

The status of being physically disabled is usually seen as an ascribed category.

People with physical disabilities often encounter ________________.

How is one socialized into the disabled role? What is the socialization process for someone who is disabled?

There is little evidence that excessive weight or thinness (except at the extremes) is by itself related to increased death risk.

Which of the following is NOT part of the sick role?

Stigma alone can cause the deviance associated with physical handicaps.

In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Americans Disabilities Act protects persons held in a state prison and ordered the state to accommodate the inmates. What was the name of this case?

If a disabled person retreats from social confrontation and passively accepts a deviant role as a way to manage stigma, sociologists call this method:

Why are physical disabilities discussed in your textbook? Are the disabled deviant, and if so, how and why?

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

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

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters