Question 1

What is the sociological term for a societal condition in which individuals feel aimless and lack guidance in social norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rebellion 
B)  Stigma 
C)  Alienation 
D)  Anomie 
A)  Rebellion 
B)  Stigma 
C)  Alienation 
D)  Anomie D

Question 2

Who famously said: 'deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an "offender". The deviant is one to whom the label has successfully been applied; deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Stanley Cohen 
D)  Travis Hirschi 
A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Stanley Cohen 
D)  Travis Hirschi B

Question 3

Which of the following statements does NOT relate to social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way deviant behaviour is managed and conformity is induced 
B)  The control of the population by social groups 
C)  The power of medical experts to recognise cultural differences in definitions of illness and abnormality 
D)  The ability to label some groups as normal and provide them with certain rights and privileges 
A)  The way deviant behaviour is managed and conformity is induced 
B)  The control of the population by social groups 
C)  The power of medical experts to recognise cultural differences in definitions of illness and abnormality 
D)  The ability to label some groups as normal and provide them with certain rights and privileges C

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes 'labelling theory'?

Accepted Answer

A)  A symbolic-interactionist theory that focuses on the social reaction that identifies and interprets certain activities or individuals as deviant 
B)  A feminist sociological theory that focuses on gendered labelling of certain deviant acts 
C)  A functionalist theory of deviance that focuses on the normative aspects of deviance that underpin why some actions are defined as deviant 
D)  A Marxist theory that focuses on how class is linked to deviance, particularly how powerful groups are able to define the disadvantaged as potentially deviant 
A)  A symbolic-interactionist theory that focuses on the social reaction that identifies and interprets certain activities or individuals as deviant 
B)  A feminist sociological theory that focuses on gendered labelling of certain deviant acts 
C)  A functionalist theory of deviance that focuses on the normative aspects of deviance that underpin why some actions are defined as deviant 
D)  A Marxist theory that focuses on how class is linked to deviance, particularly how powerful groups are able to define the disadvantaged as potentially deviant

Question 5

Which sociologist is the term 'moral panic' most closely associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Stanley Cohen 
D)  Edwin Sutherland 
A)  Robert Merton 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Stanley Cohen 
D)  Edwin Sutherland

Question 6

What is the term for a process that makes a criminal offender apologise to the victim/s and engage in some form of restitution to the victim/community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anomie 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Labelling theory 
D)  Reintegrative shaming 
A)  Anomie 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Labelling theory 
D)  Reintegrative shaming

Question 7

Which one of the following is NOT one of Hirschi's four bonds to society that inhibit deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment 
B)  Involvement 
C)  Commitment 
D)  Conformity 
A)  Attachment 
B)  Involvement 
C)  Commitment 
D)  Conformity

Question 8

Who coined the term 'reintegrative shaming'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michel Foucault 
B)  John Braithwaite 
C)  Howard Becker 
D)  Robert Merton 
A)  Michel Foucault 
B)  John Braithwaite 
C)  Howard Becker 
D)  Robert Merton

Question 9

What is the sociological term for responses to deviance that are aimed at reducing or stemming deviance and achieving conformity to particular social norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stigma 
B)  Reintegrative shaming 
C)  Culture-bound syndrome 
D)  Social control 
A)  Stigma 
B)  Reintegrative shaming 
C)  Culture-bound syndrome 
D)  Social control

Question 10

Which one of the following is NOT one of Merton's five possible forms of behaviour across the conformity-deviance spectrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shame 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Conformity 
D)  Rebellion 
A)  Shame 
B)  Ritualism 
C)  Conformity 
D)  Rebellion

What is the sociological term for a societal condition in which individuals feel aimless and lack guidance in social norms?

Who famously said: 'deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an "offender". The deviant is one to whom the label has successfully been applied; deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label'?

Which of the following statements does NOT relate to social control?

Which of the following statements best describes 'labelling theory'?

Which sociologist is the term 'moral panic' most closely associated with?

What is the term for a process that makes a criminal offender apologise to the victim/s and engage in some form of restitution to the victim/community?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Hirschi's four bonds to society that inhibit deviance?

Who coined the term 'reintegrative shaming'?

What is the sociological term for responses to deviance that are aimed at reducing or stemming deviance and achieving conformity to particular social norms?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Merton's five possible forms of behaviour across the conformity-deviance spectrum?

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Exam 16: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

What is the sociological term for a societal condition in which individuals feel aimless and lack guidance in social norms?

Who famously said: 'deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an "offender". The deviant is one to whom the label has successfully been applied; deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label'?

Which of the following statements does NOT relate to social control?

Which of the following statements best describes 'labelling theory'?

Which sociologist is the term 'moral panic' most closely associated with?

What is the term for a process that makes a criminal offender apologise to the victim/s and engage in some form of restitution to the victim/community?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Hirschi's four bonds to society that inhibit deviance?

Who coined the term 'reintegrative shaming'?

What is the sociological term for responses to deviance that are aimed at reducing or stemming deviance and achieving conformity to particular social norms?

Which one of the following is NOT one of Merton's five possible forms of behaviour across the conformity-deviance spectrum?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

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Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

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