Question 1

Positivist theories see deviance as a type of action; constructionist theories see deviance as a type of infraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Labeling or interactionist theory has focused exclusively on why certain types of people engage in deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Social class represents the central explanatory variable in which of the following theoretical approaches:

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling 
B)  interactionism 
C)  feminism 
D)  social control theory 
E)  Marxism 
A)  labeling 
B)  interactionism 
C)  feminism 
D)  social control theory 
E)  Marxism

Question 4

The interactionist theory of deviance offers an explanation of why:

Accepted Answer

A)  certain people engage in deviant behavior. 
B)  deviant behavior tends to be enacted in certain neighborhoods or communities. 
C)  norms come to be constructed and sanctions applied to members of the society. 
D)  certain kinds of societies generate such high rates of deviant and criminal behavior. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  certain people engage in deviant behavior. 
B)  deviant behavior tends to be enacted in certain neighborhoods or communities. 
C)  norms come to be constructed and sanctions applied to members of the society. 
D)  certain kinds of societies generate such high rates of deviant and criminal behavior. 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following theoretical or ideological approaches most strongly justifies patriarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  positivism 
B)  feminism 
C)  interactionism 
D)  controlology 
E)  androcentrism 
A)  positivism 
B)  feminism 
C)  interactionism 
D)  controlology 
E)  androcentrism

Question 6

Most of the time that social control is exercised, it is formal social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Conflict theorists argue that the criminal law:

Accepted Answer

A)  is enforced against members of all categories and classes fairly and equally. 
B)  is enacted mainly to protect the society from harm. 
C)  is supported, endorsed, and regarded as fair and legitimate by the majority of all classes and categories of the society in more or less equal proportion. 
D)  tends to represent the beliefs, lifestyle, and/or economic interests of the most powerful segments of the society. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is enforced against members of all categories and classes fairly and equally. 
B)  is enacted mainly to protect the society from harm. 
C)  is supported, endorsed, and regarded as fair and legitimate by the majority of all classes and categories of the society in more or less equal proportion. 
D)  tends to represent the beliefs, lifestyle, and/or economic interests of the most powerful segments of the society. 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

A central assumption of the interactionist approach is that deviance labeling:

Accepted Answer

A)  is randomly applied to violators. 
B)  is applied to all rule violators. 
C)  is applied to no rule violators. 
D)  tends to stigmatize rule violators. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  is randomly applied to violators. 
B)  is applied to all rule violators. 
C)  is applied to no rule violators. 
D)  tends to stigmatize rule violators. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 9

How does conflict theory as a form of constructionsm-that is, that examines inequality in the construction of the criminal laws-dovetail with conflict theory as an explanation of deviant and criminal behavior?

Accepted Answer

Conflict theory as a form of constructio

Question 10

In the past two decades or so, in the study of deviance, the influence of Marxist theory has:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained at about the same level 
D)  fluctuated erratically and randomly from year to year 
E)  remained unknown 
A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained at about the same level 
D)  fluctuated erratically and randomly from year to year 
E)  remained unknown

Question 11

Why have the labeling or interactionist theorists focused mainly on "soft" forms of deviance? What would a labeling perspective of "hard" or serious crime and deviance look like?

Accepted Answer

Labeling or interactionist theorists hav

Question 12

Marxists and other radicals have criticized the field of the sociology of deviance for concentrating overly much on the examination of "nuts, sluts, and deviated preverts"-that is, the seamy, sensationalistic forms of deviance committed by marginal, powerless street people. Instead, they argue, very different forms of behavior should be regarded and studied as deviance. What are these other forms of behavior and why, from a Marxist or radical perspective, should they be regarded as deviant? Why has the field of deviance ignored the Marxist or radical "nuts and sluts" criticisms?

Accepted Answer

From a Marxist or radical perspective, o

Question 13

Social control tends to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be centralized 
B)  be repressive 
C)  entail state or state-like control 
D)  be largely exercised by formal rules, that is, laws. 
E)  be exercised interpersonally 
A)  be centralized 
B)  be repressive 
C)  entail state or state-like control 
D)  be largely exercised by formal rules, that is, laws. 
E)  be exercised interpersonally

Question 14

Interactionist theory is closest to which of the following approaches to the study of deviance:

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling theory 
B)  anomie theory 
C)  social control theory 
D)  self-control theory 
E)  Marxist theory. 
A)  labeling theory 
B)  anomie theory 
C)  social control theory 
D)  self-control theory 
E)  Marxist theory.

Positivist theories see deviance as a type of action; constructionist theories see deviance as a type of infraction.

Labeling or interactionist theory has focused exclusively on why certain types of people engage in deviant behavior.

Social class represents the central explanatory variable in which of the following theoretical approaches:

The interactionist theory of deviance offers an explanation of why:

Which of the following theoretical or ideological approaches most strongly justifies patriarchy?

Most of the time that social control is exercised, it is formal social control.

Conflict theorists argue that the criminal law:

A central assumption of the interactionist approach is that deviance labeling:

How does conflict theory as a form of constructionsm-that is, that examines inequality in the construction of the criminal laws-dovetail with conflict theory as an explanation of deviant and criminal behavior?

In the past two decades or so, in the study of deviance, the influence of Marxist theory has:

Why have the labeling or interactionist theorists focused mainly on "soft" forms of deviance? What would a labeling perspective of "hard" or serious crime and deviance look like?

Social control tends to:

Interactionist theory is closest to which of the following approaches to the study of deviance:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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Exam 3: Constructing Deviance

Positivist theories see deviance as a type of action; constructionist theories see deviance as a type of infraction.

Labeling or interactionist theory has focused exclusively on why certain types of people engage in deviant behavior.

Social class represents the central explanatory variable in which of the following theoretical approaches:

The interactionist theory of deviance offers an explanation of why:

Which of the following theoretical or ideological approaches most strongly justifies patriarchy?

Most of the time that social control is exercised, it is formal social control.

Conflict theorists argue that the criminal law:

A central assumption of the interactionist approach is that deviance labeling:

How does conflict theory as a form of constructionsm-that is, that examines inequality in the construction of the criminal laws-dovetail with conflict theory as an explanation of deviant and criminal behavior?

In the past two decades or so, in the study of deviance, the influence of Marxist theory has:

Why have the labeling or interactionist theorists focused mainly on "soft" forms of deviance? What would a labeling perspective of "hard" or serious crime and deviance look like?

Social control tends to:

Interactionist theory is closest to which of the following approaches to the study of deviance:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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