Exam 3: Constructionist Theories

According to Richard Quinney,there are different ways for the dominant class to define the social reality of crime.Which of the following is NOT one of them?

William Chambliss pointed out that the law __________ is different from the laws on the books.

Feminist theorists argue that women's experience of deviance is essentially no different from the experience of men.

There is a significant discrepancy between the law on the books and the law in action.

According to __________ theory,power,or the lack of it,determines the type of deviance one commits.

Evaluate the labeling perspective on deviance.What are some pros and cons of this approach? How does it relate to the more general process of social interaction?

Labeling theory is based on the study of social interaction in which people actually impute meanings to each other's acts.

Chambliss stated that the tendency of the police,prosecutors,and judges to become tools of power and privilege is caused by the __________,or the need of organizations to compel their members to maximum rewards.

According to phenomenologists,the most important aspect of deviant reality is the __________ meaning that the deviant person imputes to his or her own deviant experience.

Chambliss's law on the books refers to the reality of law,while law in action refers more to the ideal implementation of said law.

The incompatible interests,needs,and desires of diverse groups of people in society can lead to

According to power theory,all of the following are reasons the powerful are more prone to deviance EXCEPT for

According to Lemert,what is the first act in the sequence of interaction leading to secondary deviation?

One negative criticism of labeling theory is that it

All of the following are criticisms of phenomenological theory EXCEPT that phenomenologists

One reason why labeling theory has enjoyed tremendous popularity among sociologists is because this theory

When it comes to the law,__________ theory pays attention to what ought to happen,and what actually happens.

By organizational imperative,Chambliss refers to the inevitable tendency of a law-enforcing agency to compel its members to create red tape.

According to this theoretical perspective,power,or the lack of it,determines the type of deviance one is likely to commit.

Choose one of the positivist theories presented in Chapter 2 and compare it to one of the constructionist theories presented in this chapter.In what ways are the two approaches the same,and how do they differ?