Question 1

What Marxists call "marginal surplus population" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) employed workers. 
B) those who are relatively superfluous or useless to the economy. 
C) families with more than two children. 
D) the capitalist elite,who need not work. 
A) employed workers. 
B) those who are relatively superfluous or useless to the economy. 
C) families with more than two children. 
D) the capitalist elite,who need not work.

Question 2

Quinney and other Marxist criminologists attribute the existence of crime directly to the capitalist system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Legal Reality Theory,law in action shows that

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A) legal authorities are actually unfair and unjust. 
B) legal authorities are fair and just by treating all its citizens equally. 
C) legal authorities are sometimes fair and sometimes unjust,depending on the laws enforced. 
D) legal authorities enforce the law in favor of the subordinate classes. 
A) legal authorities are actually unfair and unjust. 
B) legal authorities are fair and just by treating all its citizens equally. 
C) legal authorities are sometimes fair and sometimes unjust,depending on the laws enforced. 
D) legal authorities enforce the law in favor of the subordinate classes.

Question 4

Harold Garfinkel studied Agnes,who was a person seeking a sex change operation,and discovered that she considered herself

Accepted Answer

A) both a man and a woman at the same time. 
B) a normal woman with a physical defect (a penis). 
C) a sexual freak. 
D) a normal man with several physical defects. 
A) both a man and a woman at the same time. 
B) a normal woman with a physical defect (a penis). 
C) a sexual freak. 
D) a normal man with several physical defects.

Question 5

Positivists ascribe abstract meanings to deviance while deviants themselves typically impute __________ meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) immoral 
B) moral 
C) independent 
D) situated 
A) immoral 
B) moral 
C) independent 
D) situated

Question 6

According to phenomenologists,what deviance means is

Accepted Answer

A) obvious to all observers. 
B) fundamentally problematic. 
C) insignificant for the understanding of deviant behavior. 
D) an objective fact. 
A) obvious to all observers. 
B) fundamentally problematic. 
C) insignificant for the understanding of deviant behavior. 
D) an objective fact.

Question 7

The conflict approach contributes to our understanding of deviant behavior by showing how

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A) unconscious drives and motives lead to some forms of deviance such as child molestation. 
B) the subjective experiences of deviance can lead to fear and anger. 
C) youth gangs are at the root of most deviance. 
D) social inequality influences the making and enforcing of norms and laws. 
A) unconscious drives and motives lead to some forms of deviance such as child molestation. 
B) the subjective experiences of deviance can lead to fear and anger. 
C) youth gangs are at the root of most deviance. 
D) social inequality influences the making and enforcing of norms and laws.

Question 8

Ethnography is defined as the style of research that seeks to understand

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A) the meanings the people under investigation ascribe to their experiences. 
B) the factual aspects of behavior that people follow. 
C) the causes of behavior under study. 
D) why the larger society considers some behavior as deviant and other behavior as normal. 
A) the meanings the people under investigation ascribe to their experiences. 
B) the factual aspects of behavior that people follow. 
C) the causes of behavior under study. 
D) why the larger society considers some behavior as deviant and other behavior as normal.

Question 9

Chambliss's analysis of the English legal system showed that the vagrancy laws

Accepted Answer

A) helped the poor to improve their lives. 
B) benefited the ordinary citizens the most. 
C) aggravated the crime problem. 
D) served the interests of the influential members of society. 
A) helped the poor to improve their lives. 
B) benefited the ordinary citizens the most. 
C) aggravated the crime problem. 
D) served the interests of the influential members of society.

Question 10

When the language of the strong dominates the language of the weak,the weak experience

Accepted Answer

A) postmodern anxiety. 
B) the labeling of their behavior as deviant. 
C) positivistic pressures. 
D) linguistic domination. 
A) postmodern anxiety. 
B) the labeling of their behavior as deviant. 
C) positivistic pressures. 
D) linguistic domination.

Question 11

To analyze how their subjects feel and think about deviance,phenomenologists use the method of

Accepted Answer

A) construction. 
B) surveys. 
C) ethnography. 
D) introspection. 
A) construction. 
B) surveys. 
C) ethnography. 
D) introspection.

Question 12

The sociologist Jack Katz studied a variety of murderers and armed robbers and discovered that they

Accepted Answer

A) felt intensely guilty about their crimes. 
B) experienced a sense of powerlessness over their behavior. 
C) felt morally superior to their victims. 
D) labeled themselves as morally inferior. 
A) felt intensely guilty about their crimes. 
B) experienced a sense of powerlessness over their behavior. 
C) felt morally superior to their victims. 
D) labeled themselves as morally inferior.

Question 13

Quinney and other conflict theorists see something terribly wrong with existing society and have called for

Accepted Answer

A) a more extensive study of the sociology of deviance. 
B) political action. 
C) less deviant behavior. 
D) more police and stricter enforcement of the law. 
A) a more extensive study of the sociology of deviance. 
B) political action. 
C) less deviant behavior. 
D) more police and stricter enforcement of the law.

Question 14

To phenomenologists,the meaning of deviance is essentially problematic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What Marxists call "marginal surplus population" refers to

Quinney and other Marxist criminologists attribute the existence of crime directly to the capitalist system.

According to Legal Reality Theory,law in action shows that

Harold Garfinkel studied Agnes,who was a person seeking a sex change operation,and discovered that she considered herself

Positivists ascribe abstract meanings to deviance while deviants themselves typically impute __________ meanings.

According to phenomenologists,what deviance means is

The conflict approach contributes to our understanding of deviant behavior by showing how

Ethnography is defined as the style of research that seeks to understand

Chambliss's analysis of the English legal system showed that the vagrancy laws

When the language of the strong dominates the language of the weak,the weak experience

To analyze how their subjects feel and think about deviance,phenomenologists use the method of

The sociologist Jack Katz studied a variety of murderers and armed robbers and discovered that they

Quinney and other conflict theorists see something terribly wrong with existing society and have called for

To phenomenologists,the meaning of deviance is essentially problematic.

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

Filters

Exam 3: Constructionist Theories

What Marxists call "marginal surplus population" refers to

Quinney and other Marxist criminologists attribute the existence of crime directly to the capitalist system.

According to Legal Reality Theory,law in action shows that

Harold Garfinkel studied Agnes,who was a person seeking a sex change operation,and discovered that she considered herself

Positivists ascribe abstract meanings to deviance while deviants themselves typically impute __________ meanings.

According to phenomenologists,what deviance means is

The conflict approach contributes to our understanding of deviant behavior by showing how

Ethnography is defined as the style of research that seeks to understand

Chambliss's analysis of the English legal system showed that the vagrancy laws

When the language of the strong dominates the language of the weak,the weak experience

To analyze how their subjects feel and think about deviance,phenomenologists use the method of

The sociologist Jack Katz studied a variety of murderers and armed robbers and discovered that they

Quinney and other conflict theorists see something terribly wrong with existing society and have called for

To phenomenologists,the meaning of deviance is essentially problematic.

What Is Deviant Behavior

Positivist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

Filters