Question 1

"The recognized violation of cultural norms" refers to the concept of

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A)  deviance. 
B)  crime. 
C)  legal infraction. 
D)  juvenile delinquency. 
A)  deviance. 
B)  crime. 
C)  legal infraction. 
D)  juvenile delinquency.

Question 2

Today in the United States, women are arrested for property crimes at the same rate as men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

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A)  very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization." 
B)  there has been very little research of this kind. 
C)  there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people. 
D)  most people who commit crimes have normal personalities. 
A)  very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization." 
B)  there has been very little research of this kind. 
C)  there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people. 
D)  most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.

Question 4

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

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A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel 
A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel

Question 5

The stigma of deviance can encourage an individual to engage in further deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

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A)  theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing." 
B)  drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing. 
C)  promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing. 
D)  when people steal drugs to self-medicate. 
A)  theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing." 
B)  drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing. 
C)  promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing. 
D)  when people steal drugs to self-medicate.

Question 7

What are several criticisms made by feminism of the way our society understands deviance?

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Several criticisms made by feminism of t

Question 8

In the United States, men account for about _____ of all arrests for violent crime.

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A)  about 20 percent 
B)  about 40 percent 
C)  about 60 percent 
D)  about 80 percent 
A)  about 20 percent 
B)  about 40 percent 
C)  about 60 percent 
D)  about 80 percent

Question 9

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects

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A)  whether a person is labeled retrospectively or projectively. 
B)  whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment. 
C)  whether the person's deviance is labeled as primary or secondary. 
D)  whether or not the person gets the appropriate care. 
A)  whether a person is labeled retrospectively or projectively. 
B)  whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment. 
C)  whether the person's deviance is labeled as primary or secondary. 
D)  whether or not the person gets the appropriate care.

Question 10

"Primary deviance" refers to the most serious offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A hate crime is defined as

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A)  any crime against a person who is a minority. 
B)  any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion. 
C)  a criminal act motivated by race or other bias. 
D)  any violation of antidiscrimination laws. 
A)  any crime against a person who is a minority. 
B)  any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion. 
C)  a criminal act motivated by race or other bias. 
D)  any violation of antidiscrimination laws.

Question 12

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone, who made a lot of money breaking the law.

Accepted Answer

A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel 
A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel

Question 13

The concept "retrospective labeling" refers to the process of

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A)  interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance. 
B)  defining someone as deviant for things done long before. 
C)  criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant. 
D)  predicting someone's future based on past deviant acts.. 
A)  interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance. 
B)  defining someone as deviant for things done long before. 
C)  criminal adults encouraging their children to become deviant. 
D)  predicting someone's future based on past deviant acts..

Question 14

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses.They called their analysis

Accepted Answer

A)  differential opportunity theory. 
B)  containment theory. 
C)  libido theory. 
D)  differential association theory. 
A)  differential opportunity theory. 
B)  containment theory. 
C)  libido theory. 
D)  differential association theory.

Question 15

What is criminal recidivism? Why do you think our society has such a high rate of recidivism?

Accepted Answer

Criminal recidivism refers to the tenden

Question 16

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

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A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-class men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels. 
A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-class men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels.

Question 17

One of the social foundations of deviance is that

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A)  deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. 
B)  there are many acts that are always deviant everywhere. 
C)  people are born deviant. 
D)  social power has little to do with what norms are and how people apply them. 
A)  deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. 
B)  there are many acts that are always deviant everywhere. 
C)  people are born deviant. 
D)  social power has little to do with what norms are and how people apply them.

Question 18

Because there are several hundred people in the United States for every police officer, police

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore most crimes they learn about. 
B)  work, on average, many more hours than other workers. 
C)  cannot take time to ensure due process for most suspects. 
D)  use discretion in deciding which situations warrant their attention. 
A)  ignore most crimes they learn about. 
B)  work, on average, many more hours than other workers. 
C)  cannot take time to ensure due process for most suspects. 
D)  use discretion in deciding which situations warrant their attention.

Question 19

Probation and parole are two types of community-based corrections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

"The recognized violation of cultural norms" refers to the concept of

Today in the United States, women are arrested for property crimes at the same rate as men are.

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

The stigma of deviance can encourage an individual to engage in further deviance.

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

What are several criticisms made by feminism of the way our society understands deviance?

In the United States, men account for about _____ of all arrests for violent crime.

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects

"Primary deviance" refers to the most serious offenses.

A hate crime is defined as

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone, who made a lot of money breaking the law.

The concept "retrospective labeling" refers to the process of

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses.They called their analysis

What is criminal recidivism? Why do you think our society has such a high rate of recidivism?

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

One of the social foundations of deviance is that

Because there are several hundred people in the United States for every police officer, police

Probation and parole are two types of community-based corrections.

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

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Exam 7: Deviance

"The recognized violation of cultural norms" refers to the concept of

Today in the United States, women are arrested for property crimes at the same rate as men are.

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

The stigma of deviance can encourage an individual to engage in further deviance.

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

What are several criticisms made by feminism of the way our society understands deviance?

In the United States, men account for about _____ of all arrests for violent crime.

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects

"Primary deviance" refers to the most serious offenses.

A hate crime is defined as

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone, who made a lot of money breaking the law.

The concept "retrospective labeling" refers to the process of

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz claimed that "good boys" have the ability to rein in deviant impulses.They called their analysis

What is criminal recidivism? Why do you think our society has such a high rate of recidivism?

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

One of the social foundations of deviance is that

Because there are several hundred people in the United States for every police officer, police

Probation and parole are two types of community-based corrections.

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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