Question 1

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

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A) people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B) very religious people create very little deviance. 
C) even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of their community. 
D) the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time. 
A) people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B) very religious people create very little deviance. 
C) even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of their community. 
D) the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time.

Question 2

The old saying, "An eye for an eye," expresses the essence of rehabilitation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance, stating that crime

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A) reflects both limited legitimate opportunity as well as accessible illegitimate opportunity. 
B) is more common among the rich who have more opportunity. 
C) is defined in such a way as to overly criminalize the poor. 
D) is typically a result of drug dependence or other substance addiction. 
A) reflects both limited legitimate opportunity as well as accessible illegitimate opportunity. 
B) is more common among the rich who have more opportunity. 
C) is defined in such a way as to overly criminalize the poor. 
D) is typically a result of drug dependence or other substance addiction.

Question 5

Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Give an example of each type of deviance.

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Primary deviance refers to the initial a

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A) Men commit far fewer crimes than women. 
B) Women commit far fewer crimes than men. 
C) Women and men commit the same number of crimes. 
D) Women commit more property crimes than men, but men commit more violent crimes. 
A) Men commit far fewer crimes than women. 
B) Women commit far fewer crimes than men. 
C) Women and men commit the same number of crimes. 
D) Women commit more property crimes than men, but men commit more violent crimes.

Question 7

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based primarily on

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A) how often the act occurs. 
B) the moral foundation of the culture. 
C) how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D) differences in power between various categories of people. 
A) how often the act occurs. 
B) the moral foundation of the culture. 
C) how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D) differences in power between various categories of people.

Question 8

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects which of the following?

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A) who responds-police or medical personnel 
B) whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment 
C) how personally competent the person is assumed to be 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) who responds-police or medical personnel 
B) whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment 
C) how personally competent the person is assumed to be 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Crime is only one category of deviance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Labeling theory stresses that some actions are always wrong and others are always right.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify four justifications for punishment.Do you think punishment accomplishes each of these goals? Why or why not?

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The four justifications for punishment a

Question 12

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that we understand differently as a result of this process.

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The medicalization of deviance refers to

Question 13

Define each of the following: white-collar crime, corporate crime, organized crime, and hate crime.

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White-collar crime refers to non-violent

Question 14

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts 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 15

The concept of due process refers to

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A) the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B) the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C) the process of plea bargaining. 
D) the obligation of all citizens to report crime. 
A) the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B) the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C) the process of plea bargaining. 
D) the obligation of all citizens to report crime.

Question 16

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

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A) is always more serious. 
B) is usually less serious. 
C) refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D) involves a larger share of the population. 
A) is always more serious. 
B) is usually less serious. 
C) refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D) involves a larger share of the population.

Question 18

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

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A) the most serious episodes of deviance. 
B) actions that parents define as deviant. 
C) a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
D) the experience of deviance early in life. 
A) the most serious episodes of deviance. 
B) actions that parents define as deviant. 
C) a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
D) the experience of deviance early in life.

Question 19

Using a Marxist approach, Steven Spitzer claims that prime targets for deviant labeling include

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A) people who try to take the property of others. 
B) people who do not want to work for a living. 
C) radicals who call for basic change in society itself. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) people who try to take the property of others. 
B) people who do not want to work for a living. 
C) radicals who call for basic change in society itself. 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 9: Deviance

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

The old saying, "An eye for an eye," expresses the essence of rehabilitation.

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

Cloward and Ohlin extended Merton's theory of deviance, stating that crime

Explain the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Give an example of each type of deviance.

Which of the following statements is correct?

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based primarily on

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral issue or a medical matter affects which of the following?

Crime is only one category of deviance.

Labeling theory stresses that some actions are always wrong and others are always right.

Identify four justifications for punishment.Do you think punishment accomplishes each of these goals? Why or why not?

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that we understand differently as a result of this process.

Define each of the following: white-collar crime, corporate crime, organized crime, and hate crime.

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

The concept of due process refers to

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

Using a Marxist approach, Steven Spitzer claims that prime targets for deviant labeling include

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