Exam 6: Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

According to ________,crime is more likely to occur in neighborhoods that suffer extreme structural disadvantage and as a result experience low collective efficacy.

When sociologists stress that deviance is relative,they mean that:

Both conflict and structural-functional theory view deviance:

Why is lower-class behavior more likely than upper-class behavior to be labeled as deviant?

If caught cheating on this exam,you are likely to be punished by the professor and the university.This is a type of:

Explain the punishment rationale behind capital punishment.Is justice served by death penalty sentencing? Why or why not? (Be sure to discuss issues of race differential in your answer.)

Which of these is NOT a criticism of labeling theory?

According to Merton's strain theory,rebels differ from retreatists in that:

The country with the highest rate of imprisonment is:

In the definition of deviance,it is not the act itself that matters,but the:

All of the following are examples of corporate crime EXCEPT:

Why are rates of imprisonment higher in the United States than anywhere else in the world?

When social structures do not provide adequate rewards for conformity,more people will choose deviance.This is part of which theory?

Deterrence theories place the primary blame for deviance on:

Explain the process by which a person is labeled a deviant.Include the concepts of primary and secondary deviance and their role in the process.

Extreme tattooing and body modification are used by some people:

Victimless crimes are difficult for the police to control because they:

Adrianne does not smoke or drink alcohol in front of her family because she is afraid they would disapprove. This is an example of:

Symbolic interactionists who study deviance argue that deviance is learned.

Examples of retreatists include: