Exam 6: Deviance and Social Control

Discuss capital punishment and bias. Who is most commonly sentenced to the death penalty? How do factors such as geography,social class,gender,and race or ethnicity affect the likelihood that a defendant will be given the death penalty?

The percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested is known as ___________.

All of the following theories follow the principles of symbolic interactionism EXCEPT for which one?

Control theory relies on attachment,commitment,involvement,and belief to explain the social bonds people develop with their respective groups and society.

In The Scarlet Letter,why was Hester Prynne required to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress?

Matthew and Ryan are devout Christian Fundamentalists and believe that homosexuality is against God's will and that homosexuals deserve to be punished. They spend a couple of evenings each week in gay bashing activities that include physical violence and verbal assaults. Based on their rationalization,which technique of neutralization is MOST applicable for Matthew and Ryan to maintain positive self-images?

How is homelessness related to mental illness?

What is the major difference between serial killers and mass murderers?

Cloward and Ohlin addressed the street hustler as a role model for youth and the methods used to earn easy money through a life of crime. What did they call this career path of delinquency?

Erving Goffman used the term ________ to refer to characteristics that discredit people.

According to Thomas Szasz,the medicalization of deviance has led to more accurate understanding of the causes of deviance.

What are the three components that make up the criminal justice system?

Stripping an individual of his or her identity as a group member is an example of using a degradation ceremony to brand someone as an outsider.

What is the relationship between norms and social order?

Based on the research of Martín Sánchez-Jankowski,the reasons urban youth join gangs include recreation,leisure,and to protect the community.

Based on control theory,what are the four qualities that determine one's bond with society?

According to Merton's strain theory,what are the four typologies of adaptation that qualify as being deviant?