Question 1

Studies of corporate crime find that

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A) those who engage in deviant behavior are aware of the consequences their behavior has for others. 
B) the deviant behavior is part of the routine activities of the corporation. 
C) the costs to society are overstated in the media. 
D) newcomers are the most likely to be whistleblowers. 
A) those who engage in deviant behavior are aware of the consequences their behavior has for others. 
B) the deviant behavior is part of the routine activities of the corporation. 
C) the costs to society are overstated in the media. 
D) newcomers are the most likely to be whistleblowers.

Question 2

Define the concept of stigma and explain how stigma relates to the sociological study of deviance.

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Stigma refers to the negative attitudes

Question 3

Durkheim believed that the causes of suicide were

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A) best explained by the problems a person was facing. 
B) found in the social environment. 
C) the result of individual problems. 
D) the direct result of emotional stress. 
A) best explained by the problems a person was facing. 
B) found in the social environment. 
C) the result of individual problems. 
D) the direct result of emotional stress.

Question 4

What is the pattern of race in prosecution and sentencing for crimes?

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A) Members of minority groups tend to have greater access to plea bargaining. 
B) Defendants of minority status and White defendants have about the same rates of conviction. 
C) African American and Hispanic defendants receive longer sentences than White defendants,regardless of background. 
D) Although African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to receive the death penalty,they are also most likely to be pardoned. 
A) Members of minority groups tend to have greater access to plea bargaining. 
B) Defendants of minority status and White defendants have about the same rates of conviction. 
C) African American and Hispanic defendants receive longer sentences than White defendants,regardless of background. 
D) Although African Americans and Hispanics are more likely to receive the death penalty,they are also most likely to be pardoned.

Question 5

Within a deviant community,punishment by authorities may be seen as something to be proud of.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The study of date rape has found that

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A) attitudes toward date or acquaintance rape have been stable over many decades. 
B) most students agree that date rape is the perpetrator's fault no matter how the victim dresses or behaves. 
C) people with the most traditional attitudes toward gender roles are more likely to excuse a man's behavior if he is accused of date rape. 
D) nearly all victims of rape come file charges against their assailant. 
A) attitudes toward date or acquaintance rape have been stable over many decades. 
B) most students agree that date rape is the perpetrator's fault no matter how the victim dresses or behaves. 
C) people with the most traditional attitudes toward gender roles are more likely to excuse a man's behavior if he is accused of date rape. 
D) nearly all victims of rape come file charges against their assailant.

Question 7

Social control theory suggests that deviance occurs when:

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A) a person is labeled as deviant. 
B) a person's attachment to social bonds is weakened. 
C) a person does not have access to legitimate means of reaching their goals. 
D) social regulations in a society break down. 
A) a person is labeled as deviant. 
B) a person's attachment to social bonds is weakened. 
C) a person does not have access to legitimate means of reaching their goals. 
D) social regulations in a society break down.

Question 8

From a functionalist perspective,when punishment of deviant behavior is public it serves to

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A) reaffirm the collective beliefs and values of the society. 
B) protect the punishers from any appearance of being unethical. 
C) reinforce that crime brings one publicity and notoriety. 
D) encourage future deviant behavior. 
A) reaffirm the collective beliefs and values of the society. 
B) protect the punishers from any appearance of being unethical. 
C) reinforce that crime brings one publicity and notoriety. 
D) encourage future deviant behavior.

Question 9

When the goals are accepted and the means of attaining the goals are made available to the individual via the social structure,Merton called this.

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A) innovation 
B) conformity 
C) ritualism 
D) retreatism 
A) innovation 
B) conformity 
C) ritualism 
D) retreatism

Question 10

The number of low income women who commit crimes is increasing due to their low wage position in the labor market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

From a conflict perspective,all of the following at true,except,

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A) deviance results from inequality in society. 
B) powerless groups may be labeled deviant for small infractions 
C) deviance reaffirms social solidarity. 
D) racial minorities are punished more harshly than others. 
A) deviance results from inequality in society. 
B) powerless groups may be labeled deviant for small infractions 
C) deviance reaffirms social solidarity. 
D) racial minorities are punished more harshly than others.

Question 12

Discuss the concepts of social control agents and elite deviance using conflict theory.

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Social control agents are individuals or

Question 13

Explain the role of race in the criminal justice system.

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The role of race in the criminal justice

Question 14

Conflict theorists argue that

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A) the power to define deviance is an important form of social control. 
B) how much power a group possesses has no effect on whether its members will be labeled deviant. 
C) all groups in a society are equally subject to social control. 
D) labels of deviance have nothing to do with social control. 
A) the power to define deviance is an important form of social control. 
B) how much power a group possesses has no effect on whether its members will be labeled deviant. 
C) all groups in a society are equally subject to social control. 
D) labels of deviance have nothing to do with social control.

Question 15

The sociological studies of gangs in the U.S.has found that

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A) gang behavior is always extremely deviant. 
B) joining a gang may be an adaptation to conditions of poverty,racism,and sexism. 
C) girls who are given too much freedom to make choices about their lives are more likely to commit acts of deviance,including joining gangs. 
D) family dynamics are unrelated to the decision to join a gang. 
A) gang behavior is always extremely deviant. 
B) joining a gang may be an adaptation to conditions of poverty,racism,and sexism. 
C) girls who are given too much freedom to make choices about their lives are more likely to commit acts of deviance,including joining gangs. 
D) family dynamics are unrelated to the decision to join a gang.

Question 16

Youths raised with parents who are deviant are more likely to be deviant themselves.This is an illustration of:

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A) labeling theory 
B) functionalism 
C) differential association 
D) social control theory 
A) labeling theory 
B) functionalism 
C) differential association 
D) social control theory

Question 17

Which of the following is false of deviant communities?

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A) Joining a deviant community closes one off from conventional society and tends to solidify deviant careers. 
B) Subcultural norms and values reinforce the deviant label both inside and outside the deviant group,thus reinforcing deviant behavior. 
C) Disapproval of an individual member from the out­group may only enhance one's status within the in­ group. 
D) Deviant communities are often indistinguishable from normative society to outsiders. 
A) Joining a deviant community closes one off from conventional society and tends to solidify deviant careers. 
B) Subcultural norms and values reinforce the deviant label both inside and outside the deviant group,thus reinforcing deviant behavior. 
C) Disapproval of an individual member from the out­group may only enhance one's status within the in­ group. 
D) Deviant communities are often indistinguishable from normative society to outsiders.

Question 18

According to sociologists studying crime,

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A) both organized crime and corporate crime have an institutionalized character. 
B) organized crime is a term that is applied only to the Mafia in the U.S. 
C) financial loss from street crime is greater than that from organized or corporate crime. 
D) the media images of crime are relatively accurate. 
A) both organized crime and corporate crime have an institutionalized character. 
B) organized crime is a term that is applied only to the Mafia in the U.S. 
C) financial loss from street crime is greater than that from organized or corporate crime. 
D) the media images of crime are relatively accurate.

Question 19

Explanations that emphasize the physical or genetic roots of deviant behavior are referred to asby sociologists.

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A) the medicalization of deviance 
B) social disorganization theory 
C) the social construction of deviance 
D) social conflict theory 
A) the medicalization of deviance 
B) social disorganization theory 
C) the social construction of deviance 
D) social conflict theory

Question 20

Women are more likely than men to be the victims of crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Studies of corporate crime find that

Define the concept of stigma and explain how stigma relates to the sociological study of deviance.

Durkheim believed that the causes of suicide were

What is the pattern of race in prosecution and sentencing for crimes?

Within a deviant community,punishment by authorities may be seen as something to be proud of.

The study of date rape has found that

Social control theory suggests that deviance occurs when:

From a functionalist perspective,when punishment of deviant behavior is public it serves to

When the goals are accepted and the means of attaining the goals are made available to the individual via the social structure,Merton called this.

The number of low income women who commit crimes is increasing due to their low wage position in the labor market.

From a conflict perspective,all of the following at true,except,

Discuss the concepts of social control agents and elite deviance using conflict theory.

Explain the role of race in the criminal justice system.

Conflict theorists argue that

The sociological studies of gangs in the U.S.has found that

Youths raised with parents who are deviant are more likely to be deviant themselves.This is an illustration of:

Which of the following is false of deviant communities?

According to sociologists studying crime,

Explanations that emphasize the physical or genetic roots of deviant behavior are referred to asby sociologists.

Women are more likely than men to be the victims of crime.

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Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Studies of corporate crime find that

Define the concept of stigma and explain how stigma relates to the sociological study of deviance.

Durkheim believed that the causes of suicide were

What is the pattern of race in prosecution and sentencing for crimes?

Within a deviant community,punishment by authorities may be seen as something to be proud of.

The study of date rape has found that

Social control theory suggests that deviance occurs when:

From a functionalist perspective,when punishment of deviant behavior is public it serves to

When the goals are accepted and the means of attaining the goals are made available to the individual via the social structure,Merton called this.

The number of low income women who commit crimes is increasing due to their low wage position in the labor market.

From a conflict perspective,all of the following at true,except,

Discuss the concepts of social control agents and elite deviance using conflict theory.

Explain the role of race in the criminal justice system.

Conflict theorists argue that

The sociological studies of gangs in the U.S.has found that

Youths raised with parents who are deviant are more likely to be deviant themselves.This is an illustration of:

Which of the following is false of deviant communities?

According to sociologists studying crime,

Explanations that emphasize the physical or genetic roots of deviant behavior are referred to asby sociologists.

Women are more likely than men to be the victims of crime.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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