Question 1

Studies of women's participation in crime indicate that

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A) women actually commit more crime than men if prostitution is included in the statistics. 
B) women's crimes tend to be extensions of their gender roles. 
C) the crime committed by women most frequently is child abuse. 
D) overall rates of crime for women have decreased over the past decade. 
A) women actually commit more crime than men if prostitution is included in the statistics. 
B) women's crimes tend to be extensions of their gender roles. 
C) the crime committed by women most frequently is child abuse. 
D) overall rates of crime for women have decreased over the past decade.

Question 2

In order for something to be considered deviant,

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A) it must be against the law. 
B) everyone in society must regard it as deviant. 
C) it must violate socially created rules and norms. 
D) it must have negative consequences. 
A) it must be against the law. 
B) everyone in society must regard it as deviant. 
C) it must violate socially created rules and norms. 
D) it must have negative consequences.

Question 3

Discuss sociological definitions of deviance.

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Deviance is a concept that is central to

Question 4

In their research on the American prison system,Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman argue that the prison system is designed to

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A) train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance. 
B) help prisoners repay their debt to society. 
C) give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison. 
D) make prisoners more respectable. 
A) train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance. 
B) help prisoners repay their debt to society. 
C) give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison. 
D) make prisoners more respectable.

Question 5

Sociologists using a symbolic interaction perspective argue that a physical disability can become.In this case society devalues the status.

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A) formal deviance 
B) informal deviance 
C) a stigma 
D) a crime 
A) formal deviance 
B) informal deviance 
C) a stigma 
D) a crime

Question 6

Discuss how deviance can be functional for society.

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Deviance can be functional for society i

Question 7

From a sociological standpoint,the situation of the rugby team stranded for months in the Andes demonstrates that eating human flesh

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A) is immoral and irrational. 
B) stems from a psychological disordered behavior. 
C) may be a rational response to a difficult situation. 
D) is normal. 
A) is immoral and irrational. 
B) stems from a psychological disordered behavior. 
C) may be a rational response to a difficult situation. 
D) is normal.

Question 8

What is the original source of symbolic interactionist theories of deviance?

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A) the Industrial Revolution 
B) the perspective of the Chicago School 
C) the work of Karl Marx 
D) the ideas of Emile Durkheim 
A) the Industrial Revolution 
B) the perspective of the Chicago School 
C) the work of Karl Marx 
D) the ideas of Emile Durkheim

Question 9

Explain how social movements can influence definitions of deviance.

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Social movements can influence definitio

Question 10

The sociological definition of social deviance

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A) stresses social context,not individual behavior. 
B) focuses on individual nonconformity. 
C) recognizes deviance as being the same for all groups and settings. 
D) argues that definitions of deviance remain the same over time. 
A) stresses social context,not individual behavior. 
B) focuses on individual nonconformity. 
C) recognizes deviance as being the same for all groups and settings. 
D) argues that definitions of deviance remain the same over time.

Question 11

According to Durkheim,why do societies actually need deviance?

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A) in order to recognize normal behavior 
B) to make most people feel morally superior 
C) to support the existence of a prison system of employment 
D) in order to shake up society so it can be reorganized in a better fashion 
A) in order to recognize normal behavior 
B) to make most people feel morally superior 
C) to support the existence of a prison system of employment 
D) in order to shake up society so it can be reorganized in a better fashion

Question 12

Durkheim's research on formed some of the framework for the functionalist understanding of deviance.

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A) suicide 
B) homosexuality 
C) altruism 
D) labels 
A) suicide 
B) homosexuality 
C) altruism 
D) labels

Question 13

According to Sutherland's differential association theory,people become criminals when they

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A) are more strongly socialized to break the law than to obey it. 
B) are genetically predisposed to deviate. 
C) lack the socially approved means to realize socially established goals. 
D) lack the proper attachment to others. 
A) are more strongly socialized to break the law than to obey it. 
B) are genetically predisposed to deviate. 
C) lack the socially approved means to realize socially established goals. 
D) lack the proper attachment to others.

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding criminal violence?

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A) Criminal violence is increasing and is random. 
B) Criminal violence is decreasing and is random. 
C) Criminal violence is increasing and is not random. 
D) Criminal violence is decreasing and is not random. 
A) Criminal violence is increasing and is random. 
B) Criminal violence is decreasing and is random. 
C) Criminal violence is increasing and is not random. 
D) Criminal violence is decreasing and is not random.

Question 15

According to some sociologists,when some people are stigmatized

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A) it helps to elevate their social status. 
B) they are often overlooked by others. 
C) it reinforces "normalness" in others. 
D) it has little impact on their overall identity. 
A) it helps to elevate their social status. 
B) they are often overlooked by others. 
C) it reinforces "normalness" in others. 
D) it has little impact on their overall identity.

Question 16

Conflict and functionalist theories of deviance share

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A) an emphasis on individual motivation. 
B) a focus on how a shared definition of the situation affects deviance. 
C) an emphasis on the social structure in creating deviance. 
D) a common understanding of the role of crime and the legal system in defining deviance. 
A) an emphasis on individual motivation. 
B) a focus on how a shared definition of the situation affects deviance. 
C) an emphasis on the social structure in creating deviance. 
D) a common understanding of the role of crime and the legal system in defining deviance.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about deviance is false?

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A) Even the most aberrant or odd behavior may be understood if we understand the situation in which it occurs. 
B) Most deviant actions are deviant no matter what the circumstances. 
C) Definitions of what is considered deviant behavior may change over time. 
D) Some actions are only considered deviant when certain people commit them. 
A) Even the most aberrant or odd behavior may be understood if we understand the situation in which it occurs. 
B) Most deviant actions are deviant no matter what the circumstances. 
C) Definitions of what is considered deviant behavior may change over time. 
D) Some actions are only considered deviant when certain people commit them.

Question 18

A strength of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is

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A) its insight into the significance of power relationships. 
B) its ability to see how the entire social system works for the benefit of all. 
C) its recognition of the importance of shared values and beliefs. 
D) its benefits in explaining new forms of deviance. 
A) its insight into the significance of power relationships. 
B) its ability to see how the entire social system works for the benefit of all. 
C) its recognition of the importance of shared values and beliefs. 
D) its benefits in explaining new forms of deviance.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of the medicalization of deviance?

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A) gang violence 
B) use of crack cocaine 
C) alcoholism 
D) gender inequality 
A) gang violence 
B) use of crack cocaine 
C) alcoholism 
D) gender inequality

Question 20

A criticism of the functional perspective of deviance is that it

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A) places too much emphasis on the individual. 
B) does not explain why some people are able to impose their ideas judgments on others. 
C) overemphasizes injustice and inequality in society. 
D) fails to see the good that deviance accomplishes. 
A) places too much emphasis on the individual. 
B) does not explain why some people are able to impose their ideas judgments on others. 
C) overemphasizes injustice and inequality in society. 
D) fails to see the good that deviance accomplishes.

Studies of women's participation in crime indicate that

In order for something to be considered deviant,

Discuss sociological definitions of deviance.

In their research on the American prison system,Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman argue that the prison system is designed to

Sociologists using a symbolic interaction perspective argue that a physical disability can become.In this case society devalues the status.

Discuss how deviance can be functional for society.

From a sociological standpoint,the situation of the rugby team stranded for months in the Andes demonstrates that eating human flesh

What is the original source of symbolic interactionist theories of deviance?

Explain how social movements can influence definitions of deviance.

The sociological definition of social deviance

According to Durkheim,why do societies actually need deviance?

Durkheim's research on formed some of the framework for the functionalist understanding of deviance.

According to Sutherland's differential association theory,people become criminals when they

Which of the following is true regarding criminal violence?

According to some sociologists,when some people are stigmatized

Conflict and functionalist theories of deviance share

Which of the following statements about deviance is false?

A strength of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is

Which of the following is an example of the medicalization of deviance?

A criticism of the functional perspective of deviance is that it

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Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Studies of women's participation in crime indicate that

In order for something to be considered deviant,

Discuss sociological definitions of deviance.

In their research on the American prison system,Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman argue that the prison system is designed to

Sociologists using a symbolic interaction perspective argue that a physical disability can become.In this case society devalues the status.

Discuss how deviance can be functional for society.

From a sociological standpoint,the situation of the rugby team stranded for months in the Andes demonstrates that eating human flesh

What is the original source of symbolic interactionist theories of deviance?

Explain how social movements can influence definitions of deviance.

The sociological definition of social deviance

According to Durkheim,why do societies actually need deviance?

Durkheim's research on formed some of the framework for the functionalist understanding of deviance.

According to Sutherland's differential association theory,people become criminals when they

Which of the following is true regarding criminal violence?

According to some sociologists,when some people are stigmatized

Conflict and functionalist theories of deviance share

Which of the following statements about deviance is false?

A strength of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is

Which of the following is an example of the medicalization of deviance?

A criticism of the functional perspective of deviance is that it

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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