Question 1

Deviance is accompanied by social stigmas. Justify this statement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Deviance is accompanied by social stigmas. Justify...

Question 2

Suicide is the most common criminal deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of Robert Merton's institutionalized means to achieve economic success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Completing college 
B)  Creating diversity 
C)  Having cultural strain 
D)  Being unemployed 
E)  Being non-adjusting

Question 4

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people do not expect to be rich but get the necessary education and experience to obtain or keep a job.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Two of the best known explanations of deviance offered by _____ are differential association theory and labeling theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalists 
B)  conflict theorists 
C)  feminist theorists 
D)  symbolic interactionists 
E)  rational choice theorists

Question 6

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people feel so alienated that they want to change the social structure entirely by substituting new goals and means for the current ones.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Damion moved with his family to a new urban neighborhood. In his old neighborhood in the countryside, he used to greet people on the road while walking, whereas in his new neighborhood, this behavior is considered inappropriate. Damion is confused by this difference in social norms and is unsure of how to react. In this case, Damion is most likely to have experienced _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sanctioning 
B)  anomie 
C)  deviance 
D)  obedience 
E)  strain

Question 8

Which of the following does a police officer arresting someone exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive sanction 
B)  Formal social control 
C)  Informal social control 
D)  Primary deviance 
E)  Secondary deviance

Question 9

_____ include defrauding consumers with bogus financial investments, embezzling, sabotaging computer systems, hacking, and stealing confidential personal and business information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Informal deviances 
B)  Cybercrimes 
C)  Victimless crimes 
D)  Intellectual property thefts 
E)  Violent crimes

Question 10

Which of the following is true of cybercrime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cybercrime and cyber espionage cost the United States about $10 million a year. 
B)  Cybercrime offenders are limited to high-status people. 
C)  Dealing with cybercrime decreases a business's operating costs. 
D)  Preventing cybercrime slows research and development in a company. 
E)  Dealing with cybercrime increases a company's revenue significantly.

Question 11

Victimless crimes are also known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  organized retail crimes 
B)  organizational crimes 
C)  white-collar crimes 
D)  property crimes 
E)  public order crimes

Question 12

Which of the following crimes involves a practice known as e-fencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  White-collar crime 
B)  Violent crime 
C)  Corporate crime 
D)  Victimless crime 
E)  Organized retail crime

Question 13

Which of the following is a victimless crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lending money as loans at illegal rates 
B)  Hacking into an organization's server 
C)  Impersonating the FBI to get personal and financial data of online customers 
D)  Persuading unassuming people to send money and gifts 
E)  Offering sexual services to people for money

Question 14

Deviance cannot be considered a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, people in the _____ mode reject both the goals and the means for success.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

_____ are primarily middle-class crimes that include offenses such as software piracy, bootlegging musical recordings and movies, selling company trade secrets, and copyright violations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hate crimes 
B)  Blue-collar crimes 
C)  Corporate crimes 
D)  Intellectual property thefts 
E)  Informal deviances

Question 17

Two of the most influential explanations of deviance offered by functionalists are:

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie and strain theories. 
B)  symbiotic and dysfunctional theories. 
C)  probability and nonprobability theories. 
D)  formal and informal theories. 
E)  stratification and causation theories.

Question 18

Which of the following groups is most likely to focus on capitalism, social inequality, and power differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalists 
B)  Conflict theorists 
C)  Feminists 
D)  Symbolic interactionists 
E)  Rational choice theorists

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an intellectual property theft?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joan has a bias toward her classmate Rafia's ethnicity and bullies and steals from her. 
B)  Shaina steals clothes and accessories from the local flea market and sells them online through her Facebook page. 
C)  Jack, an auto mechanic, uses his customers' cars without their knowledge. 
D)  Dave, a sales manager, sells some of his company's classified reports to a competitor. 
E)  Daniel steals his classmate Cavin's chemistry textbook and uses it to pass the final exam.

Question 20

Identify a criticism of differential association theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  It is not supported by considerable research. 
B)  It does not explain impulsive crimes triggered by rage or fear. 
C)  It emphasizes that differential association occurs overnight. 
D)  It ignores the possibility that people learn deviance through interaction. 
E)  It fails to observe children who grew up in an environment that taught deviance rather than conformity.

Exam 7: Deviance, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System

Deviance is accompanied by social stigmas. Justify this statement.

Suicide is the most common criminal deviance.

Which of the following is an example of Robert Merton's institutionalized means to achieve economic success?

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people do not expect to be rich but get the necessary education and experience to obtain or keep a job.

Two of the best known explanations of deviance offered by _____ are differential association theory and labeling theory.

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, _____ is a mode of adaptation in which people feel so alienated that they want to change the social structure entirely by substituting new goals and means for the current ones.

Which of the following does a police officer arresting someone exemplify?

_____ include defrauding consumers with bogus financial investments, embezzling, sabotaging computer systems, hacking, and stealing confidential personal and business information.

Which of the following is true of cybercrime?

Victimless crimes are also known as _____.

Which of the following crimes involves a practice known as e-fencing?

Which of the following is a victimless crime?

Deviance cannot be considered a crime.

In the context of Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance, people in the _____ mode reject both the goals and the means for success.

_____ are primarily middle-class crimes that include offenses such as software piracy, bootlegging musical recordings and movies, selling company trade secrets, and copyright violations.

Two of the most influential explanations of deviance offered by functionalists are:

Which of the following groups is most likely to focus on capitalism, social inequality, and power differences?

Which of the following is an example of an intellectual property theft?

Identify a criticism of differential association theory.