Question 1

Dr. Griffiths believes that being educated in elite colleges and universities by eminent scientists and scholars significantly enhances the students' opportunities to excel later in life. Her beliefs are in line with opportunity theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Distinguish between the impact of highly integrated societies and societies with low levels of integration on levels of positive deviance.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

One type of positive deviance identified in the literature is moral superiority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Elite scholars commonly value traditionalism and reinforcing the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The six individual resources required for creative people are intelligence, knowledge, motivation, synthetic thinking, analytical thinking, and practical thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Robert Agnew's strain theory has no explanatory value for understanding positive deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do some sociologists counter the claim that positive deviance is not a contradiction in terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept is less ethnocentric than deviance alone. 
B)  The concept can help us enact culturally relativistic laws. 
C)  The concept is useful for understanding what makes people exceed expectations. 
D)  The concept helps to clarify ideas about negative norm violations.

Question 8

Analyze how Hirschi's social bonds theory approaches the study of positive deviance.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The form of positive deviance referred to as ______ is an unwavering commitment to following through on all promises to complete a task.

Accepted Answer

A)  exceptionalism 
B)  extreme determination 
C)  innate characteristics of a person 
D)  hyperresponsibility

Question 10

Alex Thio's power theory provides insight into both positive and traditional deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Positive Deviance

Dr. Griffiths believes that being educated in elite colleges and universities by eminent scientists and scholars significantly enhances the students' opportunities to excel later in life. Her beliefs are in line with opportunity theory.

Distinguish between the impact of highly integrated societies and societies with low levels of integration on levels of positive deviance.

One type of positive deviance identified in the literature is moral superiority.

Elite scholars commonly value traditionalism and reinforcing the status quo.

The six individual resources required for creative people are intelligence, knowledge, motivation, synthetic thinking, analytical thinking, and practical thinking.

Robert Agnew's strain theory has no explanatory value for understanding positive deviance.

How do some sociologists counter the claim that positive deviance is not a contradiction in terms?

Analyze how Hirschi's social bonds theory approaches the study of positive deviance.

The form of positive deviance referred to as ______ is an unwavering commitment to following through on all promises to complete a task.

Alex Thio's power theory provides insight into both positive and traditional deviance.