Exam 7: The Social Psychology of Deviance

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ When individuals seek to challenge either the traditional goals or the accepted means of achieving those goals.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Less-serious rules of behavior in a group or society.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Component of social control theory referring to an individual's desire to obtain societal goals through legitimate means.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ The process by which individuals index thoughts, feelings, and behaviors from their own perspective.

Which of the following is true of William Chambliss' research on the Saints and the Roughnecks?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ The process by which individuals think about a behavior within its social context and give meaning to it.

Which of the following represents a form of deviance from a sociological perspective?

Which of the following best exemplifies white collar crimes?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ People who share the goals of society with conformists but employ illegitimate means to obtain those goals.

Which of the following represent strain according to new interpretations of strain theory?

Most college students represent which type of person in Merton's typology of deviance?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Widely held values and beliefs in a society.

Murder would most likely be considered the breaking of a ________ while picking your nose in public would be breaking a ________.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ A sense of "normlessness," where there is little consensus about what is right and wrong.

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability. After being rounded up by the cops last Saturday night, three men sit in jail pondering their condition and how they ended up there. All of them were in jail for different reasons and have different backgrounds. However, all of them were fairly young, in their teenage years, and very poor. John and Franky were being arrested for the first time while Arny has been in and out of the justice system since he was a child. John had been arrested for stealing an engagement ring for his girlfriend, so he could ask her to marry him, but he had no money to buy the ring. Franky and Arny were both arrested for assault. The only other background information we have about the three men is that Franky was a member of the Bloods, a violent gang located in the surrounding area while Arny has been in jail for assault many times in the past. -Given the information in this vignette, which theory best explains John's decision to commit a crime?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Theory that argues that people choose to commit deviance as a natural outcome of social conditions in which socially acceptable goals can not be obtained through legitimate means.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Refers to any behavior that departs from accepted practices in a society or group.

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank. A. Outsiders K. Moral career U. Conformists B. Agents of social control L. Ritualist V. Retrospective interpretations C. Rebellion M. Innovators W. Deviance D. Reflexivity N. Retreatist X. Strain theory E. Indexicality O. Primary deviance Y. Passing F. Involvement P. Secondary deviance Z. Covering G. White-collar crimes Q. Anomie AA. Social control theory H. Attachment R. Stigma BB. Labeling theory I. Belief S. Folkways CC. Differential association theory J. Commitment T. Mores -____ Theory that deviance results when individuals' bonds with conventional society are weakened in some way.

Which of the following theories interprets the responses of others as the most significant factor in understanding how deviant behavior is created and sustained?