Exam 11: Social Control, Deviance, and Crime

Which of the following is a typical form of social control?

How are most deviant behaviours in society controlled?

According to Merton, innovation is one tactic used by people to commit crimes when they are under strain.

Describe and explain the difference between deviance and crime. Why do sociologists argue that crime and deviance are relative?

Feminist theorists feel that women who violate the law are not "criminal women" but constructed as "criminalized women."

What is Edwin Sutherland's theory for the cause of crime?

Which of the following best describes how sociologists would define crime?

According to social bond theory, the probability of deviant behaviour increases when a person becomes tied to a deviant subculture.

Define and distinguish between primary and secondary deviance. Be sure to include real-life examples.

According to strain theory, people commit deviant acts when they are exposed to cultural goals that they cannot obtain through approved means.

Describe the problems associated with using crime statistics as a source of information about crime.

The major weakness of the Canadian Uniform Crime Reports system is that it focuses on only violations of federal laws, and ignores violations of provincial statutes. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which perspective asserts that people are sometimes exposed to cultural goals that they are unable to obtain because they do not have access to culturally approved means of achieving them?

List and describe the key elements that make up the social bond in Travis Hirschi's social control theory and offer examples of how this theory is reflected in your society today.

Identify the basic assumptions of strain theory and offer examples to demonstrate how the theory appears in examples within our society.

Your parents are upset about the new group of peers with whom you are spending time because they feel that this new group of friends is encouraging you to behave in inappropriate and deviant ways. Which theorist developed the theory that best fits this scenario?

After witnessing Janet, one of their classmates, get expelled for cheating, the rest of the class decides to follow the rules and not cheat. What principle does this illustrate?

Joseph is convicted in a court of law for assaulting his wife. He is sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation following his release. What name does the text give to the action of depriving Joseph of his freedom because of the assault he committed?

Suppose that Becky, who is under the legal age, orders and is served a drink in a bar. She is not discovered, so she is not labelled. What form of deviance has taken place, according to Edwin Lemert's labelling theory?

According to sociologists, how is deviance relative?