Question 1

Victimization surveys provide us with information about crimes that have not been officially reported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Deviance involves breaking a norm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After his release from prison, Abdul was unable to find work. What theory best explains the behaviour of those prospective employers who refused to hire him because he was a criminal?

Accepted Answer

A) strain theory 
B) labelling theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  social bond theory 
A) strain theory 
B) labelling theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  social bond theory

Question 4

The class is expecting a lecture on alternative medicine, when the professor walks in smoking marijuana. According to the text, how is this behaviour classified?

Accepted Answer

A) as deviant 
B) as normal 
C)  as expected 
D)  as criminal 
A) as deviant 
B) as normal 
C)  as expected 
D)  as criminal

Question 5

Which theoretical approach claims that deviance is produced by societal reactions to deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) power-knowledge theory 
B) differential association theory 
C)  status-conflict theory 
D)  labelling theory 
A) power-knowledge theory 
B) differential association theory 
C)  status-conflict theory 
D)  labelling theory

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or coworkers 
B) standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C)  travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D)  telling your friends your hopes and dreams 
A) serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or coworkers 
B) standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C)  travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D)  telling your friends your hopes and dreams

Question 7

Lisa begins hanging around with a new group of friends, most of whom do not attend school or have jobs. Instead they support themselves by selling Ecstasy and marijuana. Lisa sees that all of her new friends have lots of money to spend and decides to start selling drugs too. Which theory is Lisa reflecting with her actions?

Accepted Answer

A) opportunity theory 
B) social control theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  strain theory 
A) opportunity theory 
B) social control theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  strain theory

Victimization surveys provide us with information about crimes that have not been officially reported.

Deviance involves breaking a norm.

After his release from prison, Abdul was unable to find work. What theory best explains the behaviour of those prospective employers who refused to hire him because he was a criminal?

The class is expecting a lecture on alternative medicine, when the professor walks in smoking marijuana. According to the text, how is this behaviour classified?

Which theoretical approach claims that deviance is produced by societal reactions to deviance?

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

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Exam 11: Social Control, Deviance, and Crime

Victimization surveys provide us with information about crimes that have not been officially reported.

Deviance involves breaking a norm.

After his release from prison, Abdul was unable to find work. What theory best explains the behaviour of those prospective employers who refused to hire him because he was a criminal?

The class is expecting a lecture on alternative medicine, when the professor walks in smoking marijuana. According to the text, how is this behaviour classified?

Which theoretical approach claims that deviance is produced by societal reactions to deviance?

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

I Am Canadian: What Is Canadian Culture

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Canadian Families: Past, Present, and Future

Learning What Is True: Religion, Science, and Education

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle, or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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