Exam 13: Interactionist Theories

What generally leads criminals to end their deviant careers?

Which of the following statements contradicts symbolic interactionist theory?

Interactionists have observed that some groups or individuals have enough power to force criminal identities on less powerful groups or individuals.What term has been applied to describe this phenomenon?

What is the term used for an unintended event,process,or situation that that can affect the movement of an individual along a deviant career?

What term denotes a social category into which deviants are placed by others and which they may place themselves?

American studies on the drift toward deviance among youth are generally not applicable to Canada.

What is Lemert's term for someone whose life and identity revolve around deviance?

Someone who advocates for the criminalization of marijuana can be called a moral entrepreneur.

What is the term used to denote a rationalization whereby offenders stress the cunning and power they bring to bear against people who are otherwise more powerful and uncontrollable?

Criminal careers,once established,rarely change trajectory.

Young people have little commitment to deviance; therefore,they drift between conventional and deviant behaviour.

Conceptually,the stages of personal involvement in criminal activity are nothing like the like stages in a legitimate occupational career.

"A characteristic of an individual that is negatively evaluated by others,thereby distorting and discrediting that person's public identity." Which of the following terms does this definition apply to?

Those experiencing self-enhancing commitment to crime are compelled to leave the non-conformist lifestyle and to seek conventional work to support themselves.

A major factor leading to secondary deviation is the tendency of society to treat someone's criminality as a master status.

According to symbolic interactionist Becker,which of the following best characterizes deviance?

The strengthening of deviant ties and the weakening of non-deviant ties solidifies the impact of differential association.

Which of the following is the most influential factor behind moving from primary to secondary deviance?

According to the Schwendingers,justifying theft as a response to store owners' greed is an example of which of the following?

Criminal careers are "composed of adjustments to,and interpretations of,the contingencies and turning points encountered" at each stage of this career.Which of the following schools of thought on criminality does this statement best represent?