Question 1

According to Sutherland,learning criminal behaviour through differential association is much different compared to learning other forms of prosocial behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the basic premises of symbolic interactionism is that people act according to objects in their lives and to the meanings those objects have for them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is among the most important concepts for interactionist theories of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  power relationships 
B)  the level of inequity 
C)  cultural goals 
D)  the deviant career 
A)  power relationships 
B)  the level of inequity 
C)  cultural goals 
D)  the deviant career

Question 4

Which of the following best represents a main foundation of symbolic interactionist approach to understanding criminality?

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection 
B)  independence 
C)  interactions 
D)  intelligence 
A)  introspection 
B)  independence 
C)  interactions 
D)  intelligence

Question 5

Which of the following best characterizes the use of moral rhetoric by young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is used to justify one's deviant behaviour. 
B)  It is used to place pressure on peers to also become involved in deviance. 
C)  It is a technique to defraud senior citizens. 
D)  It is used as a cognitive behavioural technique to reduce recidivism. 
A)  It is used to justify one's deviant behaviour. 
B)  It is used to place pressure on peers to also become involved in deviance. 
C)  It is a technique to defraud senior citizens. 
D)  It is used as a cognitive behavioural technique to reduce recidivism.

Question 6

Interactionist theories group the root causes of criminal behaviour into a category called "primary deviation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Deviance may provide some youth an opportunity to enjoy good standing and reputation with both the legitimate and deviant groups in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why,during the primary deviation stage,do young people drift between deviance and conventional norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  They engage in moral rhetoric to determine their path of choice. 
B)  They lack value commitment to either set of values. 
C)  Crime has become their master status. 
D)  They are stigmatized by the thought of getting into trouble with their parents. 
A)  They engage in moral rhetoric to determine their path of choice. 
B)  They lack value commitment to either set of values. 
C)  Crime has become their master status. 
D)  They are stigmatized by the thought of getting into trouble with their parents.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes Sutherland's differential association theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped bring a psychological perspective to the forefront of criminology. 
B)  It points to the importance of learning criminal behaviour. 
C)  It has received no convincing empirical support. 
D)  It no longer is relevant to contemporary theories or research into causes of crime. 
A)  It helped bring a psychological perspective to the forefront of criminology. 
B)  It points to the importance of learning criminal behaviour. 
C)  It has received no convincing empirical support. 
D)  It no longer is relevant to contemporary theories or research into causes of crime.

Question 10

Which of the following is the best example of what Goffman meant by the term "stigma"?

Accepted Answer

A)  being an ex-inmate 
B)  being a straight C student 
C)  being a member of the mafia 
D)  being a member of a church choir 
A)  being an ex-inmate 
B)  being a straight C student 
C)  being a member of the mafia 
D)  being a member of a church choir

Question 11

Who developed the original theory of differential association?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sutherland 
B)  Cohen 
C)  Lemert 
D)  Cressey 
A)  Sutherland 
B)  Cohen 
C)  Lemert 
D)  Cressey

Question 12

For many years,groups such as the Canadian Cannabis Corporation have lobbied to have cannabis legalized.Which of the following terms can best be applied to such groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  agents of social control 
B)  moral entrepreneurs 
C)  moral capitalists 
D)  agents of moral dissemination 
A)  agents of social control 
B)  moral entrepreneurs 
C)  moral capitalists 
D)  agents of moral dissemination

Question 13

Which of the following is an implication stemming from interactionist theories of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  It highlights the therapeutic effects of the deviant label. 
B)  It exposes the elements of the judicial system that stigmatize the poor. 
C)  It highlights how the capitalist mode of production eventually leads to the application of deviance only to those involved in street-level crime. 
D)  It outlines the impact that labels have on an offender's re-entry into a community. 
A)  It highlights the therapeutic effects of the deviant label. 
B)  It exposes the elements of the judicial system that stigmatize the poor. 
C)  It highlights how the capitalist mode of production eventually leads to the application of deviance only to those involved in street-level crime. 
D)  It outlines the impact that labels have on an offender's re-entry into a community.

Question 14

What term has been applied to refer to a psychological state of weak normative attachment to either deviant or conventional ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary deviance 
B)  moral purgatory 
C)  drift 
D)  moral rhetoric 
A)  tertiary deviance 
B)  moral purgatory 
C)  drift 
D)  moral rhetoric

Question 15

In which category of deviant behaviour does Lemert place alcoholism and drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-defeating and self-perpetuating deviance 
B)  self-enhancing and self-perpetuating deviance 
C)  adjusted pathological deviance 
D)  unadjusted pathological deviance 
A)  self-defeating and self-perpetuating deviance 
B)  self-enhancing and self-perpetuating deviance 
C)  adjusted pathological deviance 
D)  unadjusted pathological deviance

Question 16

The term moral rhetorics is used to refer to claims and assertions used to justify one's deviant behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One contribution that interactionist theories have made to criminology is to influence legislation such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Interactionist approaches to understanding crime centre chiefly on what happens to criminals once their deviant activities commence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following best represents the role of police,judges,prison personnel,and probation and parole officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  agents of social control 
B)  first line public defenders 
C)  agents of social work 
D)  legal administrators 
A)  agents of social control 
B)  first line public defenders 
C)  agents of social work 
D)  legal administrators

Question 20

Within the context of primary deviation,which of the following statements best describes young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early offenders tend not to employ any moral rhetoric; older offenders tend to use the rhetoric of egoism and/or the rhetoric of instrumentalism. 
B)  Early offenders tend to employ the moral rhetoric of instrumentalism; later offenders tend to use the moral rhetoric of egoism. 
C)  Early offenders tend to employ the moral rhetoric of egoism; later offenders tend to use the moral rhetoric of instrumentalism. 
D)  Early offenders tend to use the rhetoric of egoism and/or the rhetoric of instrumentalism; older offenders tend not to employ any moral rhetoric. 
A)  Early offenders tend not to employ any moral rhetoric; older offenders tend to use the rhetoric of egoism and/or the rhetoric of instrumentalism. 
B)  Early offenders tend to employ the moral rhetoric of instrumentalism; later offenders tend to use the moral rhetoric of egoism. 
C)  Early offenders tend to employ the moral rhetoric of egoism; later offenders tend to use the moral rhetoric of instrumentalism. 
D)  Early offenders tend to use the rhetoric of egoism and/or the rhetoric of instrumentalism; older offenders tend not to employ any moral rhetoric.

According to Sutherland,learning criminal behaviour through differential association is much different compared to learning other forms of prosocial behaviour.

One of the basic premises of symbolic interactionism is that people act according to objects in their lives and to the meanings those objects have for them.

Which of the following is among the most important concepts for interactionist theories of crime?

Which of the following best represents a main foundation of symbolic interactionist approach to understanding criminality?

Which of the following best characterizes the use of moral rhetoric by young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

Interactionist theories group the root causes of criminal behaviour into a category called "primary deviation."

Deviance may provide some youth an opportunity to enjoy good standing and reputation with both the legitimate and deviant groups in their lives.

Why,during the primary deviation stage,do young people drift between deviance and conventional norms?

Which of the following best describes Sutherland's differential association theory?

Which of the following is the best example of what Goffman meant by the term "stigma"?

Who developed the original theory of differential association?

For many years,groups such as the Canadian Cannabis Corporation have lobbied to have cannabis legalized.Which of the following terms can best be applied to such groups?

Which of the following is an implication stemming from interactionist theories of crime?

What term has been applied to refer to a psychological state of weak normative attachment to either deviant or conventional ways?

In which category of deviant behaviour does Lemert place alcoholism and drug addiction?

The term moral rhetorics is used to refer to claims and assertions used to justify one's deviant behaviour.

One contribution that interactionist theories have made to criminology is to influence legislation such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act in Canada.

Interactionist approaches to understanding crime centre chiefly on what happens to criminals once their deviant activities commence.

Which of the following best represents the role of police,judges,prison personnel,and probation and parole officers?

Within the context of primary deviation,which of the following statements best describes young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

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Exam 13: Interactionist Theories

According to Sutherland,learning criminal behaviour through differential association is much different compared to learning other forms of prosocial behaviour.

One of the basic premises of symbolic interactionism is that people act according to objects in their lives and to the meanings those objects have for them.

Which of the following is among the most important concepts for interactionist theories of crime?

Which of the following best represents a main foundation of symbolic interactionist approach to understanding criminality?

Which of the following best characterizes the use of moral rhetoric by young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

Interactionist theories group the root causes of criminal behaviour into a category called "primary deviation."

Deviance may provide some youth an opportunity to enjoy good standing and reputation with both the legitimate and deviant groups in their lives.

Why,during the primary deviation stage,do young people drift between deviance and conventional norms?

Which of the following best describes Sutherland's differential association theory?

Which of the following is the best example of what Goffman meant by the term "stigma"?

Who developed the original theory of differential association?

For many years,groups such as the Canadian Cannabis Corporation have lobbied to have cannabis legalized.Which of the following terms can best be applied to such groups?

Which of the following is an implication stemming from interactionist theories of crime?

What term has been applied to refer to a psychological state of weak normative attachment to either deviant or conventional ways?

In which category of deviant behaviour does Lemert place alcoholism and drug addiction?

The term moral rhetorics is used to refer to claims and assertions used to justify one's deviant behaviour.

One contribution that interactionist theories have made to criminology is to influence legislation such as the Youth Criminal Justice Act in Canada.

Interactionist approaches to understanding crime centre chiefly on what happens to criminals once their deviant activities commence.

Which of the following best represents the role of police,judges,prison personnel,and probation and parole officers?

Within the context of primary deviation,which of the following statements best describes young offenders,according to Schwendinger and Schwendinger?

Crime,criminals,and Criminology

The Social Context of Dispute Settlement and the Rise of Law

Criminal Law

Counting Crime

Correlates of Criminal Behaviour

Feminism and Criminology

Victimology,victim Services,and Victim Rights in Canada

Early Theories of Criminology

Psychological Perspectives on Criminality

Strain Theories

Conflict Theories

Critical Criminology in Canada

Social Control Theory

Deterrence,routine Activity,and Rational Choice Theories

Organized Crime

Corporate and White-Collar Crime

Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance

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