Question 1

According to the textbook,why is there widespread panic about youth criminality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Youthful deviants usually go on to become career criminals. 
B)  Young people are often taken as an indicator of the health and welfare of society. 
C)  Youth criminality is a direct outcome of increasing drug use. 
D)  Middle-class youth are the leading cause of increasing crime rates. 
A)  Youthful deviants usually go on to become career criminals. 
B)  Young people are often taken as an indicator of the health and welfare of society. 
C)  Youth criminality is a direct outcome of increasing drug use. 
D)  Middle-class youth are the leading cause of increasing crime rates.

Question 2

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological view 
B)  psychological view 
C)  sociological view 
D)  evolutionary view 
A)  biological view 
B)  psychological view 
C)  sociological view 
D)  evolutionary view

Question 3

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox businesses but are illegal are called

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  index crime. 
D)  organized crime. 
A)  white-collar crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  index crime. 
D)  organized crime.

Question 4

According to Sarah Brayne,what is a problem associated with police departments using big data?

Accepted Answer

A)  It puts individuals who are already under suspicion under new,deeper,quantified forms of surveillance masked by objectivity. 
B)  Police officers routinely ignore the useful information that big data provides. 
C)  Historical data cannot identity where and when future crimes are most likely to occur and deploy officers accordingly. 
D)  Network models are ineffective in identifying people,places,and belongings related to a person of interest. 
A)  It puts individuals who are already under suspicion under new,deeper,quantified forms of surveillance masked by objectivity. 
B)  Police officers routinely ignore the useful information that big data provides. 
C)  Historical data cannot identity where and when future crimes are most likely to occur and deploy officers accordingly. 
D)  Network models are ineffective in identifying people,places,and belongings related to a person of interest.

Question 5

What do contemporary sociological theories about crime emphasize in their definitions of conformity and deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime is a personal choice. 
B)  Definitions of deviance vary based on social context. 
C)  Crime depends on a genetic tendency toward violence. 
D)  Crime results from untreated mental illness. 
A)  Crime is a personal choice. 
B)  Definitions of deviance vary based on social context. 
C)  Crime depends on a genetic tendency toward violence. 
D)  Crime results from untreated mental illness.

Question 6

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  positive formal sanction. 
B)  negative formal sanction. 
C)  positive informal sanction. 
D)  negative informal sanction. 
A)  positive formal sanction. 
B)  negative formal sanction. 
C)  positive informal sanction. 
D)  negative informal sanction.

Question 7

Which of the following sociological theories views deviance as necessary for society and contributing to its overall stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theory 
B)  functionalist theory 
C)  interactionist theory 
D)  control theory 
A)  conflict theory 
B)  functionalist theory 
C)  interactionist theory 
D)  control theory

Question 8

Describe a real or hypothetical scenario in which a "stop and frisk" approach is taken by police,including an account of the characteristics detainees are likely to have,according to your textbook.Apply this scenario to a brief discussion of Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow and Victor Rios's book Punished to examine why this policy has been so controversial.

Accepted Answer

The student should describe the practice

Question 9

What do the Heaven's Gate cult and the computer hacker community have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are religious groups. 
B)  Both groups are considered deviant subcultures. 
C)  Both groups struggled financially. 
D)  Both groups restricted their membership to men. 
A)  Both are religious groups. 
B)  Both groups are considered deviant subcultures. 
C)  Both groups struggled financially. 
D)  Both groups restricted their membership to men.

Question 10

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant people and influences,compared with conventional influences?

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling theory 
B)  strain theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  control theory 
A)  labeling theory 
B)  strain theory 
C)  differential association theory 
D)  control theory

Question 11

According to the textbook,a key reason that New York's "stop and frisk" policy was banned by a federal judge was that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was not being applied in the high crime neighborhoods for which it was intended. 
B)  it was most often applied only to young men and was determined to be ageist. 
C)  it was costing the city too much revenue in law suits. 
D)  it violated citizens' rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. 
A)  it was not being applied in the high crime neighborhoods for which it was intended. 
B)  it was most often applied only to young men and was determined to be ageist. 
C)  it was costing the city too much revenue in law suits. 
D)  it violated citizens' rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Question 12

Assessing the overall impact of crime and incarceration in the United States,we can draw which of the following conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of people behind bars has decreased in the past decade. 
B)  Spending on corrections has risen dramatically over the past three decades. 
C)  Few of us are affected by the high cost of crime. 
D)  State governments are doing a good job of ensuring that inmates are housed,fed,and provided medical care. 
A)  The number of people behind bars has decreased in the past decade. 
B)  Spending on corrections has risen dramatically over the past three decades. 
C)  Few of us are affected by the high cost of crime. 
D)  State governments are doing a good job of ensuring that inmates are housed,fed,and provided medical care.

Question 13

A subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a social control group. 
B)  a deviant subculture. 
C)  an anomic subculture. 
D)  a normative subculture. 
A)  a social control group. 
B)  a deviant subculture. 
C)  an anomic subculture. 
D)  a normative subculture.

Question 14

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often join delinquent subcultures that reject middle-class values and replace them with norms that celebrate defiance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Cohen 
B)  Robert Merton 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Kingsley Davis 
A)  Albert Cohen 
B)  Robert Merton 
C)  Émile Durkheim 
D)  Kingsley Davis

Question 15

According to Patrick Sharkey,how have poor communities benefited from the great crime decline?

Accepted Answer

Patrick Sharkey addressed this question

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of the organized crime Manuel Castells described?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme 
B)  heroin networks that stretch across Asia 
C)  prison gangs 
D)  inner-city youth gangs 
A)  Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme 
B)  heroin networks that stretch across Asia 
C)  prison gangs 
D)  inner-city youth gangs

Question 17

The way in which crime is understood directly affects the policies developed to combat it.If crime is seen as the product of deprivation or social disorganization,policies might be aimed at

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing poverty and strengthening social services. 
B)  morality training for those in prison. 
C)  developing interview skills for those on parole. 
D)  developing high self-esteem for at-risk youth. 
A)  reducing poverty and strengthening social services. 
B)  morality training for those in prison. 
C)  developing interview skills for those on parole. 
D)  developing high self-esteem for at-risk youth.

Question 18

Your friend gets a speeding ticket.What function would your textbook authors most likely say your friend getting a speeding ticket performs?

Accepted Answer

A)  You learn about the high cost of the speeding ticket and will not speed to avoid paying the high cost. 
B)  You learn that speeding is dangerous. 
C)  You realize that police officers are sexist. 
D)  Your friend getting a speeding ticket performs no function. 
A)  You learn about the high cost of the speeding ticket and will not speed to avoid paying the high cost. 
B)  You learn that speeding is dangerous. 
C)  You realize that police officers are sexist. 
D)  Your friend getting a speeding ticket performs no function.

Question 19

Which of the following statements most accurately compares a crime to a deviant act?

Accepted Answer

A)  A crime breaks a law and a deviant act does not. 
B)  Deviant acts are more serious than crimes. 
C)  A crime is a particular type of deviant act that breaks the law. 
D)  Deviant acts involve social situations and crimes do not. 
A)  A crime breaks a law and a deviant act does not. 
B)  Deviant acts are more serious than crimes. 
C)  A crime is a particular type of deviant act that breaks the law. 
D)  Deviant acts involve social situations and crimes do not.

Question 20

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie. 
B)  alienation. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  deviance. 
A)  anomie. 
B)  alienation. 
C)  conformity. 
D)  deviance.

According to the textbook,why is there widespread panic about youth criminality?

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox businesses but are illegal are called

According to Sarah Brayne,what is a problem associated with police departments using big data?

What do contemporary sociological theories about crime emphasize in their definitions of conformity and deviance?

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a

Which of the following sociological theories views deviance as necessary for society and contributing to its overall stability?

What do the Heaven's Gate cult and the computer hacker community have in common?

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant people and influences,compared with conventional influences?

According to the textbook,a key reason that New York's "stop and frisk" policy was banned by a federal judge was that

Assessing the overall impact of crime and incarceration in the United States,we can draw which of the following conclusions?

A subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority is called

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often join delinquent subcultures that reject middle-class values and replace them with norms that celebrate defiance?

According to Patrick Sharkey,how have poor communities benefited from the great crime decline?

Which of the following is an example of the organized crime Manuel Castells described?

The way in which crime is understood directly affects the policies developed to combat it.If crime is seen as the product of deprivation or social disorganization,policies might be aimed at

Your friend gets a speeding ticket.What function would your textbook authors most likely say your friend getting a speeding ticket performs?

Which of the following statements most accurately compares a crime to a deviant act?

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is

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Exam 6: Conformity,deviance,and Crime

According to the textbook,why is there widespread panic about youth criminality?

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox businesses but are illegal are called

According to Sarah Brayne,what is a problem associated with police departments using big data?

What do contemporary sociological theories about crime emphasize in their definitions of conformity and deviance?

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a

Which of the following sociological theories views deviance as necessary for society and contributing to its overall stability?

What do the Heaven's Gate cult and the computer hacker community have in common?

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant people and influences,compared with conventional influences?

According to the textbook,a key reason that New York's "stop and frisk" policy was banned by a federal judge was that

Assessing the overall impact of crime and incarceration in the United States,we can draw which of the following conclusions?

A subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority is called

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often join delinquent subcultures that reject middle-class values and replace them with norms that celebrate defiance?

According to Patrick Sharkey,how have poor communities benefited from the great crime decline?

Which of the following is an example of the organized crime Manuel Castells described?

The way in which crime is understood directly affects the policies developed to combat it.If crime is seen as the product of deprivation or social disorganization,policies might be aimed at

Your friend gets a speeding ticket.What function would your textbook authors most likely say your friend getting a speeding ticket performs?

Which of the following statements most accurately compares a crime to a deviant act?

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization,the Life Course,and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups,networks,and Organizations

Stratification,class,and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Race,ethnicity,and Racism

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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