Question 1

Most criminal cases brought to court in the United States are resolved

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A)  through a pre-sentence investigation. 
B)  with a trial judge deciding the case. 
C)  with a jury trial. 
D)  through plea bargaining. 
A)  through a pre-sentence investigation. 
B)  with a trial judge deciding the case. 
C)  with a jury trial. 
D)  through plea bargaining. D

Question 2

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance. Which of the following statements might well be the focus of the lecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance is a normal element of social organization. 
B)  Deviance is a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  Deviance is less common in modern societies than in traditional societies. 
D)  Deviance is defined by the rich and used against the poor. 
A)  Deviance is a normal element of social organization. 
B)  Deviance is a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  Deviance is less common in modern societies than in traditional societies. 
D)  Deviance is defined by the rich and used against the poor. A

Question 3

Read the following statements about the social foundation of deviance. Which statement is NOT correct?

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A)  Norms and the way people define rule breaking involve differences in social power. 
B)  People become deviant as others define them that way. 
C)  Most acts that are deviant in one place are deviant everywhere. 
D)  Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. 
A)  Norms and the way people define rule breaking involve differences in social power. 
B)  People become deviant as others define them that way. 
C)  Most acts that are deviant in one place are deviant everywhere. 
D)  Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. C

Question 4

In historical perspective, the oldest justification for punishing an offender is

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A)  rehabilitation. 
B)  social protection. 
C)  retribution. 
D)  deterrence. 
A)  rehabilitation. 
B)  social protection. 
C)  retribution. 
D)  deterrence.

Question 5

In his study of New England Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

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A)  people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B)  very religious people create very little deviance. 
C)  even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify moral boundaries. 
D)  the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time. 
A)  people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B)  very religious people create very little deviance. 
C)  even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify moral boundaries. 
D)  the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time.

Question 6

According to the structural-functional approach, deviance has a number of functions for the operation of society as a whole.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following are advantages of community-based corrections?

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A)  reducing prison overcrowding 
B)  reducing costs of dealing with offenders 
C)  avoiding the hardships of prison life, including the stigma attached to being incarcerated 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  reducing prison overcrowding 
B)  reducing costs of dealing with offenders 
C)  avoiding the hardships of prison life, including the stigma attached to being incarcerated 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral or medical matter affects which of the following?

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A)  who responds--police or medical personnel 
B)  whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment 
C)  how personally competent the person is assumed to be. 
D)  All of the above are correct 
A)  who responds--police or medical personnel 
B)  whether the person is subject to punishment or treatment 
C)  how personally competent the person is assumed to be. 
D)  All of the above are correct

Question 9

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed "containment theory," which claims that a strong conscience (or superego) helps boys stay out of trouble.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 7 ("Deviance") claims that one factor that has pushed up the rate of crime, especially high-tech crime, is

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A)  parents who do not monitor their children after school. 
B)  the spread of soft drugs to the suburbs. 
C)  the recent economic recession. 
D)  layoffs by police departments reducing patrols. 
A)  parents who do not monitor their children after school. 
B)  the spread of soft drugs to the suburbs. 
C)  the recent economic recession. 
D)  layoffs by police departments reducing patrols.

Question 11

The recent Wall Street scandals, such as Bernard Madoff's swindling thousands of people out of billions of dollars, are examples of

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A)  organized crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  primary deviance. 
D)  secondary deviance. 
A)  organized crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  primary deviance. 
D)  secondary deviance.

Question 12

In the United States today, one sign of increasing gender equality is the fact that women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mike reports that his dirt bike was stolen from the front yard of his house. The police would record this as which of the following types of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  burglary 
B)  robbery 
C)  larceny-theft 
D)  auto-theft 
A)  burglary 
B)  robbery 
C)  larceny-theft 
D)  auto-theft

Question 14

Which of the following concepts refers to crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of doing their jobs?

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A)  street crime 
B)  organized crime 
C)  white-collar crime 
D)  victimless crime 
A)  street crime 
B)  organized crime 
C)  white-collar crime 
D)  victimless crime

Question 15

Which of the following terms refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf?

Accepted Answer

A)  hate crime 
B)  capitalist crime 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  organized crime 
A)  hate crime 
B)  capitalist crime 
C)  corporate crime 
D)  organized crime

Question 16

Which of the following illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a career criminal being required by prison officials to attend counseling 
B)  an older woman drinking more and more after losing a job 
C)  a girl's sexual activity being redefined by her psychologist as a "sexual addiction" 
D)  violence in the home by a man who abuses a prescription drug 
A)  a career criminal being required by prison officials to attend counseling 
B)  an older woman drinking more and more after losing a job 
C)  a girl's sexual activity being redefined by her psychologist as a "sexual addiction" 
D)  violence in the home by a man who abuses a prescription drug

Question 17

"Crimes against persons" are much more common than "crimes against property."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Labeling theory states that some actions are always considered deviant while others never are defined this way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is Erving Goffman's concept that refers to a powerful and negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  degradation ceremony 
B)  deviant ritual 
C)  stigma 
D)  secondary identity 
A)  degradation ceremony 
B)  deviant ritual 
C)  stigma 
D)  secondary identity

Most criminal cases brought to court in the United States are resolved

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance. Which of the following statements might well be the focus of the lecture?

Read the following statements about the social foundation of deviance. Which statement is NOT correct?

In historical perspective, the oldest justification for punishing an offender is

In his study of New England Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

According to the structural-functional approach, deviance has a number of functions for the operation of society as a whole.

Which of the following are advantages of community-based corrections?

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral or medical matter affects which of the following?

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed "containment theory," which claims that a strong conscience (or superego) helps boys stay out of trouble.

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 7 ("Deviance") claims that one factor that has pushed up the rate of crime, especially high-tech crime, is

The recent Wall Street scandals, such as Bernard Madoff's swindling thousands of people out of billions of dollars, are examples of

In the United States today, one sign of increasing gender equality is the fact that women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Mike reports that his dirt bike was stolen from the front yard of his house. The police would record this as which of the following types of crime?

Which of the following concepts refers to crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of doing their jobs?

Which of the following terms refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf?

Which of the following illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

"Crimes against persons" are much more common than "crimes against property."

Labeling theory states that some actions are always considered deviant while others never are defined this way.

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Which of the following is Erving Goffman's concept that refers to a powerful and negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity?

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Most criminal cases brought to court in the United States are resolved

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance. Which of the following statements might well be the focus of the lecture?

Read the following statements about the social foundation of deviance. Which statement is NOT correct?

In historical perspective, the oldest justification for punishing an offender is

In his study of New England Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

According to the structural-functional approach, deviance has a number of functions for the operation of society as a whole.

Which of the following are advantages of community-based corrections?

Whether people respond to deviance as a moral or medical matter affects which of the following?

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed "containment theory," which claims that a strong conscience (or superego) helps boys stay out of trouble.

The "Seeing Sociology in the News" article in Chapter 7 ("Deviance") claims that one factor that has pushed up the rate of crime, especially high-tech crime, is

The recent Wall Street scandals, such as Bernard Madoff's swindling thousands of people out of billions of dollars, are examples of

In the United States today, one sign of increasing gender equality is the fact that women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Mike reports that his dirt bike was stolen from the front yard of his house. The police would record this as which of the following types of crime?

Which of the following concepts refers to crime committed by persons of high social position in the course of doing their jobs?

Which of the following terms refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf?

Which of the following illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

"Crimes against persons" are much more common than "crimes against property."

Labeling theory states that some actions are always considered deviant while others never are defined this way.

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Which of the following is Erving Goffman's concept that refers to a powerful and negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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