Question 1

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

Accepted Answer

A)  is more likely to be resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
B)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole. 
C)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
D)  provokes a strong response from the community. 
A)  is more likely to be resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
B)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole. 
C)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
D)  provokes a strong response from the community.

Question 2

The category "crimes against property" includes all but one of the following. Which one is NOT included?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Probation and parole are two types of "community-based corrections."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

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A)  involves a larger share of the population. 
B)  is a violation of norms enacted into law. 
C)  is always less serious. 
D)  is always more serious. 
A)  involves a larger share of the population. 
B)  is a violation of norms enacted into law. 
C)  is always less serious. 
D)  is always more serious.

Question 5

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based mostly on

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A)  the moral values of the culture. 
B)  patterns of inequality and which categories of people have more power. 
C)  how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D)  how often certain acts occur. 
A)  the moral values of the culture. 
B)  patterns of inequality and which categories of people have more power. 
C)  how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D)  how often certain acts occur.

Question 6

The old saying "An eye for an eye" expresses the essence of retribution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is more likely to arise among

Accepted Answer

A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-income men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels. 
A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-income men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels.

Question 8

What does Chapter 7's opening story say about Bruce Glover's release from prison after serving twenty-six years?

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A)  Glover was wrongly convicted of a crime. 
B)  Glover immediately was arrested for a new crime. 
C)  Long cut off from the outside world, Glover had few resources with which to begin a new life. 
D)  Glover immediately became a celebrity and soon was making a high income. 
A)  Glover was wrongly convicted of a crime. 
B)  Glover immediately was arrested for a new crime. 
C)  Long cut off from the outside world, Glover had few resources with which to begin a new life. 
D)  Glover immediately became a celebrity and soon was making a high income.

Question 9

According to Merton's model, a poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following terms would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone who made a lot of money breaking the law?

Accepted Answer

A)  innovation 
B)  ritualism 
C)  retreatism 
D)  rebellion 
A)  innovation 
B)  ritualism 
C)  retreatism 
D)  rebellion

Question 11

Prostitution is widely regarded as one example of

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A)  victimless crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  crime against the person. 
D)  crime against property. 
A)  victimless crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  crime against the person. 
D)  crime against property.

Question 12

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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A)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage the behavior in question. 
B)  how officials define a person's behavior. 
C)  how others respond to the race, class, or gender of some individuals. 
D)  how able a person is to contain deviant impulses. 
A)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage the behavior in question. 
B)  how officials define a person's behavior. 
C)  how others respond to the race, class, or gender of some individuals. 
D)  how able a person is to contain deviant impulses.

Question 13

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

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A)  all crimes that take place. 
B)  offenses cleared by arrest. 
C)  offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D)  offenses known to the police. 
A)  all crimes that take place. 
B)  offenses cleared by arrest. 
C)  offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D)  offenses known to the police.

Question 14

In terms of race and ethnicity, most people arrested for violent crime in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A)  Latino. 
B)  African American. 
C)  people of mixed race. 
D)  white. 
A)  Latino. 
B)  African American. 
C)  people of mixed race. 
D)  white.

Question 15

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz asserts that the medicalization of deviance amounts to swapping one set of labels for another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Corporate crime refers to stealing or other crimes committed against a corporation or large business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Although a majority of states do permit capital punishment, only a few states are likely to carry out executions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The concept of due process refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B)  the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C)  the process of plea bargaining. 
D)  the obligation of all citizens to report crime. 
A)  the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B)  the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C)  the process of plea bargaining. 
D)  the obligation of all citizens to report crime.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  promiscuity being redefined as a "sexual 
B)  drinking too much being redefined as "alcoholism" 
C)  theft being redefined as a "compulsive addiction" disorder" 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  promiscuity being redefined as a "sexual 
B)  drinking too much being redefined as "alcoholism" 
C)  theft being redefined as a "compulsive addiction" disorder" 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

The category "crimes against property" includes all but one of the following. Which one is NOT included?

Probation and parole are two types of "community-based corrections."

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based mostly on

The old saying "An eye for an eye" expresses the essence of retribution.

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is more likely to arise among

What does Chapter 7's opening story say about Bruce Glover's release from prison after serving twenty-six years?

According to Merton's model, a poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following terms would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone who made a lot of money breaking the law?

Prostitution is widely regarded as one example of

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

In terms of race and ethnicity, most people arrested for violent crime in the United States are

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz asserts that the medicalization of deviance amounts to swapping one set of labels for another.

Corporate crime refers to stealing or other crimes committed against a corporation or large business.

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Although a majority of states do permit capital punishment, only a few states are likely to carry out executions.

The concept of due process refers to

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

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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

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Exam 7: Deviance

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime

The category "crimes against property" includes all but one of the following. Which one is NOT included?

Probation and parole are two types of "community-based corrections."

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based mostly on

The old saying "An eye for an eye" expresses the essence of retribution.

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is more likely to arise among

What does Chapter 7's opening story say about Bruce Glover's release from prison after serving twenty-six years?

According to Merton's model, a poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following terms would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone who made a lot of money breaking the law?

Prostitution is widely regarded as one example of

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

In terms of race and ethnicity, most people arrested for violent crime in the United States are

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz asserts that the medicalization of deviance amounts to swapping one set of labels for another.

Corporate crime refers to stealing or other crimes committed against a corporation or large business.

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Although a majority of states do permit capital punishment, only a few states are likely to carry out executions.

The concept of due process refers to

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

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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