Question 1

Treating young offenders as adult criminals is an effective crime-prevention measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Emily wants to go to the prom, but she really can't afford a new dress. While she was shopping in the mall with her friends, she shoplifted a dress for the prom. This act of deviance by Emily would be considered _________ deviance by sociologist Edwin Lemert.

Accepted Answer

A)  tertiary 
B)  teenage 
C)  secondary 
D)  minor 
E)  primary 
A)  tertiary 
B)  teenage 
C)  secondary 
D)  minor 
E)  primary

Question 3

Which theorist would see the law as an instrument of repression and a tool designed to maintain the powerful in their privileged positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict 
B)  Exchange 
C)  Feminist 
D)  Symbolic interactionist 
E)  Functionalist 
A)  Conflict 
B)  Exchange 
C)  Feminist 
D)  Symbolic interactionist 
E)  Functionalist

Question 4

Which term refers to attributes that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability, norms of appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Symbol 
B)  Social deviance 
C)  Prejudice 
D)  Bias 
E)  Stigma 
A)  Symbol 
B)  Social deviance 
C)  Prejudice 
D)  Bias 
E)  Stigma

Question 5

According to sociologist Howard S. Becker, how is social deviance defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  By both the act and the reactions of others 
B)  By the social acceptability of certain behaviours 
C)  Through formal laws enacted in a society 
D)  In the act itself, not the reaction of others 
E)  By the reaction of others to the act 
A)  By both the act and the reactions of others 
B)  By the social acceptability of certain behaviours 
C)  Through formal laws enacted in a society 
D)  In the act itself, not the reaction of others 
E)  By the reaction of others to the act

Question 6

Why do norms make social life possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they force everyone to conform 
B)  Because they tell us what to do 
C)  Because they reduce social deviance 
D)  Because they make behaviour predictable 
E)  Because they eliminate social deviance 
A)  Because they force everyone to conform 
B)  Because they tell us what to do 
C)  Because they reduce social deviance 
D)  Because they make behaviour predictable 
E)  Because they eliminate social deviance

Question 7

Most feminists argue that strictly enforcing arrest policies is the best way to reduce violence against women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is deviant in one group or culture is deviant in all groups or cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All subcultures contain particular attitudes about social deviance and conformity learned by their members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which theorists argue that official deviance is defined by the elites of a society who use formal control as a tool to maintain their power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differential association 
B)  Functionalist 
C)  Conflict 
D)  Labelling 
E)  Pluralist 
A)  Differential association 
B)  Functionalist 
C)  Conflict 
D)  Labelling 
E)  Pluralist

Question 11

Sykes and Matza found that boys use______ to deflect society's norms and resolve themselves of responsibility for their criminal actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  the looking-glass self 
B)  projecting 
C)  reverse onus 
D)  significant others 
E)  techniques of neutralization 
A)  the looking-glass self 
B)  projecting 
C)  reverse onus 
D)  significant others 
E)  techniques of neutralization

Question 12

A person who normalizes their deviant behaviour by relabelling it as non-deviant is in the secondary stage of social deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to conflict theorists, the federal and provincial governments in a pluralistic society mediate between competing groups to restore balance in the society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The term stigma refers to attributes that discredit people and includes violation of norms of ability, appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What do many postmodern analysts try to uncover?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "hidden text" of oppression 
B)  The "real" causes of social deviance 
C)  The "illegitimate opportunity structures" 
D)  The "techniques of neutralization" 
E)  The function of "degradation ceremonies" 
A)  The "hidden text" of oppression 
B)  The "real" causes of social deviance 
C)  The "illegitimate opportunity structures" 
D)  The "techniques of neutralization" 
E)  The function of "degradation ceremonies"

Question 16

Rachel has been convicted of prostitution. She now considers herself as a prostitute and has started to hang around with other prostitutes. Her acts of prostitution would now be considered __________deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  major 
D)  tertiary 
E)  severe 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  major 
D)  tertiary 
E)  severe

Question 17

How do sociologists define crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any social deviance 
B)  A violation of norms that have been written into law 
C)  An extreme form of social deviance 
D)  Acts committed by social deviants 
E)  Acts committed by primary deviants 
A)  Any social deviance 
B)  A violation of norms that have been written into law 
C)  An extreme form of social deviance 
D)  Acts committed by social deviants 
E)  Acts committed by primary deviants

Question 18

According to conflict theorists, street crimes are punished more severely than crimes committed by the elite because street crimes threaten not only the sanctity of private property, but also the positions of the powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The sociological perspective of deviance identifies the act of deviance itself as what makes something deviant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When are anti-sexist self-help groups for violent men most beneficial?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the men are attending for the right reasons. 
B)  When the men attend along with their victims. 
C)  When the men attend because their wives want them to. 
D)  When the men attend because they were ordered to attend by a judge. 
E)  When the men attend all sessions. 
A)  When the men are attending for the right reasons. 
B)  When the men attend along with their victims. 
C)  When the men attend because their wives want them to. 
D)  When the men attend because they were ordered to attend by a judge. 
E)  When the men attend all sessions.

Treating young offenders as adult criminals is an effective crime-prevention measure.

Emily wants to go to the prom, but she really can't afford a new dress. While she was shopping in the mall with her friends, she shoplifted a dress for the prom. This act of deviance by Emily would be considered _________ deviance by sociologist Edwin Lemert.

Which theorist would see the law as an instrument of repression and a tool designed to maintain the powerful in their privileged positions?

Which term refers to attributes that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability, norms of appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups?

According to sociologist Howard S. Becker, how is social deviance defined?

Why do norms make social life possible?

Most feminists argue that strictly enforcing arrest policies is the best way to reduce violence against women.

What is deviant in one group or culture is deviant in all groups or cultures.

All subcultures contain particular attitudes about social deviance and conformity learned by their members.

Which theorists argue that official deviance is defined by the elites of a society who use formal control as a tool to maintain their power?

Sykes and Matza found that boys use______ to deflect society's norms and resolve themselves of responsibility for their criminal actions.

A person who normalizes their deviant behaviour by relabelling it as non-deviant is in the secondary stage of social deviance.

According to conflict theorists, the federal and provincial governments in a pluralistic society mediate between competing groups to restore balance in the society.

The term stigma refers to attributes that discredit people and includes violation of norms of ability, appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups.

What do many postmodern analysts try to uncover?

Rachel has been convicted of prostitution. She now considers herself as a prostitute and has started to hang around with other prostitutes. Her acts of prostitution would now be considered __________deviance.

How do sociologists define crime?

According to conflict theorists, street crimes are punished more severely than crimes committed by the elite because street crimes threaten not only the sanctity of private property, but also the positions of the powerful.

The sociological perspective of deviance identifies the act of deviance itself as what makes something deviant.

When are anti-sexist self-help groups for violent men most beneficial?

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Exam 16: Crime and Social Deviance

Treating young offenders as adult criminals is an effective crime-prevention measure.

Emily wants to go to the prom, but she really can't afford a new dress. While she was shopping in the mall with her friends, she shoplifted a dress for the prom. This act of deviance by Emily would be considered _________ deviance by sociologist Edwin Lemert.

Which theorist would see the law as an instrument of repression and a tool designed to maintain the powerful in their privileged positions?

Which term refers to attributes that discredit people, including violations of norms of ability, norms of appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups?

According to sociologist Howard S. Becker, how is social deviance defined?

Why do norms make social life possible?

Most feminists argue that strictly enforcing arrest policies is the best way to reduce violence against women.

What is deviant in one group or culture is deviant in all groups or cultures.

All subcultures contain particular attitudes about social deviance and conformity learned by their members.

Which theorists argue that official deviance is defined by the elites of a society who use formal control as a tool to maintain their power?

Sykes and Matza found that boys use______ to deflect society's norms and resolve themselves of responsibility for their criminal actions.

A person who normalizes their deviant behaviour by relabelling it as non-deviant is in the secondary stage of social deviance.

According to conflict theorists, the federal and provincial governments in a pluralistic society mediate between competing groups to restore balance in the society.

The term stigma refers to attributes that discredit people and includes violation of norms of ability, appearance, and involuntary membership in some groups.

What do many postmodern analysts try to uncover?

Rachel has been convicted of prostitution. She now considers herself as a prostitute and has started to hang around with other prostitutes. Her acts of prostitution would now be considered __________deviance.

How do sociologists define crime?

According to conflict theorists, street crimes are punished more severely than crimes committed by the elite because street crimes threaten not only the sanctity of private property, but also the positions of the powerful.

The sociological perspective of deviance identifies the act of deviance itself as what makes something deviant.

When are anti-sexist self-help groups for violent men most beneficial?

The Sociological Perspective

What Do Sociologists Do

Culture

Socialization

Globalization

Social Inequality: the Canadian Experience in a Global Context

Inequalities of Gender

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Inequalities of Age

Bureaucracy and the Corporation

The Economy and Work

Politics: Power and Authority

The Family: Doorway to Society

Education and Religion

Medicine: Health and Illness in Canada

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Movements and Social Change

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