Exam 6: Deviance

A person arrived at a company party dressed in a bunny costume only to discover that the party was not a costume party and he had been tricked by a co-worker. Everyone from then on saw him as crazy and eccentric and eventually he came to think of himself in this way too. The initial mistake at the party is an example of

Conflict theorists believe that society's definition of deviance is designed in such a way that people with the most power will be seen as most "normal" and even idealized by the rest of society. Those with the least power will more often be considered deviant and subject to the negative sanctions that come with a deviant identity. Give two examples of how laws can target people with less power and label their behaviors or lifestyles as deviant.

What has most of the sociological literature on deviance traditionally focused on?

Sociologists argue that no behavior, not even one designed to kill a great number of people, is inherently deviant.

What happened to the pseudo-patients in David Rosenhan's "On Being Sane in Insane Places"?

Some people utilize social media as an enhanced form of condescending attacks known as

Provide an example that illustrates a behavior that would have been considered deviant for women 200 years ago but is part of normal culture today.

A man's computer is hacked and the individual responsible steals his identity, which makes it possible for the hacker to steal money from the man's bank account. The man is a victim of

Which of the following situations is an example of deviance avowal?

Robert Merton advanced the idea that labeling can bring about self-fulfilling prophecies or inaccurate beliefs that, if repeated loudly and frequently enough, can become true. Compare the ideas of Merton and those of sociologist Elijah Anderson, who believed that a self-fulfilling prophecy has contributed to racial conflict in the United States.

What is positive deviance? How does its existence support the functionalist perspective?

Which of the following statements helps describe how Jack Katz's book Seductions of Crime explained deviance in a new way?

Criminology consists of the study of crime, criminals, and criminal justice.

A behavior, trait, or belief is considered deviant if it

Which of the following would sociologists consider the best definition of deviance?

W. I. Thomas famously argued that "if men define situations as real,

________ argues that punishments for rule violators are unequally distributed, with those near the top of society subject to more lenient rules and sanctions than those at the bottom.

Imagine that a powerful and influential person living in San Francisco decides to tattoo most of her face with symbols. Would she be seen as deviant?

Some people worry about maintaining a tan. If they do not have the time to tan naturally, they sometimes go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan. This might seem bizarre in some cultures, which can help us realize that

Given Jack Katz's theory of crime, what do you think would be the best subtitle for his book The Seductions of Crime?