Exam 5: Deviance and Crime

Merton argued that deviant behavior is generated when a society extols common symbols of success for all while restricting the access to approved means for acquiring such goals.

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A limitation of both the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victimization Survey is that they primarily compile data on

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Approximately 30 percent of Americans have become victims of _____________, and people ages 18 to 24 are at greatest risk.

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According to Durkheim, a social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak, unclear, or conflicting is called

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Question 4

Richard Quinney said the U.S. legal system reflects the interests of American society as a whole.

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Question 5

Among the Etoro of New Guinea,

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Although norms are frequently violated, they are important mechanisms of social control and social organization.

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An important concept in the analysis of deviance is that

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Question 8

________ has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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Question 9

Hirschi's research showed that

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Question 10

The Etoro of New Guinea believe that oral sex with boys should lead to the loss of reputation and to a long prison term.

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Question 11

Deviance can be viewed as having positive, or "integrative," consequences for social life.

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Question 12

Binge-drinking rates (the number of binges in a given time period) are highest in the __________ age category.

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Question 13

There are some societies and some periods of history in which no behavior is considered to be deviant.

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Fines, expulsion from school, and imprisonment are examples of

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Question 15

Crime is an act of deviance that is prohibited by law.

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Question 16

Deviance appears to be a constant

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Question 17

When individuals incorporate within their personalities the standards of behavior prevalent in the larger society, the process is called

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Question 18

According to labeling theorists, behavior that violates social norms but usually goes unnoticed by agents of social control is called

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Question 19

In 2009-2010, African Americans accounted for percent of the U.S. population, percent of all those arrested for index crimes, and percent of the prison population nationwide.

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Merton argued that deviant behavior is generated when a society extols common symbols of success for all while restricting the access to approved means for acquiring such goals.

A limitation of both the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victimization Survey is that they primarily compile data on

Approximately 30 percent of Americans have become victims of _____________, and people ages 18 to 24 are at greatest risk.

According to Durkheim, a social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak, unclear, or conflicting is called

Richard Quinney said the U.S. legal system reflects the interests of American society as a whole.

Among the Etoro of New Guinea,

Although norms are frequently violated, they are important mechanisms of social control and social organization.

An important concept in the analysis of deviance is that

________ has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Hirschi's research showed that

The Etoro of New Guinea believe that oral sex with boys should lead to the loss of reputation and to a long prison term.

Deviance can be viewed as having positive, or "integrative," consequences for social life.

Binge-drinking rates (the number of binges in a given time period) are highest in the __________ age category.

There are some societies and some periods of history in which no behavior is considered to be deviant.

Fines, expulsion from school, and imprisonment are examples of

Crime is an act of deviance that is prohibited by law.

Deviance appears to be a constant

When individuals incorporate within their personalities the standards of behavior prevalent in the larger society, the process is called

According to labeling theorists, behavior that violates social norms but usually goes unnoticed by agents of social control is called

In 2009-2010, African Americans accounted for percent of the U.S. population, percent of all those arrested for index crimes, and percent of the prison population nationwide.

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Exam 5: Deviance and Crime

Merton argued that deviant behavior is generated when a society extols common symbols of success for all while restricting the access to approved means for acquiring such goals.

A limitation of both the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victimization Survey is that they primarily compile data on

Approximately 30 percent of Americans have become victims of _____________, and people ages 18 to 24 are at greatest risk.

According to Durkheim, a social condition in which people find it difficult to guide their behavior by norms they experience as weak, unclear, or conflicting is called

Richard Quinney said the U.S. legal system reflects the interests of American society as a whole.

Among the Etoro of New Guinea,

Although norms are frequently violated, they are important mechanisms of social control and social organization.

An important concept in the analysis of deviance is that

________ has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Hirschi's research showed that

The Etoro of New Guinea believe that oral sex with boys should lead to the loss of reputation and to a long prison term.

Deviance can be viewed as having positive, or "integrative," consequences for social life.

Binge-drinking rates (the number of binges in a given time period) are highest in the __________ age category.

There are some societies and some periods of history in which no behavior is considered to be deviant.

Fines, expulsion from school, and imprisonment are examples of

Crime is an act of deviance that is prohibited by law.

Deviance appears to be a constant

When individuals incorporate within their personalities the standards of behavior prevalent in the larger society, the process is called

According to labeling theorists, behavior that violates social norms but usually goes unnoticed by agents of social control is called

In 2009-2010, African Americans accounted for ____ percent of the U.S. population, ____ percent of all those arrested for index crimes, and ____ percent of the prison population nationwide.

Developinga Sociological Consciousness

Culture and Social Structure

Socialization

Social Groups and Format Organizations

Social Stratification

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Gender Inequality

Political and Economic Power

The Family

Religion,education,and Medicine

Population and Environment

Social Change

Filters

In 2009-2010, African Americans accounted for percent of the U.S. population, percent of all those arrested for index crimes, and percent of the prison population nationwide.