Exam 7: Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control: With Emphasis on Mass Surveillance

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During the Cultural Revolution the Communist Party held sessions where neighbors were mandated to report on and criticize each other. These sessions were a form of

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People that violate _________ experience reactions that include of frowns or remarks of disapproval.

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Explain the meaning of illegitimate opportunity structures. Describe at least two situations in your life in which you have opportunities to commit crimes.

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Kai Erikson wrote, "The critical variable in the study of deviance, then, is the social audience rather than the individual actor since the social audience decides whether or not a behavior is deviant." This statement best corresponds with which theory of deviance?

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In China, posts to website's that ___________ are subject to censorship.

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When constructionists study the process by which a group or behavior is defined as a problem to society, they focus on

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Which one of the following is an assumption underlying labeling theory?

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The ACLU wrote that, "our every move, our every transaction, our every communication is recorded, compiled and stored away, ready to be used against us." The ACLU was referring to

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"Crimes committed by persons of respectability and high social status in the course of their occupations" are called

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___________________ is a method employed to prevent information from reaching some audience.

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Deviance and conformity are complex topics because

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__________________ is any behavior or appearance that follows and maintains the standards of a group.

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Durkheim's theory of deviance (crime)corresponds to a __________ perspective.

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A campaign to identify, investigate, and correct behavior that is believed to undermine a group or a country is known as

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"Claims makers play important roles in defining deviance and responses to it." This statement is most closely associated with which theory of deviance?

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A U.S. Bureau of Justice survey of crime victims documented that almost 58 percent of crime victims do not report the crime to police. This suggests that there are large numbers of __________ in U.S. society.

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Ridicule, imprisonment, and withdrawal of affection are examples of _______ sanctions.

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__________ are people that have not violated rules of a group and are treated accordingly.

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