Exam 3: Becoming Deviant

Fred justified stealing money from his mother after being caught. Fred's justification is a type of:

Which of the following statements is true, based on the text's discussion on heroin?

Scientists have recently identified a specific alcoholism gene that predisposes individuals to heavy drinking.

Behavior is a product of:

A researcher must balance sensitivity to the deviant's unique perspective with a concern for objectivity.

Beth acts like the model employee. She always comes on time and offers to work late when others call in sick. The boss always notes her commitment to the job. The boss is unaware, however, that Beth is acting this way so that she can steal money from the cash drawer and not be suspected. Beth's stigma management technique is:

Joining a deviant subculture:

Wilson and Herrnstein argue that criminality is attributable to:

A role is a set of expectations attached to a particular identity

Psychiatrists imply that _______ produce effects on individuals that largely determine patterns of behavior

Sociologists that study deviant behavior use which of the following research methods?

Theories that look for causes in the processes by which individuals come to commit deviant acts are called _______ theories.

When an individual plays too many roles to fill them adequately, or when role prescriptions are unclear that individual is experiencing:

Jim is a member of a swingers group. He and his wife go to swinger parties where they have sex with different sex partners. Discuss how Jim and his wife might utilize all of the different techniques for managing stigma mentioned in the text.

The psychiatric perspective views deviance largely as:

Which of the following is a correct example of the stigma management technique, "change to nondeviance"?

The unconscious mind is a concept forwarded by:

The _____ is the conscious part of the mind that attempts to control behavior.

Tina is hungry without any money. She tells herself that she must steal in order to eat that day, and that in this case stealing is ok. She then goes into a convenience store and steals some food without feeling any guilt. Tina's justification is a type of:

Rational choice theorists assume that criminals are hedonistic