Exam 6: Deviance

In the United States today,many people are bothered by "double dipping," or dipping food of which you have already taken a bite into a sauce others are using.Mythbusters examined double dipping and found that the risk of sharing germs is negligible.Is double dipping still deviant?

In "On Being Sane in Insane Places," David Rosenhan describes how:

How do peer groups serve as "bad influences" during the process of social learning? Which theory of deviance attempts to explain this phenomenon?

According to Jack Katz in Seductions of Crime,why might teenagers shoplift?

for what is the Uniform Crime Report used?

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,while 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.

Today,using the wrong fork to eat a salad at a dinner party would NOT usually qualify as deviance.Why NOT?

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

Stealing avocados,or almost any other agricultural product,is a felony in California if the product is worth more than $100.Supporters of the law believe it is the only way to protect farmers from vagrants and transients who can ruin the viability of small farms.However,if you believe that such laws target homeless people who have little power in society and are simply trying to eat,then you are probably a:

When a politician is caught cheating on his spouse,there are usually serious consequences,and sometimes the politician is forced to resign from his office when his constituents loudly express their unhappiness with such behavior.According to Emile Durkheim,what function does this reaction serve?

In Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn,Karen McCarthy Brown studied practitioners of the Vodou religion living in the United States.However,she went far beyond the usual role of scientific observer and became a member of the religious group she was studying.She also gave her key informant,Mama Lola,veto power over certain elements of her work.Why would this be helpful?

In the 1960s Timothy Leary famously advised everyone to "turn on,tune in,and drop out," and,although he insisted that it meant more,most people assumed he was telling them to "get stoned and abandon all constructive activity." How would Robert Merton's structural strain theory classify someone who took this advice?

What is the justification for harsh sentencing guidelines,like California's "three strikes" law?

Why are young people more likely to get arrested?

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

Explain the concept of cash register honesty.Provide two examples to explain your answer.

Which kind of departure from the norm would have a stigmatizing effect on an individual's identity?

In Office Space,the character Peter Gibbons spends much of the movie trying to find unconventional and even illegal ways of making more money.According to Robert Merton's typology,into what category does Peter fit?

Dan Savage,a nationally syndicated sex advice columnist,has repeatedly expressed his frustration with gay men who describe themselves in personal ads as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men need to be open about who they are rather than attempting to manage their stigmatized identities by:

Instead of solely examining background factors,what does the sociologist Jack Katz think sociologists should study when trying to understand deviance?