Question 1

According to Jack Katz,there are several reasons why adolescents might shoplift,the first being the material appeal of the objects that are taken,but more importantly,they:

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A)  can gain entrance to gangs if they are successful. 
B)  are often carrying out a vendetta against a particular store or small business owner. 
C)  regard "getting away with it" as a demonstration of personal competence. 
D)  usually need to make money by selling the objects they steal. 
A)  can gain entrance to gangs if they are successful. 
B)  are often carrying out a vendetta against a particular store or small business owner. 
C)  regard "getting away with it" as a demonstration of personal competence. 
D)  usually need to make money by selling the objects they steal.

Question 2

Brooke is a Ph.D.candidate in the field of nanophysics.She is aware that only 4 percent of physics professionals are women.Many assume this is due to women having an inability to comprehend complex mathematics.Knowing this,Brooke actually scores below her male counterparts on exams,thus affirming the idea that women have difficulty with physics.Brooke is experiencing:

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A)  the stereotype promise. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  tertiary deviance. 
D)  the stereotype threat. 
A)  the stereotype promise. 
B)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  tertiary deviance. 
D)  the stereotype threat.

Question 3

According to the structural strain theory of deviance as articulated by Robert Merton,what is one of the principal reasons people turn to deviant behavior in the United States?

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A)  There are a lot of people with inborn antisocial tendencies. 
B)  American society is very lax in enforcing laws. 
C)  Deviant behavior is glamorized in the media and therefore becomes increasingly attractive to young people. 
D)  The goal of success is shared by a majority of people, but not everyone has equal means for achieving that goal. 
A)  There are a lot of people with inborn antisocial tendencies. 
B)  American society is very lax in enforcing laws. 
C)  Deviant behavior is glamorized in the media and therefore becomes increasingly attractive to young people. 
D)  The goal of success is shared by a majority of people, but not everyone has equal means for achieving that goal.

Question 4

Sociologists who study deviance tend to focus only on the most extreme and obvious forms of deviance.What is this approach sometimes called?

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A)  the outsider's approach 
B)  the Marxist approach 
C)  the structural functionalist approach 
D)  the nuts and sluts approach 
A)  the outsider's approach 
B)  the Marxist approach 
C)  the structural functionalist approach 
D)  the nuts and sluts approach

Question 5

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

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A)  We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning. 
B)  We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules. 
C)  We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments. 
D)  Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance. 
E)  Our backgrounds do not determine deviance; rather, the in-the-moment emotional experience of a deviant action makes it seem like a good or bad idea. 
A)  We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning. 
B)  We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules. 
C)  We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments. 
D)  Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance. 
E)  Our backgrounds do not determine deviance; rather, the in-the-moment emotional experience of a deviant action makes it seem like a good or bad idea.

Question 6

Throughout history,prison has been the most common means of punishment for criminals and deviants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What evidence shows that the number of women who commit crimes is related to social structure?

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A)  female arrest rates have remained remarkably steady over the course of American history. 
B)  Male and female arrest rates tend to change at about the same rate. 
C)  There are approximately as many women in prison as men. 
D)  As women have gained greater power in the labor market, female arrest rates have increased. 
A)  female arrest rates have remained remarkably steady over the course of American history. 
B)  Male and female arrest rates tend to change at about the same rate. 
C)  There are approximately as many women in prison as men. 
D)  As women have gained greater power in the labor market, female arrest rates have increased.

Question 8

As societies change and different groups gain access to power,what does this do to our perception of deviance?

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Answers may vary.One possible answer is

Question 9

Although prisons were not introduced as a method of punishment until the nineteenth century,we have seen our country grow to house more inmates than any other country in the world today.Who is benefiting financially from the incarceration of so many inmates?

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Prisons are expensive to run because the

Question 10

Robert Merton advanced the idea that labeling can bring about self-fulfilling prophecies: that inaccurate beliefs,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.

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Deviant labels are powerful and can over

Question 11

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior,rather than to the behavior itself?

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Answers may vary.Norms change over time

Question 12

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

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While statistics tell us that crime rate

Question 13

In order for a behavior,trait,or belief to be considered deviant,it must:

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A)  inspire feelings of revulsion or disgust. 
B)  depart from a norm and generate a negative reaction. 
C)  cause harm or injury to someone. 
D)  violate a law. 
A)  inspire feelings of revulsion or disgust. 
B)  depart from a norm and generate a negative reaction. 
C)  cause harm or injury to someone. 
D)  violate a law.

Question 14

Most sociological studies of deviance focus on elements of an individual's background that would predispose her to act in deviant ways.What is the key problem with such an approach?

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A)  It cannot explain why some people with very similar backgrounds act differently. 
B)  It requires a great deal of statistical analysis. 
C)  It focuses too much on the emotional appeal of certain types of crime. 
D)  It requires psychiatric evaluations. 
A)  It cannot explain why some people with very similar backgrounds act differently. 
B)  It requires a great deal of statistical analysis. 
C)  It focuses too much on the emotional appeal of certain types of crime. 
D)  It requires psychiatric evaluations.

Question 15

If an upper-middle-class,white college student is sentenced to rehab for the same drug crime that a lower-class,black man is sentenced to jail for committing,what might a conflict theorist conclude about deviance?

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A)  Differential levels of punishment are functional, as they keep the most productive members of society out of jail. 
B)  We need to punish criminals from the lower class more harshly, as they are more likely to re-offend. 
C)  The two criminals probably had very different motives for committing their crimes, and this explains the difference in punishment. 
D)  The rules are applied unequally, and those with power or influence are punished much less harshly. 
A)  Differential levels of punishment are functional, as they keep the most productive members of society out of jail. 
B)  We need to punish criminals from the lower class more harshly, as they are more likely to re-offend. 
C)  The two criminals probably had very different motives for committing their crimes, and this explains the difference in punishment. 
D)  The rules are applied unequally, and those with power or influence are punished much less harshly.

Question 16

Many people today argue that convicted sex offenders should be chemically castrated or held in protective custody beyond their original sentences.What is the logic of these punishments?

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A)  incapacitation 
B)  deterrence 
C)  retribution 
D)  rehabilitation 
A)  incapacitation 
B)  deterrence 
C)  retribution 
D)  rehabilitation

Question 17

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is most likely to be committed by a:

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A)  dating partner. 
B)  friend or relative. 
C)  stranger. 
D)  gang member. 
A)  dating partner. 
B)  friend or relative. 
C)  stranger. 
D)  gang member.

Question 18

Considering the sport "murderball," what are the primary social focuses of quadriplegic athletes?

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Quadriplegics perform a type of heteroma

Question 19

What did Verta Taylor and Leila Rupp do in order to gain a naturalistic understanding of drag queens for their book Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret?

Accepted Answer

A)  conducted extensive life-history interviews 
B)  videotaped a great number of performances 
C)  performed statistical analysis of the surveys they handed out to audiences at the drag shows they attended 
D)  took the stage and performed with the drag queens they were studying 
A)  conducted extensive life-history interviews 
B)  videotaped a great number of performances 
C)  performed statistical analysis of the surveys they handed out to audiences at the drag shows they attended 
D)  took the stage and performed with the drag queens they were studying

Question 20

When sociologists use the term "deviant," they are making both a social and a moral judgment.

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A) True 
 B)False

According to Jack Katz,there are several reasons why adolescents might shoplift,the first being the material appeal of the objects that are taken,but more importantly,they:

According to the structural strain theory of deviance as articulated by Robert Merton,what is one of the principal reasons people turn to deviant behavior in the United States?

Sociologists who study deviance tend to focus only on the most extreme and obvious forms of deviance.What is this approach sometimes called?

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

Throughout history,prison has been the most common means of punishment for criminals and deviants.

What evidence shows that the number of women who commit crimes is related to social structure?

As societies change and different groups gain access to power,what does this do to our perception of deviance?

Although prisons were not introduced as a method of punishment until the nineteenth century,we have seen our country grow to house more inmates than any other country in the world today.Who is benefiting financially from the incarceration of so many inmates?

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior,rather than to the behavior itself?

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

In order for a behavior,trait,or belief to be considered deviant,it must:

Most sociological studies of deviance focus on elements of an individual's background that would predispose her to act in deviant ways.What is the key problem with such an approach?

If an upper-middle-class,white college student is sentenced to rehab for the same drug crime that a lower-class,black man is sentenced to jail for committing,what might a conflict theorist conclude about deviance?

Many people today argue that convicted sex offenders should be chemically castrated or held in protective custody beyond their original sentences.What is the logic of these punishments?

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is most likely to be committed by a:

Considering the sport "murderball," what are the primary social focuses of quadriplegic athletes?

What did Verta Taylor and Leila Rupp do in order to gain a naturalistic understanding of drag queens for their book Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret?

When sociologists use the term "deviant," they are making both a social and a moral judgment.

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Exam 6: Deviance

According to Jack Katz,there are several reasons why adolescents might shoplift,the first being the material appeal of the objects that are taken,but more importantly,they:

According to the structural strain theory of deviance as articulated by Robert Merton,what is one of the principal reasons people turn to deviant behavior in the United States?

Sociologists who study deviance tend to focus only on the most extreme and obvious forms of deviance.What is this approach sometimes called?

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

Throughout history,prison has been the most common means of punishment for criminals and deviants.

What evidence shows that the number of women who commit crimes is related to social structure?

As societies change and different groups gain access to power,what does this do to our perception of deviance?

Although prisons were not introduced as a method of punishment until the nineteenth century,we have seen our country grow to house more inmates than any other country in the world today.Who is benefiting financially from the incarceration of so many inmates?

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior,rather than to the behavior itself?

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

In order for a behavior,trait,or belief to be considered deviant,it must:

Most sociological studies of deviance focus on elements of an individual's background that would predispose her to act in deviant ways.What is the key problem with such an approach?

If an upper-middle-class,white college student is sentenced to rehab for the same drug crime that a lower-class,black man is sentenced to jail for committing,what might a conflict theorist conclude about deviance?

Many people today argue that convicted sex offenders should be chemically castrated or held in protective custody beyond their original sentences.What is the logic of these punishments?

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is most likely to be committed by a:

Considering the sport "murderball," what are the primary social focuses of quadriplegic athletes?

What did Verta Taylor and Leila Rupp do in order to gain a naturalistic understanding of drag queens for their book Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret?

When sociologists use the term "deviant," they are making both a social and a moral judgment.

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociological Research Methods

Culture

Socialization,Interaction,and the Self

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity as Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

the Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

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