Exam 6: Identifying Deviant Behavior

Compare and contrast the relativist perspective and the absolutist perspective of deviance.

How would the relativist perspective explain sneaking into a movie theatre to watch for free?

Explain the impact of social location on deviance.

______ occurs when researchers evaluate other cultures from the perspective of their own cultural standards.

According to Howard Becker, people who engage in crime are labeled pure deviants.

Grounding a teenager after breaking curfew would be considered a formal sanction.

Deviance is conceptualized in different ways by different people.

Moral entrepreneurs are composed of rule creators and ______.

Which of these is an example of a moral entrepreneur?

The legalistic approach toward deviance considers only ______ to be deviant.

How does Durkheim describe the concept of anomie?

When the president admitted he had smoked marijuana in his youth, his opponents tried to use it against him, but he maintained that everyone did it in college and it was no big deal. Which stigma management technique did he use?

The legalistic approach would consider wearing an evening gown to a funeral deviant.

When Connie finally called Mason an alcoholic, Mason said that even though he drank a lot, he wasn't like those other drinkers because he could stop any time he wanted to. He just liked to drink. Which stigma management technique did Mason use?

Sue and Laurie are members of their high school pep club. They visited a rival school and took the school's flag from the courtyard as a prank. If asked, they would say they are not deviants, as would most people, even though they committed a crime. This is an example of primary deviance.

Those who are labeled deviant, or risk being labeled deviant, often engage in techniques of neutralization.

In the early 1980s, the widespread fear of an AIDS epidemic emerged in the United States that caused widespread discrimination against gay men. What is this is an example of?

Many 19th century theories focused on ______ as the main cause for deviant behavior and crimes.

Which theory notes that someone is defined as deviant because others react to the person as such?

Ali talks about his bipolar disorder as if it is just one part of who he is, NOT something to hide or be embarrassed about. Ali is managing a visible stigma.