Question 1

Once a behavior becomes medicalized, it is no longer frowned upon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Prisons in Latin America tend to be characterized by mass overcrowding, filthy conditions, and the presence of powerful prison gangs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements about total institutions is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entrance into a total institution medicalizes criminal behavior. 
B)  Some total institutions are entered into voluntarily. 
C)  Most total institutions are easy to leave. 
D)  There are very few total institutions still in operation today. 
A)  Entrance into a total institution medicalizes criminal behavior. 
B)  Some total institutions are entered into voluntarily. 
C)  Most total institutions are easy to leave. 
D)  There are very few total institutions still in operation today.

Question 4

Mental illness, hyperactivity in children, and alcoholism are all examples of behavior that were formerly defined as deviant but were then ______, meaning that now doctors are primarily responsible for responding to the behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  criminalized 
B)  institutionalized 
C)  medicalized 
D)  marginalized 
A)  criminalized 
B)  institutionalized 
C)  medicalized 
D)  marginalized

Question 5

Felon disenfranchisement is a form of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  civil death 
B)  medicalization 
C)  informal social control 
D)  mass incarceration 
A)  civil death 
B)  medicalization 
C)  informal social control 
D)  mass incarceration

Question 6

Which researchers used a Seattle case study to examine how often individuals, mostly poor or homeless, are arrested and prohibited from entering areas associated with drug dealing and prostitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hirschi and Gottfredson 
B)  Beckett and Herbert 
C)  Sutherland and Cressey 
D)  Sampson and Laub 
A)  Hirschi and Gottfredson 
B)  Beckett and Herbert 
C)  Sutherland and Cressey 
D)  Sampson and Laub

Question 7

What did Michelle Alexander call "the new Jim Crow?"

Accepted Answer

A)  juvenile delinquency 
B)  mass incarceration 
C)  the Black Lives Matter movement 
D)  deinstitutionalization 
A)  juvenile delinquency 
B)  mass incarceration 
C)  the Black Lives Matter movement 
D)  deinstitutionalization

Question 8

A social contract can be summarized as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a written agreement to act based on the laws 
B)  giving up some freedom to benefit from community rules 
C)  exchanging most civil rights and civil liberties for safety 
D)  accepting that the government has absolute authority to make laws 
A)  a written agreement to act based on the laws 
B)  giving up some freedom to benefit from community rules 
C)  exchanging most civil rights and civil liberties for safety 
D)  accepting that the government has absolute authority to make laws

Question 9

Compare and contrast debtor's prisons and "pay-to-stay" prisons.

Accepted Answer

In California, the Fremont detention cen

Question 10

Summarize the purpose of criminal sanctions as identified by Hagan.

Accepted Answer

Hagan's (1985) seven purposes of crimina

Question 11

Drapetomania was a mental illness diagnosed in enslaved people who repeatedly attempted to escape slavery. This diagnosis is no longer recognized as valid within the medical community. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  total institutionalization 
B)  informal social controls 
C)  medicalization 
D)  demedicalization 
A)  total institutionalization 
B)  informal social controls 
C)  medicalization 
D)  demedicalization

Question 12

Pager (2003; 2007) published research that suggests a white applicant with a criminal record is more likely to receive a call-back for a job opportunity than a black applicant without any criminal background.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What do prisons, mental hospitals, and juvenile detention centers all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all total institutions. 
B)  They are all part of "the new Jim Crow." 
C)  They are all avenues for medicalization. 
D)  They are all forms of informal social control. 
A)  They are all total institutions. 
B)  They are all part of "the new Jim Crow." 
C)  They are all avenues for medicalization. 
D)  They are all forms of informal social control.

Question 14

Total institutions are places in which most daily activities are conducted as a group, tightly scheduled, prearranged, and monitored in order to maintain social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a purpose of criminal sanctions identified by Hagan?

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution 
B)  family separation 
C)  shaming 
D)  validating laws 
A)  retribution 
B)  family separation 
C)  shaming 
D)  validating laws

Once a behavior becomes medicalized, it is no longer frowned upon.

Prisons in Latin America tend to be characterized by mass overcrowding, filthy conditions, and the presence of powerful prison gangs.

Which of the following statements about total institutions is accurate?

Mental illness, hyperactivity in children, and alcoholism are all examples of behavior that were formerly defined as deviant but were then ______, meaning that now doctors are primarily responsible for responding to the behavior.

Felon disenfranchisement is a form of ______.

Which researchers used a Seattle case study to examine how often individuals, mostly poor or homeless, are arrested and prohibited from entering areas associated with drug dealing and prostitution?

What did Michelle Alexander call "the new Jim Crow?"

A social contract can be summarized as ______.

Compare and contrast debtor's prisons and "pay-to-stay" prisons.

Summarize the purpose of criminal sanctions as identified by Hagan.

Drapetomania was a mental illness diagnosed in enslaved people who repeatedly attempted to escape slavery. This diagnosis is no longer recognized as valid within the medical community. This is an example of ______.

Pager (2003; 2007) published research that suggests a white applicant with a criminal record is more likely to receive a call-back for a job opportunity than a black applicant without any criminal background.

What do prisons, mental hospitals, and juvenile detention centers all have in common?

Total institutions are places in which most daily activities are conducted as a group, tightly scheduled, prearranged, and monitored in order to maintain social control.

Which of the following is a purpose of criminal sanctions identified by Hagan?

Introduction to Deviance

The Diversity of Deviance

Researching Deviance

Anomiestrain Theory

Social Disorganization Theory

Differential Association and Social Learning Theories

Social Control Theories of Deviance

Labeling Theory

Marxist and Conflict Theories of Deviance

Critical Theories of Deviance

Deviant Careers and Career Deviance

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Exam 11: Societal Responses to Deviance

Once a behavior becomes medicalized, it is no longer frowned upon.

Prisons in Latin America tend to be characterized by mass overcrowding, filthy conditions, and the presence of powerful prison gangs.

Which of the following statements about total institutions is accurate?

Mental illness, hyperactivity in children, and alcoholism are all examples of behavior that were formerly defined as deviant but were then ______, meaning that now doctors are primarily responsible for responding to the behavior.

Felon disenfranchisement is a form of ______.

Which researchers used a Seattle case study to examine how often individuals, mostly poor or homeless, are arrested and prohibited from entering areas associated with drug dealing and prostitution?

What did Michelle Alexander call "the new Jim Crow?"

A social contract can be summarized as ______.

Compare and contrast debtor's prisons and "pay-to-stay" prisons.

Summarize the purpose of criminal sanctions as identified by Hagan.

Drapetomania was a mental illness diagnosed in enslaved people who repeatedly attempted to escape slavery. This diagnosis is no longer recognized as valid within the medical community. This is an example of ______.

Pager (2003; 2007) published research that suggests a white applicant with a criminal record is more likely to receive a call-back for a job opportunity than a black applicant without any criminal background.

What do prisons, mental hospitals, and juvenile detention centers all have in common?

Total institutions are places in which most daily activities are conducted as a group, tightly scheduled, prearranged, and monitored in order to maintain social control.

Which of the following is a purpose of criminal sanctions identified by Hagan?

Introduction to Deviance

The Diversity of Deviance

Researching Deviance

Anomiestrain Theory

Social Disorganization Theory

Differential Association and Social Learning Theories

Social Control Theories of Deviance

Labeling Theory

Marxist and Conflict Theories of Deviance

Critical Theories of Deviance

Deviant Careers and Career Deviance

Filters