Question 1

Why are deviant subcultures more likely to exist in urban areas than in rural or suburban ones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Urban areas typically have fewer laws than rural or suburban ones. 
B)  Urban areas typically have fewer police officers than rural or urban ones. 
C)  Urban areas typically have more men than rural or suburban areas, and men are more likely to engage in deviant behavior than are women. 
D)  Because cities have more diverse populations, with people coming to them from many different communities and countries, people in large urban areas are more likely to find norm-breaking subcultures. 
A)  Urban areas typically have fewer laws than rural or suburban ones. 
B)  Urban areas typically have fewer police officers than rural or urban ones. 
C)  Urban areas typically have more men than rural or suburban areas, and men are more likely to engage in deviant behavior than are women. 
D)  Because cities have more diverse populations, with people coming to them from many different communities and countries, people in large urban areas are more likely to find norm-breaking subcultures.

Question 2

UCR stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  United Criminal Response 
B)  Unified Case Reporting 
C)  Unreported Crime Rate 
D)  Uniform Crime Report 
A)  United Criminal Response 
B)  Unified Case Reporting 
C)  Unreported Crime Rate 
D)  Uniform Crime Report

Question 3

The decarceration movement seeks to

Accepted Answer

A)  require mandatory sentencing, so that everyone accused of the same crime receives the same punishment 
B)  increase the number of public defenders so that poor people accused of crimes are better represented 
C)  reduce the number of people in prisons 
D)  prohibit people with felony records from having the right to vote 
A)  require mandatory sentencing, so that everyone accused of the same crime receives the same punishment 
B)  increase the number of public defenders so that poor people accused of crimes are better represented 
C)  reduce the number of people in prisons 
D)  prohibit people with felony records from having the right to vote

Question 4

Kevin is a self-described "sex addict." He watches pornography obsessively, engages in dangerous sexual practices such as sex without condoms, and he consistently lies to his sexual partners about his sexual history and his current sexual behaviors. He knows that he is breaking social norms about sexuality and that he is endangering both his physical health and his relationships with other people he cares about. In a previous era, Kevin might have been labeled a sexual deviant and shunned from his community or given the stigma of an immoral person. Today, Kevin is voluntarily checking into an inpatient clinic for people who engage in obsessive sexual behaviors. There, he will be evaluated for obsessive compulsive disorder, a mental illness, and participate in individual and group therapy. Kevin's current course of treatment is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the criminalization of deviance 
B)  the medicalization of deviance 
C)  the incarceration of deviant people 
D)  the normalization of deviance 
A)  the criminalization of deviance 
B)  the medicalization of deviance 
C)  the incarceration of deviant people 
D)  the normalization of deviance

Question 5

David has been charged with murder, but his lawyer has persuaded the prosecutor to charge him with manslaughter, a charge that carries a lesser punishment, in exchange for David pleading guilty and avoiding a trial. If the prosecutor and judge accept this arrangement, David will have engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  plea bargaining 
B)  parole 
C)  probation 
D)  restorative justice 
A)  plea bargaining 
B)  parole 
C)  probation 
D)  restorative justice

Question 6

TV shows about crime are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  show people of color as victims of crimes much more often than they are in real life 
B)  show people of color as victims of crime less often than they are victims of crime in real life 
C)  show people of color as perpetrators of crime much more often than they are in real life 
D)  follow real-life stories of crimes against women of color more than they are to show real-life stories of crimes against white women 
A)  show people of color as victims of crimes much more often than they are in real life 
B)  show people of color as victims of crime less often than they are victims of crime in real life 
C)  show people of color as perpetrators of crime much more often than they are in real life 
D)  follow real-life stories of crimes against women of color more than they are to show real-life stories of crimes against white women

Question 7

Which kind of deviance is a strong predictor of future rule-breaking behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secondary 
B)  Primary deviance 
C)  Civil violations 
D)  Moral panic 
A)  Secondary 
B)  Primary deviance 
C)  Civil violations 
D)  Moral panic

Question 8

How do sociologists and psychologists differ in their approaches to understanding deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists tend to use methods of scientific observation to study deviance, while psychologists tend to work in the world of theory. 
B)  Sociologists tend to theorize deviance without measuring it scientifically, while psychologists use social scientific observation to study it. 
C)  Sociologists tend to emphasize the social factors that lead someone to take on an identity as deviant, while psychologists tend to focus on personality factors, which they see as heavily influenced by genetics. 
D)  Psychologists tend to emphasize the social factors that lead someone to take on an identity as deviant, while sociology tend to focus on personality factors, which they see as heavily influenced by genetics. 
A)  Sociologists tend to use methods of scientific observation to study deviance, while psychologists tend to work in the world of theory. 
B)  Sociologists tend to theorize deviance without measuring it scientifically, while psychologists use social scientific observation to study it. 
C)  Sociologists tend to emphasize the social factors that lead someone to take on an identity as deviant, while psychologists tend to focus on personality factors, which they see as heavily influenced by genetics. 
D)  Psychologists tend to emphasize the social factors that lead someone to take on an identity as deviant, while sociology tend to focus on personality factors, which they see as heavily influenced by genetics.

Question 9

Many sociologists argue that societies need deviance. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance creates victims, and we need victims in order to practice feeling empathy for others. 
B)  Deviance provides important jobs in the prison industry, especially for rural towns where many prisons are located. 
C)  In punishing deviance, societies define the boundary between what is normal and what is not normal. 
D)  When we spend tens of thousands of dollars (or more) on jail cells, taxpayers get the opportunity to share a common burden, which builds community. 
A)  Deviance creates victims, and we need victims in order to practice feeling empathy for others. 
B)  Deviance provides important jobs in the prison industry, especially for rural towns where many prisons are located. 
C)  In punishing deviance, societies define the boundary between what is normal and what is not normal. 
D)  When we spend tens of thousands of dollars (or more) on jail cells, taxpayers get the opportunity to share a common burden, which builds community.

Question 10

Sometimes what is deviant is very clear, but sometimes we can debate it without fear of being socially punished for doing so. When we do this, we are engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  the zone of permissible argument 
B)  the zone of social construction 
C)  the zone of variable socialization 
D)  the zone of permitted variation 
A)  the zone of permissible argument 
B)  the zone of social construction 
C)  the zone of variable socialization 
D)  the zone of permitted variation

Question 11

What do sociologists mean when they say that deviance is socially constructed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Societies choose what behaviors they consider deviant and which they consider normal. 
B)  Some acts, such as child abuse, are considered crimes in all societies, but other acts, such as theft, are not. 
C)  Individuals decide for themselves what acts violate their personal ethical codes. 
D)  Each of us gets to decide what acts of other people offend us. 
A)  Societies choose what behaviors they consider deviant and which they consider normal. 
B)  Some acts, such as child abuse, are considered crimes in all societies, but other acts, such as theft, are not. 
C)  Individuals decide for themselves what acts violate their personal ethical codes. 
D)  Each of us gets to decide what acts of other people offend us.

Question 12

What kind of lawyer represents clients accused of a crime but who cannot afford a lawyer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legal interns 
B)  Civil litigators 
C)  Private defense attorneys 
D)  Public defense attorneys 
A)  Legal interns 
B)  Civil litigators 
C)  Private defense attorneys 
D)  Public defense attorneys

Question 13

The Chinese triads and Japanese yakuza are both examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  police forces 
B)  legislative bodies 
C)  criminal subcultures 
D)  legal systems 
A)  police forces 
B)  legislative bodies 
C)  criminal subcultures 
D)  legal systems

Question 14

In general in the U.S., since the early 1990s,

Accepted Answer

A)  both property and violent crimes have been decreasing 
B)  both property and violent crime have been increasing 
C)  both property and violent crime rates have been steady 
D)  property crime rates have fallen, but violent crime rates have increased 
A)  both property and violent crimes have been decreasing 
B)  both property and violent crime have been increasing 
C)  both property and violent crime rates have been steady 
D)  property crime rates have fallen, but violent crime rates have increased

Question 15

Which nation has a higher rate of imprisonment than any other nation in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Iraq 
D)  The United States 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Iraq 
D)  The United States

Question 16

Which of the following statements about deviance is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Surveillance technologies such as closed-circuit TVs have dramatically reduced deviance. 
B)  Most people do not engage in deviant activity. 
C)  Crime is the most common form of deviant activity. 
D)  Sometimes, breaking the rules may improve how a society functions. 
A)  Surveillance technologies such as closed-circuit TVs have dramatically reduced deviance. 
B)  Most people do not engage in deviant activity. 
C)  Crime is the most common form of deviant activity. 
D)  Sometimes, breaking the rules may improve how a society functions.

Question 17

When a behavior violates our idea of what is normal, we call it

Accepted Answer

A)  deviant 
B)  punishment 
C)  discourse 
D)  crime 
A)  deviant 
B)  punishment 
C)  discourse 
D)  crime

Question 18

Which country maintained the use of the guillotine through the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  The United Kingdom 
C)  Canada 
D)  France 
A)  The United States 
B)  The United Kingdom 
C)  Canada 
D)  France

Question 19

Attempts by the government to establish a formal system of rules about how people are allowed to behave, as well as a system of punishments for when they break those rules, are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  medicalization of deviance 
B)  criminal justice system 
C)  laws 
D)  restorative justice 
A)  medicalization of deviance 
B)  criminal justice system 
C)  laws 
D)  restorative justice

Question 20

Activist and scholar Angela Davis gave us the term

Accepted Answer

A)  decarceration 
B)  broken window theory 
C)  prison-industrial complex 
D)  restorative justice 
A)  decarceration 
B)  broken window theory 
C)  prison-industrial complex 
D)  restorative justice

Why are deviant subcultures more likely to exist in urban areas than in rural or suburban ones?

UCR stands for

The decarceration movement seeks to

David has been charged with murder, but his lawyer has persuaded the prosecutor to charge him with manslaughter, a charge that carries a lesser punishment, in exchange for David pleading guilty and avoiding a trial. If the prosecutor and judge accept this arrangement, David will have engaged in

TV shows about crime are likely to

Which kind of deviance is a strong predictor of future rule-breaking behavior?

How do sociologists and psychologists differ in their approaches to understanding deviance?

Many sociologists argue that societies need deviance. Why?

Sometimes what is deviant is very clear, but sometimes we can debate it without fear of being socially punished for doing so. When we do this, we are engaging in

What do sociologists mean when they say that deviance is socially constructed?

What kind of lawyer represents clients accused of a crime but who cannot afford a lawyer?

The Chinese triads and Japanese yakuza are both examples of

In general in the U.S., since the early 1990s,

Which nation has a higher rate of imprisonment than any other nation in the world?

Which of the following statements about deviance is accurate?

When a behavior violates our idea of what is normal, we call it

Which country maintained the use of the guillotine through the 1930s?

Attempts by the government to establish a formal system of rules about how people are allowed to behave, as well as a system of punishments for when they break those rules, are termed

Activist and scholar Angela Davis gave us the term

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Exam 6: Deviance, Crime, and Punishment

Why are deviant subcultures more likely to exist in urban areas than in rural or suburban ones?

UCR stands for

The decarceration movement seeks to

David has been charged with murder, but his lawyer has persuaded the prosecutor to charge him with manslaughter, a charge that carries a lesser punishment, in exchange for David pleading guilty and avoiding a trial. If the prosecutor and judge accept this arrangement, David will have engaged in

TV shows about crime are likely to

Which kind of deviance is a strong predictor of future rule-breaking behavior?

How do sociologists and psychologists differ in their approaches to understanding deviance?

Many sociologists argue that societies need deviance. Why?

Sometimes what is deviant is very clear, but sometimes we can debate it without fear of being socially punished for doing so. When we do this, we are engaging in

What do sociologists mean when they say that deviance is socially constructed?

What kind of lawyer represents clients accused of a crime but who cannot afford a lawyer?

The Chinese triads and Japanese yakuza are both examples of

In general in the U.S., since the early 1990s,

Which nation has a higher rate of imprisonment than any other nation in the world?

Which of the following statements about deviance is accurate?

When a behavior violates our idea of what is normal, we call it

Which country maintained the use of the guillotine through the 1930s?

Attempts by the government to establish a formal system of rules about how people are allowed to behave, as well as a system of punishments for when they break those rules, are termed

Activist and scholar Angela Davis gave us the term

What Is Sociology?

American Sociology: Theories and Contexts

Doing Sociology: Research Methods and Critical Literacy

Culture

Socialization, Social Interaction, and Group Life

Inequality, Mobility, and Social Change

Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism

Gender, Sexuality, and the Body

Marriage, Family, and the Law

Science, Religion, and Knowing

Health, Illness, and Medicine

Politics, Media, and Social Movements

Economy, Education, Work, and Recreation

Population, Immigration, and Urbanization

Living on the Planet: Environment, Disaster, and Risk

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