Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Christina is from a poor home and dreams of becoming a doctor.She has excellent grades and wins a scholarship for her university costs.However,in her undergraduate class,she becomes disillusioned with the medical model and eventually decides that doctors are pawns in the overall system to keep people unaware of all of the abuses that "the system" is guilty of.She leaves university and founds a group of people dedicated to exposing "the system's" lies at all costs.In strain theory terms,what is Christina?

Which of the following groups is the most overrepresented in Canadian prisons?

The textbook discusses the film Paradise Now where a character sends his mother a message in the middle of his "martyrdom tape" What does Kahled's message about sale-priced water filters signify?

According to the crime data discussed in the textbook,what evidence supports the claims of conflict theory?

Explain what is meant by the term rehabilitation and discuss the effectiveness of rehabilitation of criminals.

Explain what problems are associated with each source of crime statistics that Canada uses.

Consider the story of the brutal murder of Pamela George by Alex Ternowetsky and Steven Kummerfield.What does this case demonstrate?

Benjamin and Maude have been watching the evening news and are alarmed about the pervasive violence they are seeing.To protect themselves,they get a dog,install a home security system,and put extra locks on their doors and windows.What do their actions illustrate?

When Katherine went out on a date with Barry for the first time,he tried to force her into having sex with him.Which type of deviance are his actions characterized as?

What do we call acts of deviance that are widely believed to be harmful to everyone?

In comparison to official crime statistics,how much "serious crime" is reported using self-report measures?

Michael has been imprisoned since the age of 14.Based on what is known about prisons as agents of socialization,which of the following is the most likely outcome for Michael?

What are the main differences between males and females regarding the crime statistics reported in the textbook?

Nelson Mandela's behaviour in the past is still considered to be deviant today.

Imprisonment is one of the main forms of punishment in industrial societies.

How is stigmatization experienced in everyday life? How might someone overcome stigmatization?

Which sociologist theorized that becoming a deviant is often accomplished through a process of social learning?

Tommy is a young man who has been caught breaking into a home in order to steal electronics.According to the textbook,in which country does he have the highest probability of being incarcerated for his actions?

Which of the following terms refers to acts of deviance that are formally defined as illegal but are subject of a great deal of societal disagreement about their illegality?

Which of the following terms refers to crimes such as copyright infringement and embezzlement?