Question 1

The new constructionist approach to the study of social problems offered all of the following advantages EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive advantage in that no competing theories of social problems existed. 
B)  flexibility in terms of the study of various actors involved. 
C)  a greater sensitivity to women's concerns and issues of patriarchy. 
D)  flexibility to criticize some claims as distorted or unfounded. 
A)  competitive advantage in that no competing theories of social problems existed. 
B)  flexibility in terms of the study of various actors involved. 
C)  a greater sensitivity to women's concerns and issues of patriarchy. 
D)  flexibility to criticize some claims as distorted or unfounded. C

Question 2

Medicalization refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  definition of deviance as a form of illness requiring medical treatment. 
B)  social construction of medicine. 
C)  definition of key medical and health issues related to poverty. 
D)  process whereby a society enjoys a low rate of illness and death. 
A)  definition of deviance as a form of illness requiring medical treatment. 
B)  social construction of medicine. 
C)  definition of key medical and health issues related to poverty. 
D)  process whereby a society enjoys a low rate of illness and death. A

Question 3

Berger and Luckmann (1966) in a book on the sociology of knowledge introduced the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  labeling theory. 
B)  social construction. 
C)  social interaction. 
D)  social problems. 
A)  labeling theory. 
B)  social construction. 
C)  social interaction. 
D)  social problems. B

Question 4

Labeling theory, a popular approach to studying deviance in the 1960s, came under attack from all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  social constructionists. 
B)  conflict theory. 
C)  feminist theory. 
D)  gay activists. 
A)  social constructionists. 
B)  conflict theory. 
C)  feminist theory. 
D)  gay activists.

Question 5

Discuss 1970s criticisms of the 1960s labeling theory approach to studying deviance. Do you think these criticisms had merit? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

In the 1970s, there were several critici

Question 6

In response to attacks on labeling theory, Kitsuse (1977) and others

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized conflict theory could not explain deviant social interaction. 
B)  began a new emphasis on power in the study of deviant social interaction. 
C)  acknowledged labeling theory must be sensitive to gender issues. 
D)  began to study the construction of social problems. 
A)  emphasized conflict theory could not explain deviant social interaction. 
B)  began a new emphasis on power in the study of deviant social interaction. 
C)  acknowledged labeling theory must be sensitive to gender issues. 
D)  began to study the construction of social problems.

Question 7

Discuss the constructionist approach to studying social problems. What are the advantages of this redefinition of social problems? Are there any disadvantages that you can think of?

Accepted Answer

The constructionist approach to studying

Question 8

Explain what changes occurred in the study of deviance when social constructionists shifted their attention in the 1970s to the claims makers rather than on the labeling of deviance.

Accepted Answer

The shift in focus from the labeling of

Question 9

Kitsuse (1977) redefined the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  social deviance as a form of institutional interaction often involving power elites. 
B)  social problems as a form of male domination as predicted by feminist theory. 
C)  social deviance as a majority-minority interaction between interest groups. 
D)  social problems as claims that particular conditions be viewed as public issues and to study the claims makers. 
A)  social deviance as a form of institutional interaction often involving power elites. 
B)  social problems as a form of male domination as predicted by feminist theory. 
C)  social deviance as a majority-minority interaction between interest groups. 
D)  social problems as claims that particular conditions be viewed as public issues and to study the claims makers.

Exam 11: The Constructionist Stance

The new constructionist approach to the study of social problems offered all of the following advantages EXCEPT

Medicalization refers to the

Berger and Luckmann (1966) in a book on the sociology of knowledge introduced the concept of

Labeling theory, a popular approach to studying deviance in the 1960s, came under attack from all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss 1970s criticisms of the 1960s labeling theory approach to studying deviance. Do you think these criticisms had merit? Why or why not?

In response to attacks on labeling theory, Kitsuse (1977) and others

Discuss the constructionist approach to studying social problems. What are the advantages of this redefinition of social problems? Are there any disadvantages that you can think of?

Explain what changes occurred in the study of deviance when social constructionists shifted their attention in the 1970s to the claims makers rather than on the labeling of deviance.

Kitsuse (1977) redefined the study of

On the Sociology of Deviance

An Integrated Typology of Deviance Applied to Ten Middle-Class Norms

Labeling Theory

The Morality of Deviance

Social Power: Conflict Theory of Crime

Functionalism: The Normal and the Pathological

Social Structure and Anomie

Differential Association

Control Theory

Feminist Theory

Child Abuse Reporting

Survey of Sexual Behavior of Americans

Researching Dealers and Smugglers

The Social Construction of Drug Scares

Blowing Smoke: Status Politics and the Smoking Ban

Failure to Launch: Why Do Some Moral Panics Fail to Detonate Moral Panics

Gender, Race, and Urban Policing

Homophobia and Womens Sport

The Mark of a Criminal Record

The Saints and the Roughnecks

Doctors Autonomy and Power

The Adoption and Management of a Fat Identity

Becoming Bisexual

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia

Convicted Rapists Vocabulary of Motive

The Devil Made Me Do It: Use of Neutralizations

Men Who Cheer

Negotiating White Power Activist Stigma

Fitting in and Fighting Back: Homeless Kids Stigma Management Strategies

Collective Stigma Management and Shame: Avowal, Management, and Contestation

Drug Use and Disordered Eating Among College Women

Cyber Communities of Self-Injury

Cooks Are Like Gods: Hierarchies in Methamphetamine-Producing Groups

Gender and Victimization Risk Among Young Women in Gangs

International Organized Crime

War Profiteering: Iraq and Halliburton

Autoerotic Sexual Asphyxia

Trading Sex for Crack: Gender and Power

Show Me the Money: Cybershrews and On-Line Money Masochists

Sexual Assault on Campus

Opportunity Structures for White-Collar Crime

Deciding to Commit a Burglary

Gay Male Christian Couples and Sexual Exclusivity

Pimp-Controlled Prostitution

Shifts and Oscillations in Upper-Level Drug Traffickers Careers

Obstacles to Exiting Emotional Disorder Identities

Filters