Question 1

Boundaries are not altogether fixed and constant, for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  over time there are changes in group structure and leadership. 
B)  over time the level of deviance decreases to low levels. 
C)  the new generation may challenge the old guard. 
D)  there may be changes in the surrounding environment. 
A)  over time there are changes in group structure and leadership. 
B)  over time the level of deviance decreases to low levels. 
C)  the new generation may challenge the old guard. 
D)  there may be changes in the surrounding environment. B

Question 2

Commitment ceremonies have all of the following features EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  represent a more or less permanent change in a person's status as deviant. 
B)  involve a formal stage of confrontation between society and the deviant. 
C)  mark a temporary change in a person's status as deviant. 
D)  represent an announcement about the nature and limits of deviance. 
A)  represent a more or less permanent change in a person's status as deviant. 
B)  involve a formal stage of confrontation between society and the deviant. 
C)  mark a temporary change in a person's status as deviant. 
D)  represent an announcement about the nature and limits of deviance. C

Question 3

Explain and provide two examples of how institutions designed to discourage deviant behavior operate in ways to perpetuate it.

Accepted Answer

Institutions designed to discourage deviant behavior can sometimes operate in ways that actually perpetuate it. One example of this is the criminal justice system. While the intention of the criminal justice system is to discourage and punish deviant behavior, it can often perpetuate it through harsh sentencing and incarceration. For example, individuals who are incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses may be exposed to more criminal behavior and violence while in prison, making it more likely that they will continue to engage in deviant behavior once released.

Another example is the education system. While schools are designed to discourage deviant behavior and promote academic success, they can perpetuate deviant behavior through zero-tolerance policies and disciplinary actions. For example, students who are repeatedly suspended or expelled from school may become disengaged from the education system and more likely to engage in deviant behavior outside of school.

In both of these examples, institutions that are meant to discourage deviant behavior can actually perpetuate it through their policies and practices. This highlights the need for a more holistic and restorative approach to addressing deviant behavior, rather than relying solely on punitive measures.

Question 4

Erikson suggests that the self-fulfilling prophecy as applied to the study of deviance means that

Accepted Answer

A)  society views self-fulfillment as the only option for the ex-deviant to embrace conformity and return to society. 
B)  society's view that "once deviant, always deviant" creates a situation that limits the opportunities for the ex-deviant to conform. 
C)  predictions about the future of deviance are likely to be incorrect. 
D)  persons of lower economic status will have greater likelihood of committing deviance. 
A)  society views self-fulfillment as the only option for the ex-deviant to embrace conformity and return to society. 
B)  society's view that "once deviant, always deviant" creates a situation that limits the opportunities for the ex-deviant to conform. 
C)  predictions about the future of deviance are likely to be incorrect. 
D)  persons of lower economic status will have greater likelihood of committing deviance.

Question 5

The fact that we no longer punish deviants in public is connected with the

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathy and acceptance of deviants. 
B)  new technologies for punishment. 
C)  large increase in number of deviants. 
D)  emergence of newspapers, radio and TV. 
A)  sympathy and acceptance of deviants. 
B)  new technologies for punishment. 
C)  large increase in number of deviants. 
D)  emergence of newspapers, radio and TV.

Question 6

Human communities maintain boundaries for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  to retain a given pattern of consistent activity and behavior. 
B)  to make possible a degree of stability. 
C)  to retain cultural integrity. 
D)  to allow freedom of expression. 
A)  to retain a given pattern of consistent activity and behavior. 
B)  to make possible a degree of stability. 
C)  to retain cultural integrity. 
D)  to allow freedom of expression.

Question 7

Describe the function(s) of boundary maintaining for a community. How are boundaries maintained and why is this important for a social group? What if any is the downside to this social process?

Accepted Answer

Boundary maintaining for a community ref

Question 8

Communities solve the problem of instructing members about its boundaries by such practices as

Accepted Answer

A)  political elections. 
B)  criminal trials. 
C)  family gatherings. 
D)  holiday celebrations. 
A)  political elections. 
B)  criminal trials. 
C)  family gatherings. 
D)  holiday celebrations.

Question 9

Discuss the causes and consequences of the fact that community boundaries are not fixed but over time do shift and change. Does this suggest that there may be some positive functions to deviance? Explain, giving examples.

Accepted Answer

The fact that community boundaries are n

Question 10

Erikson makes the unexpected observation that many of the institutions designed to discourage deviant behavior may in fact

Accepted Answer

A)  serve to lower or even eliminate deviance. 
B)  serve to perpetuate or even increase deviance 
C)  challenge community standards and norms. 
D)  result in the emergence of new agents of control. 
A)  serve to lower or even eliminate deviance. 
B)  serve to perpetuate or even increase deviance 
C)  challenge community standards and norms. 
D)  result in the emergence of new agents of control.

Question 11

The only "material" or resource found in society for making boundaries is

Accepted Answer

A)  networks of social interaction. 
B)  geographical landmarks. 
C)  records and documents. 
D)  tools and technology. 
A)  networks of social interaction. 
B)  geographical landmarks. 
C)  records and documents. 
D)  tools and technology.

Exam 1: On the Sociology of Deviance

Boundaries are not altogether fixed and constant, for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Commitment ceremonies have all of the following features EXCEPT

Explain and provide two examples of how institutions designed to discourage deviant behavior operate in ways to perpetuate it.

Erikson suggests that the self-fulfilling prophecy as applied to the study of deviance means that

The fact that we no longer punish deviants in public is connected with the

Human communities maintain boundaries for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Describe the function(s) of boundary maintaining for a community. How are boundaries maintained and why is this important for a social group? What if any is the downside to this social process?

Communities solve the problem of instructing members about its boundaries by such practices as

Discuss the causes and consequences of the fact that community boundaries are not fixed but over time do shift and change. Does this suggest that there may be some positive functions to deviance? Explain, giving examples.

Erikson makes the unexpected observation that many of the institutions designed to discourage deviant behavior may in fact

The only "material" or resource found in society for making boundaries is

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

The Constructionist Stance

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