Question 1

Which one of the following is an example of deviance? A student

Accepted Answer

A)  sits in the front row of your sociology class and picks his or her nose during lecture. 
B)  walks into your sociology class naked because it is hot outside. 
C)  cheats on his or her first sociology examination. 
D)  all of these 
A)  sits in the front row of your sociology class and picks his or her nose during lecture. 
B)  walks into your sociology class naked because it is hot outside. 
C)  cheats on his or her first sociology examination. 
D)  all of these

Question 2

When Stanley Milgram conducted his study of obedience, nearly two-thirds of participants refused to administer shocks to a stranger even though the researcher said that it was a necessary part of the study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A single woman who is engaged in illegal acts of prostitution for the purpose of supporting herself and children is most likely to be considered a

Accepted Answer

A)  victimless criminal. 
B)  corporate criminal. 
C)  professional criminal. 
D)  white-collar criminal. 
A)  victimless criminal. 
B)  corporate criminal. 
C)  professional criminal. 
D)  white-collar criminal.

Question 4

Edwin Sutherland coined the term stigma to describe the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Formal social controls are always carried out by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following would illustrate cultural transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tammy is in the shopping mall with her friends. Her friends begin to shoplift, and she engages in this behavior for the first time in order to retain their approval. 
B)  Victor dresses strangely and is considered a "nerd" by his classmates. 
C)  Joan is depressed because she has just been fired from her job and her husband has abandoned her. She is having suicidal thoughts. 
D)  None of these 
A)  Tammy is in the shopping mall with her friends. Her friends begin to shoplift, and she engages in this behavior for the first time in order to retain their approval. 
B)  Victor dresses strangely and is considered a "nerd" by his classmates. 
C)  Joan is depressed because she has just been fired from her job and her husband has abandoned her. She is having suicidal thoughts. 
D)  None of these

Question 7

Discuss the various ways that the criminal justice system uses discretionary powers to increase social inequality within a society. Why do some conflict theorists and feminists suggest laws are intentionally designed to perpetuate inequality within a society?

Accepted Answer

The criminal justice system uses discret

Question 8

Which person examined social obedience by conducting an experiment that required student subjects to administer "painful" shocks to subjects in an analysis of "learning"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erving Goffman 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Harry King 
A)  Erving Goffman 
B)  Stanley Milgram 
C)  Robert Merton 
D)  Harry King

Question 9

Which of the following would be an example of anomie? An individual

Accepted Answer

A)  loses a job, a fortune, and a family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 
B)  takes a shortcut to school and gets lost. 
C)  wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her. 
D)  all of these 
A)  loses a job, a fortune, and a family during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 
B)  takes a shortcut to school and gets lost. 
C)  wins a lottery and gives a considerable amount of her winnings to several charities that are important to her. 
D)  all of these

Question 10

According to labeling theorists, it is the response to a behavior and not the behavior itself that determines deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Clyde is arrested for "tagging" or vandalism. The arrest is an example of a(an)

Accepted Answer

A)  formal social control. 
B)  value. 
C)  informal social control. 
D)  norm. 
A)  formal social control. 
B)  value. 
C)  informal social control. 
D)  norm.

Which one of the following is an example of deviance? A student

When Stanley Milgram conducted his study of obedience, nearly two-thirds of participants refused to administer shocks to a stranger even though the researcher said that it was a necessary part of the study.

A single woman who is engaged in illegal acts of prostitution for the purpose of supporting herself and children is most likely to be considered a

Edwin Sutherland coined the term stigma to describe the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups.

Formal social controls are always carried out by the government.

Which of the following would illustrate cultural transmission?

Discuss the various ways that the criminal justice system uses discretionary powers to increase social inequality within a society. Why do some conflict theorists and feminists suggest laws are intentionally designed to perpetuate inequality within a society?

Which person examined social obedience by conducting an experiment that required student subjects to administer "painful" shocks to subjects in an analysis of "learning"?

Which of the following would be an example of anomie? An individual

According to labeling theorists, it is the response to a behavior and not the behavior itself that determines deviance.

Clyde is arrested for "tagging" or vandalism. The arrest is an example of a(an)

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Culture and Socialization

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

Stratification in the United States and Global Inequality

Inequality by Race and Ethnicity

Inequality by Gender

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Population, Community, Health, and the Environment

Social Movements, Social Change, and Technology

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Exam 4: Deviance and Social Control

Which one of the following is an example of deviance? A student

When Stanley Milgram conducted his study of obedience, nearly two-thirds of participants refused to administer shocks to a stranger even though the researcher said that it was a necessary part of the study.

A single woman who is engaged in illegal acts of prostitution for the purpose of supporting herself and children is most likely to be considered a

Edwin Sutherland coined the term stigma to describe the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups.

Formal social controls are always carried out by the government.

Which of the following would illustrate cultural transmission?

Discuss the various ways that the criminal justice system uses discretionary powers to increase social inequality within a society. Why do some conflict theorists and feminists suggest laws are intentionally designed to perpetuate inequality within a society?

Which person examined social obedience by conducting an experiment that required student subjects to administer "painful" shocks to subjects in an analysis of "learning"?

Which of the following would be an example of anomie? An individual

According to labeling theorists, it is the response to a behavior and not the behavior itself that determines deviance.

Clyde is arrested for "tagging" or vandalism. The arrest is an example of a(an)

The Sociological View

Culture and Socialization

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

Stratification in the United States and Global Inequality

Inequality by Race and Ethnicity

Inequality by Gender

Social Institutions: Family and Religion

Social Institutions: Education, Government, and the Economy

Population, Community, Health, and the Environment

Social Movements, Social Change, and Technology

Filters