Question 1

Official crime statistics are reasonably accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the term for using a deviant label to predict future action?

Accepted Answer

A)  retrospective labelling 
B)  projective labelling 
C)  anticipatory labelling 
D)  hindsight labelling 
E)  degradation labelling 
A)  retrospective labelling 
B)  projective labelling 
C)  anticipatory labelling 
D)  hindsight labelling 
E)  degradation labelling

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding plea bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plea bargaining sometimes allows individuals to receive inadequate sentences. 
B)  Plea bargaining is primarily a tool for the defendant, not for the prosecution. 
C)  Plea bargaining is rare. 
D)  Plea bargaining promotes the adversarial process. 
E)  Plea bargaining increases costs to the system in terms of time and expense. 
A)  Plea bargaining sometimes allows individuals to receive inadequate sentences. 
B)  Plea bargaining is primarily a tool for the defendant, not for the prosecution. 
C)  Plea bargaining is rare. 
D)  Plea bargaining promotes the adversarial process. 
E)  Plea bargaining increases costs to the system in terms of time and expense.

Question 4

Deviance involves difference, which causes us to react to others as outsiders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the social-conflict perspective, law is a reflection of societal consensus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Conformity is shaped by society, but deviance is not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the labelling theory of deviance. What is it about the labelling approach that makes it sociological? What are the criticisms? Describe the types of public policies labelling theory would advocate to reduce crime in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Labelling theory asserts that deviance a

Question 8

According to Sutherland, a person's tendency toward deviance depends on his or her interactions with others who encourage the deviant behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the types of social control, according to Hirschi's control theory?

Accepted Answer

1) attachment
2) opp

Question 10

Use Merton's paradigm to classify the deviance type illustrated by a drug addict.

Accepted Answer

A)  innovation 
B)  retreatism 
C)  ritualism 
D)  rebellion 
E)  escapism 
A)  innovation 
B)  retreatism 
C)  ritualism 
D)  rebellion 
E)  escapism

Question 11

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prisons offer social constructive learning. 
B)  Prisons prevent recidivism. 
C)  The label "ex-con" can easily be overcome. 
D)  Prisons do not rehabilitate prisoners. 
E)  The criminal justice system can effectively eliminate crime. 
A)  Prisons offer social constructive learning. 
B)  Prisons prevent recidivism. 
C)  The label "ex-con" can easily be overcome. 
D)  Prisons do not rehabilitate prisoners. 
E)  The criminal justice system can effectively eliminate crime.

Question 12

Select the term for the violation of a society's formally enacted criminal law.

Accepted Answer

A)  crime 
B)  law violation 
C)  deviance 
D)  juvenile delinquency 
E)  subjugation 
A)  crime 
B)  law violation 
C)  deviance 
D)  juvenile delinquency 
E)  subjugation

Question 13

Merton's retreatism is best characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lawyer 
B)  a hockey coach 
C)  a school teacher 
D)  a survivalist 
E)  a drug addict 
A)  a lawyer 
B)  a hockey coach 
C)  a school teacher 
D)  a survivalist 
E)  a drug addict

Question 14

Identify the FALSE statement about biology and crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetics combined with social influences may account for some variation in criminality. 
B)  There is conclusive evidence that connects criminality to a specific genetic flaw. 
C)  Sociobiology may provide new evidence on the causes of crime. 
D)  Biology probably has at least a small effect on crime. 
E)  The biological approach offers no insight as to how behaviours came to be defined as deviant. 
A)  Genetics combined with social influences may account for some variation in criminality. 
B)  There is conclusive evidence that connects criminality to a specific genetic flaw. 
C)  Sociobiology may provide new evidence on the causes of crime. 
D)  Biology probably has at least a small effect on crime. 
E)  The biological approach offers no insight as to how behaviours came to be defined as deviant.

Question 15

Emile Durkheim's basic insight is that deviance is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a necessary element of social organization. 
B)  a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  less common in modern societies. 
D)  defined by the rich and used against the poor. 
E)  unrelated to social change. 
A)  a necessary element of social organization. 
B)  a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  less common in modern societies. 
D)  defined by the rich and used against the poor. 
E)  unrelated to social change.

Question 16

What are the social foundations of deviance?

Accepted Answer

1) Deviance varies according t

Question 17

Psychologists adopt a biological approach to explain crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the term for later offences by people previously convicted of crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  criminal repetition rate 
B)  criminal recidivism 
C)  criminal return rate 
D)  criminal response 
E)  criminal predation 
A)  criminal repetition rate 
B)  criminal recidivism 
C)  criminal return rate 
D)  criminal response 
E)  criminal predation

Question 19

Reckless and Dinitz's containment theory is a "good boys"versus "bad boys"approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The key insight of structural-functionalism is that deviance is a necessary part of social organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Official crime statistics are reasonably accurate.

What is the term for using a deviant label to predict future action?

Which of the following is true regarding plea bargaining?

Deviance involves difference, which causes us to react to others as outsiders.

According to the social-conflict perspective, law is a reflection of societal consensus.

Conformity is shaped by society, but deviance is not.

Describe the labelling theory of deviance. What is it about the labelling approach that makes it sociological? What are the criticisms? Describe the types of public policies labelling theory would advocate to reduce crime in Canada.

According to Sutherland, a person's tendency toward deviance depends on his or her interactions with others who encourage the deviant behaviour.

What are the types of social control, according to Hirschi's control theory?

Use Merton's paradigm to classify the deviance type illustrated by a drug addict.

Which of the following is true?

Select the term for the violation of a society's formally enacted criminal law.

Merton's retreatism is best characterized by which of the following?

Identify the FALSE statement about biology and crime.

Emile Durkheim's basic insight is that deviance is:

What are the social foundations of deviance?

Psychologists adopt a biological approach to explain crime.

What is the term for later offences by people previously convicted of crimes?

Reckless and Dinitz's containment theory is a "good boys"versus "bad boys"approach.

The key insight of structural-functionalism is that deviance is a necessary part of social organization.

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Exam 7: Deviance

Official crime statistics are reasonably accurate.

What is the term for using a deviant label to predict future action?

Which of the following is true regarding plea bargaining?

Deviance involves difference, which causes us to react to others as outsiders.

According to the social-conflict perspective, law is a reflection of societal consensus.

Conformity is shaped by society, but deviance is not.

Describe the labelling theory of deviance. What is it about the labelling approach that makes it sociological? What are the criticisms? Describe the types of public policies labelling theory would advocate to reduce crime in Canada.

According to Sutherland, a person's tendency toward deviance depends on his or her interactions with others who encourage the deviant behaviour.

What are the types of social control, according to Hirschi's control theory?

Use Merton's paradigm to classify the deviance type illustrated by a drug addict.

Which of the following is true?

Select the term for the violation of a society's formally enacted criminal law.

Merton's retreatism is best characterized by which of the following?

Identify the FALSE statement about biology and crime.

Emile Durkheim's basic insight is that deviance is:

What are the social foundations of deviance?

Psychologists adopt a biological approach to explain crime.

What is the term for later offences by people previously convicted of crimes?

Reckless and Dinitz's containment theory is a "good boys"versus "bad boys"approach.

The key insight of structural-functionalism is that deviance is a necessary part of social organization.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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