Question 1

Marx believed that the proletariat would resort to individual crimes like robbery when driven to do so by unemployment and poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following does not apply to high school shooters?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are excluded from the school's peer groups 
B)  they are all boys 
C)  they have status within the school's social groups 
D)  they have a history of cruelty, particularly to animals 
A)  they are excluded from the school's peer groups 
B)  they are all boys 
C)  they have status within the school's social groups 
D)  they have a history of cruelty, particularly to animals C

Question 3

Explain how a prison is a type of total institution.

Accepted Answer

A total institution is a place where every aspect of an individual's life is subject to the control of the organization. As in other total institutions, prisons attempt to deprive inmates of their former identity and status (e.g., haircuts and uniforms). However, as is also the case in other total institutions, a subculture typically arises among the inmates complete with subtle ways of resisting this kind of total control.

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning deviance is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Definitions of deviance vary little from society to society. 
B)  Most acts of deviance are unpunished. 
C)  Most people are incapable of committing a deviant act. 
D)  People who commit deviant acts are usually psychologically disturbed. 
A)  Definitions of deviance vary little from society to society. 
B)  Most acts of deviance are unpunished. 
C)  Most people are incapable of committing a deviant act. 
D)  People who commit deviant acts are usually psychologically disturbed.

Question 5

According to the interactionist perspective on deviance, "recruitment" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  contradictions in society's opportunity structure which promote deviance 
B)  how people respond to being labeled as deviant 
C)  the creation of new categories of deviance in a society 
D)  the question of why some people become deviants while others in the same situation do not 
A)  contradictions in society's opportunity structure which promote deviance 
B)  how people respond to being labeled as deviant 
C)  the creation of new categories of deviance in a society 
D)  the question of why some people become deviants while others in the same situation do not

Question 6

A person's class background influences the manner in which law enforcement agencies will respond to his or her deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In European cities tattoos were worn by criminals and prostitutes to indicate allegiance to

Accepted Answer

A)  spouses 
B)  trades 
C)  native country 
D)  ship they were employed on 
A)  spouses 
B)  trades 
C)  native country 
D)  ship they were employed on

Question 8

All of the following are examples of victimless crimes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  vagrancy 
B)  drunkenness 
C)  murder 
D)  prostitution 
A)  vagrancy 
B)  drunkenness 
C)  murder 
D)  prostitution

Question 9

Skid row populations have changed in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  the population of hoboes has increased 
B)  the values of property in downtown areas are decreasing 
C)  fewer men go on drunken binges drifting into skid row bars 
D)  there are more cheap hotels and cafeterias available 
A)  the population of hoboes has increased 
B)  the values of property in downtown areas are decreasing 
C)  fewer men go on drunken binges drifting into skid row bars 
D)  there are more cheap hotels and cafeterias available

Question 10

The concepts of deviance and stigma are synonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Kai Erikson, punishment of suspected witches was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a means of disrupting the group lifestyle. 
B)  a means of protecting the Puritan society. 
C)  a way of changing the norms of the culture. 
D)  a way of enforcing the beliefs of the culture. 
A)  a means of disrupting the group lifestyle. 
B)  a means of protecting the Puritan society. 
C)  a way of changing the norms of the culture. 
D)  a way of enforcing the beliefs of the culture.

Question 12

Today's deviance may be tomorrow's fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Veterans Administration was formed to provide needed services for those who had served in 	the military. Many have complained in recent years that VA employees seem more interested in following bureaucratic regulations than in serving the veteran. In Merton's typology of deviance, such behavior could be considered an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity 
B)  rebellion 
C)  retreatism 
D)  ritualism 
A)  conformity 
B)  rebellion 
C)  retreatism 
D)  ritualism

Question 14

All of the various ways in which society establishes and enforces its cultural norms are termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  law enforcement 
B)  moral policing 
C)  social control 
D)  social defense 
A)  law enforcement 
B)  moral policing 
C)  social control 
D)  social defense

Question 15

The punishment Nelson Mandela received for speaking out against apartheid in South Africa supports the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  anyone is capable of committing an act of deviance 
B)  most forms of deviance do not involve violations of written law 
C)  not all deviance involves violent crime 
D)  populations have different definitions of what constitutes deviant behavior 
A)  anyone is capable of committing an act of deviance 
B)  most forms of deviance do not involve violations of written law 
C)  not all deviance involves violent crime 
D)  populations have different definitions of what constitutes deviant behavior

Question 16

Modern biological theories hold that whatever determines criminality is transmitted genetically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Deborah Denno's study of African American boys in Philadelphia the findings revealed that among those who had become criminals, a disproportionate number had histories of

Accepted Answer

A)  abusive parents 
B)  hyperactivity disorder 
C)  single parent families 
D)  poor academic performance 
A)  abusive parents 
B)  hyperactivity disorder 
C)  single parent families 
D)  poor academic performance

Question 18

Most people who are arrested are sentenced to a term in prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

William J. Chambliss's study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks" concluded that the Roughnecks were more likely to be punished for having committed delinquent acts because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Roughnecks were tied to organized crime whereas the Saints were not 
B)  the Saints participated in charitable activities that caused police to overlook their other activities 
C)  the social position of the Saints' parents allowed them to escape punishment 
D)  they committed more delinquent acts 
A)  the Roughnecks were tied to organized crime whereas the Saints were not 
B)  the Saints participated in charitable activities that caused police to overlook their other activities 
C)  the social position of the Saints' parents allowed them to escape punishment 
D)  they committed more delinquent acts

Question 20

Which of the following is MOST likely to occur whenever laws impose the morality of a majority on the behavior of minorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Illegal markets are created that tend to be supplied by criminal organizations. 
B)  The minorities organize to protect their interests. 
C)  The number of race riots increases. 
D)  The rate of assimilation is increased. 
A)  Illegal markets are created that tend to be supplied by criminal organizations. 
B)  The minorities organize to protect their interests. 
C)  The number of race riots increases. 
D)  The rate of assimilation is increased.

Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

Marx believed that the proletariat would resort to individual crimes like robbery when driven to do so by unemployment and poverty.

Which of the following does not apply to high school shooters?

Explain how a prison is a type of total institution.

Which of the following statements concerning deviance is TRUE?

According to the interactionist perspective on deviance, "recruitment" refers to:

A person's class background influences the manner in which law enforcement agencies will respond to his or her deviant behavior.

In European cities tattoos were worn by criminals and prostitutes to indicate allegiance to

All of the following are examples of victimless crimes EXCEPT:

Skid row populations have changed in which of the following ways?

The concepts of deviance and stigma are synonymous.

According to Kai Erikson, punishment of suspected witches was:

Today's deviance may be tomorrow's fashion.

All of the various ways in which society establishes and enforces its cultural norms are termed:

The punishment Nelson Mandela received for speaking out against apartheid in South Africa supports the idea that:

Modern biological theories hold that whatever determines criminality is transmitted genetically.

In Deborah Denno's study of African American boys in Philadelphia the findings revealed that among those who had become criminals, a disproportionate number had histories of

Most people who are arrested are sentenced to a term in prison.

William J. Chambliss's study of the "Saints" and the "Roughnecks" concluded that the Roughnecks were more likely to be punished for having committed delinquent acts because:

Which of the following is MOST likely to occur whenever laws impose the morality of a majority on the behavior of minorities?

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