Question 1

Of the following, which is considered an importance source of the definition of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal ability 
B)  level of educational attainment 
C)  values 
D)  socioeconomic status 
A)  personal ability 
B)  level of educational attainment 
C)  values 
D)  socioeconomic status

Question 2

The argument that prisons should be actively trying to rehabilitate people is favored by people who think that criminals need to be punished for their crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Robert Merton explains deviance as resulting from the pressure exerted by social structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept of differential association suggests that crime emerges as a result of cultural conflict between values of urban and small-town communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Available sociological research suggests that prisons do not effectively deter crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true about deviant subcultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  they have the same norms as the larger community 
B)  they exist because of the demand of the larger community 
C)  they are accepted in the larger society 
D)  all deviant subcultures look different from other members 
A)  they have the same norms as the larger community 
B)  they exist because of the demand of the larger community 
C)  they are accepted in the larger society 
D)  all deviant subcultures look different from other members

Question 7

The term deviance refers to behavior that is considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  ill-advised 
B)  in violation of social norms 
C)  unbalanced 
D)  unethical 
A)  ill-advised 
B)  in violation of social norms 
C)  unbalanced 
D)  unethical

Question 8

Describe Robert Merton's explanation of deviance, and the typology of deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

Robert Merton was a sociologist who soug

Question 9

Explain the relationship between the strength of a sanction and the degree of social consensus regarding a given type of deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

There may be strong and widespread agree

Question 10

In the Bahamas and in Ecuador the homicide rate is predominantly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid urbanization 
B)  international drug markets 
C)  changes from communism 
D)  by the frontier lifestyle 
A)  rapid urbanization 
B)  international drug markets 
C)  changes from communism 
D)  by the frontier lifestyle

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of prisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence 
B)  rehabilitation 
C)  reentry 
D)  retribution 
A)  deterrence 
B)  rehabilitation 
C)  reentry 
D)  retribution

Question 12

A criminal who is returned to prison after having served at least one term there is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  a hard-timer 
B)  an incorrigible 
C)  a recidivist 
D)  a straight-timer 
A)  a hard-timer 
B)  an incorrigible 
C)  a recidivist 
D)  a straight-timer

Question 13

The occurrence of witchcraft in colonial New England was a reflection of social disruption and change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A major reason why the "Saints" were not seen as delinquents in the community in which they lived was that they committed many of their delinquent acts away from home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The interactionist perspective on deviance focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional social systems 
B)  recruitment and production 
C)  deviant subcultures 
D)  robber barons 
A)  dysfunctional social systems 
B)  recruitment and production 
C)  deviant subcultures 
D)  robber barons

Question 16

All of the following are examples of deviant subcultures EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of prostitutes 
B)  internet pornographers 
C)  gamblers 
D)  an organized crime leader 
A)  a group of prostitutes 
B)  internet pornographers 
C)  gamblers 
D)  an organized crime leader

Question 17

Whenever laws impose the morality of a majority on the behavior of minorities, illegal markets are created that tend to be supplied by criminal organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Many alcoholics and drug users are not thought of as deviant. The reason they are not considered deviants is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the acts are not socially threatening 
B)  their actions have not been labeled as deviant by some official agent of social control 
C)  their drinking or drug use does not interfere with their careers 
D)  they are normal in all other aspects of their lives 
A)  the acts are not socially threatening 
B)  their actions have not been labeled as deviant by some official agent of social control 
C)  their drinking or drug use does not interfere with their careers 
D)  they are normal in all other aspects of their lives

Question 19

Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals are:

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals attempting to achieve socially legitimate goals through disapproved means 
B)  the products of a criminal subculture 
C)  the products of inadequate socialization 
D)  throwbacks to primitive, aggressive human types 
A)  individuals attempting to achieve socially legitimate goals through disapproved means 
B)  the products of a criminal subculture 
C)  the products of inadequate socialization 
D)  throwbacks to primitive, aggressive human types

Question 20

Paul R. is a prominent psychiatrist who uses narcotics to relax at the end of the day. Although he is addicted to them, no one else knows about it. Such behavior is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  derived deviance 
B)  primary deviance 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  secret deviance 
A)  derived deviance 
B)  primary deviance 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  secret deviance

Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

Of the following, which is considered an importance source of the definition of deviance?

The argument that prisons should be actively trying to rehabilitate people is favored by people who think that criminals need to be punished for their crimes.

Robert Merton explains deviance as resulting from the pressure exerted by social structures.

The concept of differential association suggests that crime emerges as a result of cultural conflict between values of urban and small-town communities.

Available sociological research suggests that prisons do not effectively deter crime.

Which of the following is true about deviant subcultures?

The term deviance refers to behavior that is considered to be

Describe Robert Merton's explanation of deviance, and the typology of deviant behavior.

Explain the relationship between the strength of a sanction and the degree of social consensus regarding a given type of deviant behavior.

In the Bahamas and in Ecuador the homicide rate is predominantly influenced by

Which of the following is NOT a primary function of prisons?

A criminal who is returned to prison after having served at least one term there is called:

The occurrence of witchcraft in colonial New England was a reflection of social disruption and change.

A major reason why the "Saints" were not seen as delinquents in the community in which they lived was that they committed many of their delinquent acts away from home.

The interactionist perspective on deviance focuses on

All of the following are examples of deviant subcultures EXCEPT

Whenever laws impose the morality of a majority on the behavior of minorities, illegal markets are created that tend to be supplied by criminal organizations.

Many alcoholics and drug users are not thought of as deviant. The reason they are not considered deviants is that:

Cesare Lombroso argued that criminals are:

Paul R. is a prominent psychiatrist who uses narcotics to relax at the end of the day. Although he is addicted to them, no one else knows about it. Such behavior is an example of:

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