Question 1

According to the labeling theory,deviance is

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A) an objective reality. 
B) a property inherent in the actor. 
C) a label created by the person who commits a deviant act. 
D) a label imposed by others upon a given behavior. 
A) an objective reality. 
B) a property inherent in the actor. 
C) a label created by the person who commits a deviant act. 
D) a label imposed by others upon a given behavior. D

Question 2

To say that deviance is a subjective experience means that the deviant person is

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A) a determined subject. 
B) a morally degenerate person. 
C) a secret deviant. 
D) a conscious,feeling,thinking subject. 
A) a determined subject. 
B) a morally degenerate person. 
C) a secret deviant. 
D) a conscious,feeling,thinking subject. D

Question 3

For some sociologists,deviance is any act considered by the powerful at a given time and place to be a violation of some social rule.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 1965,J.L.Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were deviant.Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were deviant?

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A) alcoholics and prostitutes 
B) communists and atheists 
C) psychiatrists and priests 
D) all of the above 
A) alcoholics and prostitutes 
B) communists and atheists 
C) psychiatrists and priests 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Assess the significance of cultures,norms,and values in the definition of deviant behavior.

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Cultures, norms, and values play a signi

Question 6

Constructionists tend to analyze how social control agencies define some people as deviant and carry out sanctions against them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Most U.S.residents generally agree about the definition of deviant behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Attributing deviant behavior to one's genetic disposition is viewing deviant behavior from a constructionist perspective.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One problem positivist sociological researchers face that natural scientists do not is

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A) positivists are able to use more objective criteria than natural scientists are. 
B) natural scientists have a bigger problem with personal bias than sociologists. 
C) positivists have difficulties with personal biases and making moral judgments about research subjects. 
D) positivists find studying human behavior is substantially easier than studying the natural environment. 
A) positivists are able to use more objective criteria than natural scientists are. 
B) natural scientists have a bigger problem with personal bias than sociologists. 
C) positivists have difficulties with personal biases and making moral judgments about research subjects. 
D) positivists find studying human behavior is substantially easier than studying the natural environment.

Question 10

Which of the following kinds of deviance is best understood through a positivist perspective?

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A) higher-consensus deviance 
B) lower-consensus deviance 
C) immoral deviance 
D) medical deviance 
A) higher-consensus deviance 
B) lower-consensus deviance 
C) immoral deviance 
D) medical deviance

Question 11

Define and discuss higher- and lower-consensus deviance.What are some examples of each type of deviance,and why does the public often disagree over whether a form of deviance is higher or lower?

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Higher-consensus deviance refers to beha

Question 12

A judge who takes a guilty person's unfortunate family background into consideration before passing sentence is viewing deviance from a __________ perspective.

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The answer of A judge who takes a guilty person's...

Question 13

Labeling theorists define deviance as a label imposed upon a given behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Deviant behavior is a natural phenomenon.What theoretical approach best explains deviant behavior this way? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

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The theoretical approach that best expla

Question 15

The positivist perspective on deviance implies that if the deviant is treated as an object,he or she can be studied objectively.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare and contrast the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance.How do they differ but also work together to provide a better definition of deviance?

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The positivist perspective on deviance f

Question 17

Early criminologists believed deviance was intrinsically real because they believed criminals possessed

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A) a superior way of life. 
B) the same biological traits found in non-criminals. 
C) a distinctive set of labels that set them apart from non-criminals. 
D) certain biological traits absent in non-criminals. 
A) a superior way of life. 
B) the same biological traits found in non-criminals. 
C) a distinctive set of labels that set them apart from non-criminals. 
D) certain biological traits absent in non-criminals.

Question 18

Definitions of deviance fall into two opposing perspectives,the positivist and the

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A) traditional. 
B) moral. 
C) constructionist. 
D) modernist. 
A) traditional. 
B) moral. 
C) constructionist. 
D) modernist.

Question 19

All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,EXCEPT that deviance is

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A) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police. 
B) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture. 
C) always immoral behavior. 
D) behavior eliciting anger or disapproval from large numbers of people. 
A) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police. 
B) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture. 
C) always immoral behavior. 
D) behavior eliciting anger or disapproval from large numbers of people.

Question 20

Which of the following conditions separates the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance?

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A) the variety and type of religious attitudes toward deviant behavior 
B) the amount of private consensus about what is deviant behavior 
C) the number of persons involved in deviant behavior 
D) the amount of public consensus about what type of behavior is deviant 
A) the variety and type of religious attitudes toward deviant behavior 
B) the amount of private consensus about what is deviant behavior 
C) the number of persons involved in deviant behavior 
D) the amount of public consensus about what type of behavior is deviant

According to the labeling theory,deviance is

To say that deviance is a subjective experience means that the deviant person is

For some sociologists,deviance is any act considered by the powerful at a given time and place to be a violation of some social rule.

In 1965,J.L.Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were deviant.Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were deviant?

Assess the significance of cultures,norms,and values in the definition of deviant behavior.

Constructionists tend to analyze how social control agencies define some people as deviant and carry out sanctions against them.

Most U.S.residents generally agree about the definition of deviant behavior.

Attributing deviant behavior to one's genetic disposition is viewing deviant behavior from a constructionist perspective.

One problem positivist sociological researchers face that natural scientists do not is

Which of the following kinds of deviance is best understood through a positivist perspective?

Define and discuss higher- and lower-consensus deviance.What are some examples of each type of deviance,and why does the public often disagree over whether a form of deviance is higher or lower?

A judge who takes a guilty person's unfortunate family background into consideration before passing sentence is viewing deviance from a __________ perspective.

Labeling theorists define deviance as a label imposed upon a given behavior.

Deviant behavior is a natural phenomenon.What theoretical approach best explains deviant behavior this way? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

The positivist perspective on deviance implies that if the deviant is treated as an object,he or she can be studied objectively.

Compare and contrast the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance.How do they differ but also work together to provide a better definition of deviance?

Early criminologists believed deviance was intrinsically real because they believed criminals possessed

Definitions of deviance fall into two opposing perspectives,the positivist and the

All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,EXCEPT that deviance is

Which of the following conditions separates the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance?

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

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Exam 1: What Is Deviant Behavior

According to the labeling theory,deviance is

To say that deviance is a subjective experience means that the deviant person is

For some sociologists,deviance is any act considered by the powerful at a given time and place to be a violation of some social rule.

In 1965,J.L.Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were deviant.Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were deviant?

Assess the significance of cultures,norms,and values in the definition of deviant behavior.

Constructionists tend to analyze how social control agencies define some people as deviant and carry out sanctions against them.

Most U.S.residents generally agree about the definition of deviant behavior.

Attributing deviant behavior to one's genetic disposition is viewing deviant behavior from a constructionist perspective.

One problem positivist sociological researchers face that natural scientists do not is

Which of the following kinds of deviance is best understood through a positivist perspective?

Define and discuss higher- and lower-consensus deviance.What are some examples of each type of deviance,and why does the public often disagree over whether a form of deviance is higher or lower?

A judge who takes a guilty person's unfortunate family background into consideration before passing sentence is viewing deviance from a __________ perspective.

Labeling theorists define deviance as a label imposed upon a given behavior.

Deviant behavior is a natural phenomenon.What theoretical approach best explains deviant behavior this way? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

The positivist perspective on deviance implies that if the deviant is treated as an object,he or she can be studied objectively.

Compare and contrast the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance.How do they differ but also work together to provide a better definition of deviance?

Early criminologists believed deviance was intrinsically real because they believed criminals possessed

Definitions of deviance fall into two opposing perspectives,the positivist and the

All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,EXCEPT that deviance is

Which of the following conditions separates the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance?

Positivist Theories

Constructionist Theories

Physical Violence

Sexual Assault and Child Molestation

Family Violence

Suicide and Self-Harm

Mental Disorder

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays and Other Targets of Stigma

Internet Deviance

Drug Use

Drinking and Alcoholism

Privileged Deviance

Underprivileged Deviance

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