Question 1

Cohen's theory of status frustration most closely resembles Merton's goal-means gap because they both

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A) use similar styles of research. 
B) argue that deviant actions are the product of individual choice. 
C) assert that lower-class people are more likely to engage in deviant actions. 
D) assume that social class has little to do with deviant behavior. 
A) use similar styles of research. 
B) argue that deviant actions are the product of individual choice. 
C) assert that lower-class people are more likely to engage in deviant actions. 
D) assume that social class has little to do with deviant behavior.

Question 2

Joe is a sociologist who is undertaking a study of drug use.He is interested in how broken families and poor neighborhoods lead to more problems of drug addiction.Joe is following a __________ theory of deviant behavior.

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A) positivist 
B) constructionist 
C) scientific 
D) historical 
A) positivist 
B) constructionist 
C) scientific 
D) historical

Question 3

According to Merton's anomie-strain theory,which of the following statements is true?

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A) All Americans have about the same chance of reaching high success goals. 
B) Both the cultural goals of success and the legitimate means of achieving high success goals are freely available to all Americans. 
C) Relatively few Americans believe that success is an important part of life. 
D) The legitimate means of achieving high success goals are not freely available to all classes of people. 
A) All Americans have about the same chance of reaching high success goals. 
B) Both the cultural goals of success and the legitimate means of achieving high success goals are freely available to all Americans. 
C) Relatively few Americans believe that success is an important part of life. 
D) The legitimate means of achieving high success goals are not freely available to all classes of people.

Question 4

One of Merton's great contributions to the study of deviance was to locate the cause of deviance in the individual,not society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is an accurate criticism of Burgess-Akers's social learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It fails to explain why a person fails to continue to commit deviant acts. 
B) It cannot explain why a person initially commits a deviant act. 
C) It explains only why a person initially commits a deviant rather than a conforming act. 
D) It fails to explain why a person continues to commit deviant acts. 
A) It fails to explain why a person fails to continue to commit deviant acts. 
B) It cannot explain why a person initially commits a deviant act. 
C) It explains only why a person initially commits a deviant rather than a conforming act. 
D) It fails to explain why a person continues to commit deviant acts.

Question 6

By introducing their concept of differential illegitimate opportunity,Cloward and Ohlin totally reject Merton's version of anomie-strain theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a kind of social control that can prevent deviance?

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A) bonds to society 
B) reintegrative shaming 
C) differential association 
D) legal punishment 
A) bonds to society 
B) reintegrative shaming 
C) differential association 
D) legal punishment

Question 8

Burgess and Akers find Sutherland's differential association theory inadequate because Sutherland

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A) ignored the individual's choice-making ability. 
B) placed too much emphasis on the rewards,not the consequences,of deviant behavior. 
C) could not empirically test his theory. 
D) did not specify what is involved in the process of learning to become a criminal. 
A) ignored the individual's choice-making ability. 
B) placed too much emphasis on the rewards,not the consequences,of deviant behavior. 
C) could not empirically test his theory. 
D) did not specify what is involved in the process of learning to become a criminal.

Question 9

One contribution that anomie-strain theory has made to the body of sociological research on deviance is that

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A) society,not the individual,causes much deviance. 
B) the individual,not society,causes much deviance. 
C) sociology can actually discover very little about deviant behavior. 
D) almost all deviant behavior is committed by the lower classes. 
A) society,not the individual,causes much deviance. 
B) the individual,not society,causes much deviance. 
C) sociology can actually discover very little about deviant behavior. 
D) almost all deviant behavior is committed by the lower classes.

Question 10

Merton's Anomie-Strain Theory observes that failure to move up and achieve success is the fault of ____________ in American culture.

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A) the community 
B) the educational system 
C) the family unit 
D) the individual 
A) the community 
B) the educational system 
C) the family unit 
D) the individual

Question 11

Merton's ritualists and retreatists have one thing in common,which is the absence of high success goals in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Compare and contrast strain and control theories.What does each say about the causes of deviance? Which one seems more sensible?

Accepted Answer

Strain theory and control theory are two

Question 13

According to Robert Merton's goal-means gap theory,the psychoanalytic approach to deviant behavior is wrong because that theory incorrectly assumes that

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A) society discourages the individual from engaging in deviant behavior. 
B) society encourages the individual to engage in deviant behavior. 
C) society has no impact on human biological impulses. 
D) individuals freely choose to partake in deviant behavior. 
A) society discourages the individual from engaging in deviant behavior. 
B) society encourages the individual to engage in deviant behavior. 
C) society has no impact on human biological impulses. 
D) individuals freely choose to partake in deviant behavior.

Question 14

Evaluate the overall contribution of positivist theories of deviance.What ideas seem to make sense? Why?

Accepted Answer

Positivist theories of deviance have mad

Question 15

The essence of several types of anomie-strain theory is that the experience of

Accepted Answer

A) personal,psychological strain leads to deviant behavior. 
B) socially induced strain pressures individuals to commit deviant acts. 
C) significant social and political conflict leads to deviant acts. 
D) cultural change leads to social strain and outbreaks of deviant behavior. 
A) personal,psychological strain leads to deviant behavior. 
B) socially induced strain pressures individuals to commit deviant acts. 
C) significant social and political conflict leads to deviant acts. 
D) cultural change leads to social strain and outbreaks of deviant behavior.

Question 16

Merton's theory indicates that individual acts of deviance have a social origin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Joe,a steel worker in Cleveland,Ohio,has no aspirations of being rich and successful.Nevertheless,he works hard and takes pride in his job.According to Merton's theory,this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) conformity. 
B) innovation. 
C) ritualism. 
D) retreatism. 
A) conformity. 
B) innovation. 
C) ritualism. 
D) retreatism.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?

Accepted Answer

A) Insider trading 
B) Networking 
C) An education 
D) A good job 
A) Insider trading 
B) Networking 
C) An education 
D) A good job

Question 19

Using Merton's theory,explain the hippie counter-culture movement of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

Merton's theory of anomie can be used to

Question 20

Daniel Glaser felt that Sutherland's theory was too __________ and proposed that a process of identification with criminals also had to take place.

Accepted Answer

A) liberal 
B) mechanistic 
C) voluntary 
D) sociological 
A) liberal 
B) mechanistic 
C) voluntary 
D) sociological

Cohen's theory of status frustration most closely resembles Merton's goal-means gap because they both

Joe is a sociologist who is undertaking a study of drug use.He is interested in how broken families and poor neighborhoods lead to more problems of drug addiction.Joe is following a __________ theory of deviant behavior.

According to Merton's anomie-strain theory,which of the following statements is true?

One of Merton's great contributions to the study of deviance was to locate the cause of deviance in the individual,not society.

Which of the following statements is an accurate criticism of Burgess-Akers's social learning theory?

By introducing their concept of differential illegitimate opportunity,Cloward and Ohlin totally reject Merton's version of anomie-strain theory.

Which of the following is NOT a kind of social control that can prevent deviance?

Burgess and Akers find Sutherland's differential association theory inadequate because Sutherland

One contribution that anomie-strain theory has made to the body of sociological research on deviance is that

Merton's Anomie-Strain Theory observes that failure to move up and achieve success is the fault of ____________ in American culture.

Merton's ritualists and retreatists have one thing in common,which is the absence of high success goals in their lives.

Compare and contrast strain and control theories.What does each say about the causes of deviance? Which one seems more sensible?

According to Robert Merton's goal-means gap theory,the psychoanalytic approach to deviant behavior is wrong because that theory incorrectly assumes that

Evaluate the overall contribution of positivist theories of deviance.What ideas seem to make sense? Why?

The essence of several types of anomie-strain theory is that the experience of

Merton's theory indicates that individual acts of deviance have a social origin.

Joe,a steel worker in Cleveland,Ohio,has no aspirations of being rich and successful.Nevertheless,he works hard and takes pride in his job.According to Merton's theory,this is an example of

Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?

Using Merton's theory,explain the hippie counter-culture movement of the 1960s.

Daniel Glaser felt that Sutherland's theory was too __________ and proposed that a process of identification with criminals also had to take place.

What Is Deviant Behavior

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 2: Positivist Theories

Cohen's theory of status frustration most closely resembles Merton's goal-means gap because they both

Joe is a sociologist who is undertaking a study of drug use.He is interested in how broken families and poor neighborhoods lead to more problems of drug addiction.Joe is following a __________ theory of deviant behavior.

According to Merton's anomie-strain theory,which of the following statements is true?

One of Merton's great contributions to the study of deviance was to locate the cause of deviance in the individual,not society.

Which of the following statements is an accurate criticism of Burgess-Akers's social learning theory?

By introducing their concept of differential illegitimate opportunity,Cloward and Ohlin totally reject Merton's version of anomie-strain theory.

Which of the following is NOT a kind of social control that can prevent deviance?

Burgess and Akers find Sutherland's differential association theory inadequate because Sutherland

One contribution that anomie-strain theory has made to the body of sociological research on deviance is that

Merton's Anomie-Strain Theory observes that failure to move up and achieve success is the fault of ____________ in American culture.

Merton's ritualists and retreatists have one thing in common,which is the absence of high success goals in their lives.

Compare and contrast strain and control theories.What does each say about the causes of deviance? Which one seems more sensible?

According to Robert Merton's goal-means gap theory,the psychoanalytic approach to deviant behavior is wrong because that theory incorrectly assumes that

Evaluate the overall contribution of positivist theories of deviance.What ideas seem to make sense? Why?

The essence of several types of anomie-strain theory is that the experience of

Merton's theory indicates that individual acts of deviance have a social origin.

Joe,a steel worker in Cleveland,Ohio,has no aspirations of being rich and successful.Nevertheless,he works hard and takes pride in his job.According to Merton's theory,this is an example of

Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?

Using Merton's theory,explain the hippie counter-culture movement of the 1960s.

Daniel Glaser felt that Sutherland's theory was too __________ and proposed that a process of identification with criminals also had to take place.

What Is Deviant Behavior

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

Filters