Question 1

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based primarily on

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A)  how often the act occurs. 
B)  the moral foundation of the culture. 
C)  how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D)  differences in power between various categories of people. 
A)  how often the act occurs. 
B)  the moral foundation of the culture. 
C)  how harmful the act is to the public as a whole. 
D)  differences in power between various categories of people.

Question 2

Most criminal cases handled by the criminal justice system in the United States are resolved

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A)  through plea bargaining. 
B)  with a judge dismissing all charges. 
C)  with convictions after a courtroom trial. 
D)  with a suspect being convicted and sentenced to prison. 
A)  through plea bargaining. 
B)  with a judge dismissing all charges. 
C)  with convictions after a courtroom trial. 
D)  with a suspect being convicted and sentenced to prison.

Question 3

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

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A)  people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B)  very religious people create very little deviance. 
C)  even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of their community. 
D)  the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time. 
A)  people everywhere define mostly the same things as deviant. 
B)  very religious people create very little deviance. 
C)  even this disciplined and highly religious group created deviance to clarify the moral boundaries of their community. 
D)  the proportion of people in the population that the Puritans defined as deviant kept rising over time.

Question 5

A poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance.The focus of the lecture might be that

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A)  deviance is a normal element of social organization. 
B)  deviance is a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  deviance is less common in modern societies. 
D)  deviance is defined by the rich and used against the poor. 
A)  deviance is a normal element of social organization. 
B)  deviance is a dysfunctional element of social organization. 
C)  deviance is less common in modern societies. 
D)  deviance is defined by the rich and used against the poor.

Question 7

Can you imagine a society without crime? What changes in our society would you imagine having to make in order to dramatically reduce the crime rate? Explain your position.

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It is difficult to imagine a society wit

Question 8

Feminist theory states that gender figures into the study of deviance because

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A)  women account for most of the arrests for serious crimes in the United States. 
B)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
C)  most researchers in this area are women. 
D)  women are more likely than men to commit a serious crime. 
A)  women account for most of the arrests for serious crimes in the United States. 
B)  every society in the world applies stronger normative controls to females than to males. 
C)  most researchers in this area are women. 
D)  women are more likely than men to commit a serious crime.

Question 9

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

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A)  deviance is actually useful in a number of ways. 
B)  deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do. 
C)  power has much to do with how a society defines deviance. 
D)  deviance is actually a myth. 
A)  deviance is actually useful in a number of ways. 
B)  deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do. 
C)  power has much to do with how a society defines deviance. 
D)  deviance is actually a myth.

Question 10

Apply each of sociology's three theoretical approaches to the topic of deviance.What are the basic insights we gain from each theoretical approach?

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The three theoretical approaches in soci

Question 11

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

List the crimes against the person and crimes against property tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Which type of crime is more common?

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI

Question 13

Describe the labeling theory of deviance.What basic insight about deviance is offered by this approach? How does labeling figure into the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance? What is the importance of stigma in labeling analysis?

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The labeling theory of deviance suggests

Question 14

Men, who represent about half the U.S.population, account for about _____ of all arrests for property crime.

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A)  33 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  63 percent 
D)  98 percent 
A)  33 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  63 percent 
D)  98 percent

Question 15

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components?

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A)  the act and criminal intent 
B)  a criminal and a victim 
C)  the act and the social harm 
D)  the law and the violation 
A)  the act and criminal intent 
B)  a criminal and a victim 
C)  the act and the social harm 
D)  the law and the violation

Question 16

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

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A)  a very limited understanding of crime. 
B)  a good explanation of most crimes. 
C)  a good explanation of violent crime. 
D)  a good explanation of property crime. 
A)  a very limited understanding of crime. 
B)  a good explanation of most crimes. 
C)  a good explanation of violent crime. 
D)  a good explanation of property crime.

Question 17

The U.S.government provides a great deal of data about crime in the United States. Drawing on FBI data, what can we say about the "typical street criminal" in terms of age, gender, social class, race, and ethnicity? In each case, what can you say to explain the pattern? Do these patterns contain bias? Explain several reasons why we must treat criminal statistics with caution.

Accepted Answer

The "typical street criminal" in the Uni

Question 18

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

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A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-class men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels. 
A)  high-income males. 
B)  middle-class men and women. 
C)  low-income youths. 
D)  all class levels.

Question 20

In the United States, even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years, the number of people in prison has gone up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based primarily on

Most criminal cases handled by the criminal justice system in the United States are resolved

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

A poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance.The focus of the lecture might be that

Can you imagine a society without crime? What changes in our society would you imagine having to make in order to dramatically reduce the crime rate? Explain your position.

Feminist theory states that gender figures into the study of deviance because

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

Apply each of sociology's three theoretical approaches to the topic of deviance.What are the basic insights we gain from each theoretical approach?

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

List the crimes against the person and crimes against property tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Which type of crime is more common?

Describe the labeling theory of deviance.What basic insight about deviance is offered by this approach? How does labeling figure into the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance? What is the importance of stigma in labeling analysis?

Men, who represent about half the U.S.population, account for about _____ of all arrests for property crime.

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components?

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

In the United States, even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years, the number of people in prison has gone up.

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Exam 7: Deviance

According to the social-conflict approach, what a society labels as deviant is based primarily on

Most criminal cases handled by the criminal justice system in the United States are resolved

Biological factors, including genetics, explain most criminal behavior.

In his study of New England's Puritans, Kai Erikson concluded that

A poor person who has little chance to go to college and who sells illegal drugs to make money is one example of a deviant "innovator."

Assume you were listening to a lecture on Durkheim's approach to deviance.The focus of the lecture might be that

Can you imagine a society without crime? What changes in our society would you imagine having to make in order to dramatically reduce the crime rate? Explain your position.

Feminist theory states that gender figures into the study of deviance because

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

Apply each of sociology's three theoretical approaches to the topic of deviance.What are the basic insights we gain from each theoretical approach?

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

List the crimes against the person and crimes against property tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Which type of crime is more common?

Describe the labeling theory of deviance.What basic insight about deviance is offered by this approach? How does labeling figure into the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance? What is the importance of stigma in labeling analysis?

Men, who represent about half the U.S.population, account for about _____ of all arrests for property crime.

In legal terms, a crime is composed of which two components?

Based on your reading, it would be correct to say that biological approaches offer

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among

In the United States, even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years, the number of people in prison has gone up.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization

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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