Question 1

The United States is the only Western, high-income nation that routinely imposes the death penalty on convicted offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

Accepted Answer

A)  all crimes that take place. 
B)  offenses cleared by arrest. 
C)  offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D)  offenses known to the police. 
A)  all crimes that take place. 
B)  offenses cleared by arrest. 
C)  offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D)  offenses known to the police.

Question 3

Every society punishes offenders.Write an essay in which you explain four justifications for punishment.Point out how each justification has come to the forefront at different times in history and explain this pattern as best you can.What evidence is there that punishment actually accomplishes what we say it does?

Accepted Answer

Every society punishes offenders for a v

Question 4

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Durkheim, functions of deviance include

Accepted Answer

A)  negating cultural values and norms. 
B)  the idea that responding to deviance promotes social unity. 
C)  the idea that responding to deviance confuses moral boundaries. 
D)  the idea that deviance looks the same across cultures. 
A)  negating cultural values and norms. 
B)  the idea that responding to deviance promotes social unity. 
C)  the idea that responding to deviance confuses moral boundaries. 
D)  the idea that deviance looks the same across cultures.

Question 6

_________ _______ refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporate crime 
B)  Organized crime 
C)  Victimless crime 
D)  Secondary deviance 
A)  Corporate crime 
B)  Organized crime 
C)  Victimless crime 
D)  Secondary deviance

Question 7

Many researchers agree that, in the United States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position.According to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, why would this be the case? How would a broader definition of crime (to include more white-collar and corporate offenses) change the profile of the typical criminal?

Accepted Answer

Many researchers agree that in the Unite

Question 8

Women commit

Accepted Answer

A)  far more crimes than men. 
B)  far fewer crimes than men. 
C)  the same number of crimes as men. 
D)  more property crimes than men, but men commit more violent crimes. 
A)  far more crimes than men. 
B)  far fewer crimes than men. 
C)  the same number of crimes as men. 
D)  more property crimes than men, but men commit more violent crimes.

Question 9

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that people once understood in moral terms and now is understood in medical terms.What difference does it make if people use moral or medical terms to define deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

The medicalization of deviance refers to

Question 10

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel 
A)  innovator 
B)  ritualist 
C)  retreatist 
D)  rebel

Question 11

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain how age, gender, and social class are correlated with official arrest data.

Accepted Answer

Age, gender, and social class are correl

Question 13

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.These efforts to prevent further wrongdoing are called

Accepted Answer

A)  retribution. 
B)  deterrence. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation. 
A)  retribution. 
B)  deterrence. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation.

Question 14

What insights does feminist theory provide into our society's understanding of deviance? What criticisms does feminism make of sociological material found in thisCHAPTER?

Accepted Answer

Feminist theory provides important insig

Question 15

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

Accepted Answer

A)  half as great as 
B)  the same as 
C)  more than twice as high as 
D)  ten times greater than 
A)  half as great as 
B)  the same as 
C)  more than twice as high as 
D)  ten times greater than

Question 17

In legal terms, a crime is composed of

Accepted Answer

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 18

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation. 
A)  deterrence. 
B)  retribution. 
C)  social protection. 
D)  rehabilitation.

Question 19

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society as a whole.

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 20

The concept of due process refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B)  the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C)  the process of plea bargaining. 
D)  the obligation of all citizens to report crime. 
A)  the criminal justice system operating within the bounds of the law. 
B)  the idea that people get what they deserve. 
C)  the process of plea bargaining. 
D)  the obligation of all citizens to report crime.

The United States is the only Western, high-income nation that routinely imposes the death penalty on convicted offenders.

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

According to Durkheim, functions of deviance include

___ _ refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.

Women commit

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that people once understood in moral terms and now is understood in medical terms.What difference does it make if people use moral or medical terms to define deviant behavior?

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Explain how age, gender, and social class are correlated with official arrest data.

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.These efforts to prevent further wrongdoing are called

What insights does feminist theory provide into our society's understanding of deviance? What criticisms does feminism make of sociological material found in thisCHAPTER?

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

In legal terms, a crime is composed of

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society as a whole.

The concept of due process refers to

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The United States is the only Western, high-income nation that routinely imposes the death penalty on convicted offenders.

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

According to Durkheim, functions of deviance include

_________ _______ refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.

Women commit

What is the medicalization of deviance? Give an example of a behavior that people once understood in moral terms and now is understood in medical terms.What difference does it make if people use moral or medical terms to define deviant behavior?

According to Robert Merton's strain theory, how would you classify a low-paid, yet compulsively conforming bank teller who never seems to want to get ahead but never seems to do anything wrong?

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Explain how age, gender, and social class are correlated with official arrest data.

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.These efforts to prevent further wrongdoing are called

What insights does feminist theory provide into our society's understanding of deviance? What criticisms does feminism make of sociological material found in thisCHAPTER?

Organized crime refers to supplying legal goods and services at below market prices.

Victimization surveys show that the actual amount of crime in the United States is about _____ what official reports indicate.

In legal terms, a crime is composed of

If a parent threatens a child with punishment in order to discourage wrongdoing, the parent is using punishment to accomplish

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society as a whole.

The concept of due process refers to

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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___ _ refers to the illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf.