Question 1

Today in the United States, women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
B)  provokes a strong response from the community. 
C)  is usually resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
D)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole. 
A)  almost always leads to a criminal conviction. 
B)  provokes a strong response from the community. 
C)  is usually resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court. 
D)  rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole.

Question 3

Albert Cohen suggested that lower-class youths form delinquent subcultures to gain the self-respect society as a whole denies them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle. Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco's situation illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  the onset of primary deviance. 
B)  the onset of secondary deviance. 
C)  the formation of a deviant subculture. 
D)  the onset of retreatism. 
A)  the onset of primary deviance. 
B)  the onset of secondary deviance. 
C)  the formation of a deviant subculture. 
D)  the onset of retreatism.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

According to Emile Durkheim, deviance se

Question 7

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Read the four statements below. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Males with certain body types commit the most serious crimes. 
B)  Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are the major cause of crime. 
C)  Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes. 
D)  Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality. 
A)  Males with certain body types commit the most serious crimes. 
B)  Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are the major cause of crime. 
C)  Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes. 
D)  Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality.

Question 10

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is False.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. 
B)  There are many acts that are always and everywhere deviant. 
C)  People become deviant as others define them that way. 
D)  What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power. 
A)  Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms. 
B)  There are many acts that are always and everywhere deviant. 
C)  People become deviant as others define them that way. 
D)  What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power.

Question 11

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B)  is higher for people in higher class levels. 
C)  is higher for people in lower class levels. 
D)  almost always involves middle-class people. 
A)  is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B)  is higher for people in higher class levels. 
C)  is higher for people in lower class levels. 
D)  almost always involves middle-class people.

Question 12

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to:

Accepted Answer

A)  how others respond to the behavior in question. 
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D)  how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual. 
A)  how others respond to the behavior in question. 
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D)  how others respond to the race, ethnicity, gender, and class of the individual.

Question 13

Many researchers agree that, in the United States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position. Why, according to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, 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

According to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen

Question 14

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime:

Accepted Answer

A)  is always more serious. 
B)  is usually less serious. 
C)  refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D)  involves a larger share of the population. 
A)  is always more serious. 
B)  is usually less serious. 
C)  refers to a violation of norms enacted into law. 
D)  involves a larger share of the population.

Today in the United States, women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime:

Albert Cohen suggested that lower-class youths form delinquent subcultures to gain the self-respect society as a whole denies them.

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle. Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco's situation illustrates:

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

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

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

Read the four statements below. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is False.

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime:

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to:

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime:

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Exam 9: Deviance

Today in the United States, women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime:

Albert Cohen suggested that lower-class youths form delinquent subcultures to gain the self-respect society as a whole denies them.

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle. Marco begins to drink even more, becomes bitter, and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers. According to Lemert, Marco's situation illustrates:

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

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

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

Read the four statements below. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is False.

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime:

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to:

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime:

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Society

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Social Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Families

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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