Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to systematic practices used to discourage deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) social conformity 
B) social welfare 
C) social policing 
D) social control 
A) social conformity 
B) social welfare 
C) social policing 
D) social control

Question 2

Explain how the computer can act as a modern panopticon.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

The computer makes widespread

Question 3

Fraudulently obtaining food from a restaurant would be classified as an indictable offence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements supports the assertion that deviance is relative?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural deviance is based on intentional or inadvertent actions. 
B) People may be regarded as deviant if they express a radical or unusual belief system. 
C) People may be regarded as deviant because of specific characteristics or conditions that they have had since birth or have acquired. 
D) What one community defines as deviant differs from the next,and over time what one group views as deviance can change. 
A) Behavioural deviance is based on intentional or inadvertent actions. 
B) People may be regarded as deviant if they express a radical or unusual belief system. 
C) People may be regarded as deviant because of specific characteristics or conditions that they have had since birth or have acquired. 
D) What one community defines as deviant differs from the next,and over time what one group views as deviance can change.

Question 5

Discuss the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Primary deviance refers to the initial a

Question 6

What is a major weakness in the information contained in Canadian Uniform Crime Reporting (CUCR)system?

Accepted Answer

A) Police statistics always overestimate the amount of crime,because of the high number of false alarms. 
B) Victims often exaggerate or report crimes that never occurred. 
C) Police statistics always underreport the actual amount of crime. 
D) The vast majority of offences reported in the CUCR come from criminals,and police are reluctant to trust their information. 
A) Police statistics always overestimate the amount of crime,because of the high number of false alarms. 
B) Victims often exaggerate or report crimes that never occurred. 
C) Police statistics always underreport the actual amount of crime. 
D) The vast majority of offences reported in the CUCR come from criminals,and police are reluctant to trust their information.

Question 7

Discuss the principal assumptions of strain,opportunity,and control theories,and state the types of deviance they may best explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Studies based on anonymous self-reports of victimization reveal much lower rates of crime than those found in official statistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What did the 1993 National Violence Against Women Survey find?

Accepted Answer

A) Men with university degrees assaulted their wives more often than men with a high-school education. 
B) Men who were unemployed were much less likely to assault their wives than men who were employed. 
C) Men who made less than $15,000 per year were much more likely to assault their wives than men with higher incomes. 
D) Wife assault was actually most common in the very highest income levels. 
A) Men with university degrees assaulted their wives more often than men with a high-school education. 
B) Men who were unemployed were much less likely to assault their wives than men who were employed. 
C) Men who made less than $15,000 per year were much more likely to assault their wives than men with higher incomes. 
D) Wife assault was actually most common in the very highest income levels.

Question 10

Which province/territory in Canada has the lowest crime rate?

Accepted Answer

A) New Brunswick 
B) Ontario 
C) Saskatchewan 
D) Alberta 
A) New Brunswick 
B) Ontario 
C) Saskatchewan 
D) Alberta

Question 11

Which of the following does the text cite as a reason for many employers being reluctant to implement required safety measures?

Accepted Answer

A) The costs involved are extremely high. 
B) The penalties for violating workplace health and safety laws are so light. 
C) Unsafe and illegal working conditions are almost unheard of in our closely regulated country. 
D) Government enforcement of rules is very lax. 
A) The costs involved are extremely high. 
B) The penalties for violating workplace health and safety laws are so light. 
C) Unsafe and illegal working conditions are almost unheard of in our closely regulated country. 
D) Government enforcement of rules is very lax.

Question 12

What kind of crime is a business operation committing when it supplies illegal goods and services for profit?

Accepted Answer

A) a corporate crime 
B) a political crime 
C) an organized crime 
D) an occupational crime 
A) a corporate crime 
B) a political crime 
C) an organized crime 
D) an occupational crime

Question 13

All societies have norms that govern acceptable behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One assumption behind Canada's penal system is that offenders should be restricted from committing further crimes.What principle does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or co-workers 
B) standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C) travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D) telling your friends your hopes and dreams 
A) serving alcohol at a dinner party with friends or co-workers 
B) standing up and singing during a chemistry exam 
C) travelling 10 km over the speed limit 
D) telling your friends your hopes and dreams

Question 16

What characteristic of the offender is one of the most significant factors associated with crime and deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) attitude 
C) level of education 
D) socioeconomic status 
A) age 
B) attitude 
C) level of education 
D) socioeconomic status

Question 17

What term do Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin use for the circumstances that provide access to wanted things through illegal behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A) illegitimate opportunity structures 
B) deviant channels 
C) illicit techniques 
D) opportunity moments 
A) illegitimate opportunity structures 
B) deviant channels 
C) illicit techniques 
D) opportunity moments

Question 18

What did sociologist William Chambliss conclude in his study of the Saints and the Roughnecks?

Accepted Answer

A) Although both groups engaged in similar behaviours,only the Roughnecks-who came from lower-income families-were stigmatized by a deviant label. 
B) Since both groups engaged in similar behaviours,their members were equally stigmatized by deviant labels,regardless of their class background. 
C) The Roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more criminal offences than the Saints. 
D) The Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more "trouble-making" acts than the Roughnecks. 
A) Although both groups engaged in similar behaviours,only the Roughnecks-who came from lower-income families-were stigmatized by a deviant label. 
B) Since both groups engaged in similar behaviours,their members were equally stigmatized by deviant labels,regardless of their class background. 
C) The Roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more criminal offences than the Saints. 
D) The Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more "trouble-making" acts than the Roughnecks.

Question 19

Who suggested that people must have access to illegitimate opportunity structures in order for deviance to occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales 
B) Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin 
C) Carl Taylor and Anne Campbell 
D) Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte 
A) Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales 
B) Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin 
C) Carl Taylor and Anne Campbell 
D) Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte

Question 20

What form does social control typically take?

Accepted Answer

A) internalized societal norms and values 
B) positive sanctions used to punish rule-breakers 
C) arrests or fines 
D) jail sentences 
A) internalized societal norms and values 
B) positive sanctions used to punish rule-breakers 
C) arrests or fines 
D) jail sentences

Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

Which of the following terms refers to systematic practices used to discourage deviance?

Explain how the computer can act as a modern panopticon.Provide an example.

Fraudulently obtaining food from a restaurant would be classified as an indictable offence.

Which of the following statements supports the assertion that deviance is relative?

Discuss the difference between primary and secondary deviance.Provide an example.

What is a major weakness in the information contained in Canadian Uniform Crime Reporting (CUCR)system?

Discuss the principal assumptions of strain,opportunity,and control theories,and state the types of deviance they may best explain.

Studies based on anonymous self-reports of victimization reveal much lower rates of crime than those found in official statistics.

What did the 1993 National Violence Against Women Survey find?

Which province/territory in Canada has the lowest crime rate?

Which of the following does the text cite as a reason for many employers being reluctant to implement required safety measures?

What kind of crime is a business operation committing when it supplies illegal goods and services for profit?

All societies have norms that govern acceptable behaviour.

One assumption behind Canada's penal system is that offenders should be restricted from committing further crimes.What principle does this illustrate?

Which of the following is an example of deviance?

What characteristic of the offender is one of the most significant factors associated with crime and deviance?

What term do Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin use for the circumstances that provide access to wanted things through illegal behaviours?

What did sociologist William Chambliss conclude in his study of the Saints and the Roughnecks?

Who suggested that people must have access to illegitimate opportunity structures in order for deviance to occur?

What form does social control typically take?

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