Exam 7: Crime and Deviance

What percentage of those charged with crimes in Canada are men?

Why does organized crime thrive?

What is important to consider when examining the relationship between social class and crime?

Your sociology professor uses the phrase "Knowledge is power" several times a week.She is,in all likelihood,which of the following?

Single mother Jeannette works at two minimum wage jobs.She routinely writes bad cheques and eventually gets arrested for fraud.Which theory would explain Jeannette's deviance in terms of poor wages and her inability to provide economically for her children?

Drinking alcohol is legal for those over a certain age,while mainlining heroin is not.Who of the following would explain this as people with economic and political power defining as criminal any behaviour that threatens their own interests?

A politician awards government contracts to a company in which he has financial interests.What is this an example of?

Sociological theories on crime and deviance tend to complement rather than contradict each other.

Tom and Jared grew up in the inner city and have been living on the streets since age 15.To survive,they panhandle,take on odds jobs,and squeegee windshields for change.What theory would locate their crimes at the level of economic inequality?

Cyberbullying,including the use of cell phones,text messaging,or social networking sites,demonstrates how new forms of deviance can bring about which of the following?

Labelling theory is based on what perspective?

Compare and contrast how conflict theorists explain crime among the rich and the poor.

Your sociology class takes place at predictable times and on scheduled days each week.All who are enrolled in the class are expected to show up on these days at the appropriate time.Which of the following best describes such systematic practices developed by social groups to encourage student conformity?

How would sociologists define crime?

Police officers actually have very little discretion in deciding which rules to apply and how to apply them.

Jeff argues that criminality is attributable to social structural inequalities in gender,race,and class.Which theoretical perspective is Jeff using?

Discuss the primary assumptions of conflict and feminist perspectives on deviance.Indicate the gaps in research that these two perspectives have attempted to fill.

Who decides the guilt or innocence of those accused of committing a crime?

Charlie is studying how people learn the necessary techniques,motives,drives,rationalizations and attitudes of deviant behaviour from people from whom they associate.What perspective is Charlie most likely to use?

All Jamie's friends wear name-brand clothing.Which theory would argue that Jamie's theft of clothes can be attributed to his inability to obtain the same style as his friends?