Question 1

In colonial America,a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment.Why was this particular method of punishment chosen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hand is a part of the body that can usually be safely amputated without risk of infection. 
B)  It was easy and convenient. 
C)  It was considered symbolically appropriate to punish the part of the body most directly connected with the crime. 
D)  It was considered the most painful punishments that could be administered. 
A)  The hand is a part of the body that can usually be safely amputated without risk of infection. 
B)  It was easy and convenient. 
C)  It was considered symbolically appropriate to punish the part of the body most directly connected with the crime. 
D)  It was considered the most painful punishments that could be administered. C

Question 2

What do changing societies and different groups gaining access to power do to our perception of deviance?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary.One possible answer is that branding was once used to mark slaves and criminals.Society began to view these practices as morally corrupt as a result of minority groups gaining more access to human rights.Branding has been adopted by fraternities that now use this once-oppressive symbol as a badge of honor and voluntary act of pride.

Question 3

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is MOST likely committed by a

Accepted Answer

A)  dating partner. 
B)  friend or relative. 
C)  stranger. 
D)  gang member. 
A)  dating partner. 
B)  friend or relative. 
C)  stranger. 
D)  gang member. B

Question 4

The Amish have neither the resources nor the desire to use prison as a sanction against members of their community who violate the rules.What sanction do they use instead?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offenders are flogged or put in stocks to be publicly humiliated for a short period of time. 
B)  Monetary fines are used for most norm violations. 
C)  Meidung or shunning is used, which is a process whereby community members will not associate with a rule breaker for a set period of time. 
D)  The offender is mandated to provide physical labor for the community. 
A)  Offenders are flogged or put in stocks to be publicly humiliated for a short period of time. 
B)  Monetary fines are used for most norm violations. 
C)  Meidung or shunning is used, which is a process whereby community members will not associate with a rule breaker for a set period of time. 
D)  The offender is mandated to provide physical labor for the community.

Question 5

What makes a crime a hate crime? Why are hate crime statistics so unreliable?

Accepted Answer

Hate crimes involve offenses that perpet

Question 6

David Rosenhan argues that misdiagnosis is particularly a problem for psychologists,as a diagnosis of a mental illness is as influential on the patient as it is on his or her relatives and friends.It should not surprise anyone that the diagnosis acts as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  act of tertiary deviance. 
B)  sign of structural strain. 
C)  gesture of passing. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  act of tertiary deviance. 
B)  sign of structural strain. 
C)  gesture of passing. 
D)  self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 7

Some people worry about maintaining a tan.Sometimes,if they do not have the time to tan naturally,they go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan.This might seem bizarre in some cultures,which can help us realize that

Accepted Answer

A)  the line between beauty and deviance is fluid and changes across time and place. 
B)  there are some types of body modification that are never tolerated anywhere. 
C)  the rest of the world keeps backward practices and superstitions. 
D)  people who get fake tans are deviant. 
A)  the line between beauty and deviance is fluid and changes across time and place. 
B)  there are some types of body modification that are never tolerated anywhere. 
C)  the rest of the world keeps backward practices and superstitions. 
D)  people who get fake tans are deviant.

Question 8

Provide an example that illustrates a behavior that would have been considered deviant for women 200 years ago but is part of normal culture today.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.One possible answer is

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding prison as a mechanism for punishing crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Throughout history, most societies have used prison to punish the most serious crimes. 
B)  Historically, only humane and ethical societies have used prison as a form of punishment. 
C)  Prison was rarely used before the nineteenth century. 
D)  Prison is commonly used as a punishment because it is extremely cost-effective. 
A)  Throughout history, most societies have used prison to punish the most serious crimes. 
B)  Historically, only humane and ethical societies have used prison as a form of punishment. 
C)  Prison was rarely used before the nineteenth century. 
D)  Prison is commonly used as a punishment because it is extremely cost-effective.

Question 10

How do peer groups serve as so-called bad influences during the process of social learning? Which theory of deviance attempts to explain this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Differential association theor

Question 11

Sociologists are making both a social and a moral judgment when they use the term "deviant."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Almost any ________ can have a stigmatizing effect,including a physical disability or a battle with addiction or mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  departure from the norm 
B)  social control 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  conformity 
A)  departure from the norm 
B)  social control 
C)  secondary deviance 
D)  conformity

Question 13

Martin Luther King Jr.went to jail many times for acts of civil disobedience,such as ignoring court orders prohibiting marches and boycotts.Some people,even those who agreed with him,criticized him for disobeying the law.Today,however,most people view these actions as a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  positive deviance. 
B)  deterrence. 
C)  deviance avowal. 
D)  in-group orientation. 
A)  positive deviance. 
B)  deterrence. 
C)  deviance avowal. 
D)  in-group orientation.

Question 14

John,the CEO of a large bank,is charged with fraud.John pays $13 billion to settle the case and he does not go to jail.Andy is arrested for stealing money out of a parked car.Since Andy is unable to pay his bail or bond,he spends a month in jail while waiting for his trial.John and Andy exemplify the perspective of

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalists like Émile Durkheim. 
B)  symbolic interactionists like Edwin Sutherland. 
C)  label theorists like Howard Becker. 
D)  conflict theorists like Richard Quinney. 
A)  functionalists like Émile Durkheim. 
B)  symbolic interactionists like Edwin Sutherland. 
C)  label theorists like Howard Becker. 
D)  conflict theorists like Richard Quinney.

Question 15

In what ways might a man experience the stereotype promise in the nursing field?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary,but could include that

Question 16

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

Statistics tell us that crime rates are

Question 17

Robert Merton's structural strain theory sees deviance as the result of a person's position in a social structure.What do you think Jack Katz,author of Seductions of Crime,would say about structural strain theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merton's analysis fails because it does not understand that some people will reject both mainstream cultural goals and the institutionalized means to achieve them. 
B)  Merton's analysis was correct, in that background factors are almost always the most effective way to predict who will commit deviant acts. 
C)  A focus on social position fails to consider the emotional appeal that a deviant act has for an individual. 
D)  Merton needs to look at a broader range of background factors including age and sexuality. 
A)  Merton's analysis fails because it does not understand that some people will reject both mainstream cultural goals and the institutionalized means to achieve them. 
B)  Merton's analysis was correct, in that background factors are almost always the most effective way to predict who will commit deviant acts. 
C)  A focus on social position fails to consider the emotional appeal that a deviant act has for an individual. 
D)  Merton needs to look at a broader range of background factors including age and sexuality.

Question 18

Why are young people more likely to get arrested?

Accepted Answer

Younger people,specifically those in the

Question 19

What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

Accepted Answer

A)  a report that assigns funding to different areas of federal law enforcement 
B)  an official measure of all the norm violations that occur 
C)  sentencing guidelines as they relate to race and class 
D)  an official measure of crime in the United States 
A)  a report that assigns funding to different areas of federal law enforcement 
B)  an official measure of all the norm violations that occur 
C)  sentencing guidelines as they relate to race and class 
D)  an official measure of crime in the United States

Question 20

In Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn,Karen McCarthy Brown studied practitioners of the Vodou religion living in the United States.However,she went far beyond the usual role of scientific observer and became a member of the religious group she was studying.She also gave her key informant veto power over certain elements of her work.Why would this be helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped her learn all the secrets that practitioners of Vodou would not tell outsiders. 
B)  It gave her better insight into how to convert practitioners away from Vodou. 
C)  It helped her set aside preconceived notions about Vodou to understand it on its own terms. 
D)  It would not be helpful; without doubt, it crippled her ability to make objective judgments. 
A)  It helped her learn all the secrets that practitioners of Vodou would not tell outsiders. 
B)  It gave her better insight into how to convert practitioners away from Vodou. 
C)  It helped her set aside preconceived notions about Vodou to understand it on its own terms. 
D)  It would not be helpful; without doubt, it crippled her ability to make objective judgments.

In colonial America,a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment.Why was this particular method of punishment chosen?

What do changing societies and different groups gaining access to power do to our perception of deviance?

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is MOST likely committed by a

The Amish have neither the resources nor the desire to use prison as a sanction against members of their community who violate the rules.What sanction do they use instead?

What makes a crime a hate crime? Why are hate crime statistics so unreliable?

David Rosenhan argues that misdiagnosis is particularly a problem for psychologists,as a diagnosis of a mental illness is as influential on the patient as it is on his or her relatives and friends.It should not surprise anyone that the diagnosis acts as a(n)

Some people worry about maintaining a tan.Sometimes,if they do not have the time to tan naturally,they go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan.This might seem bizarre in some cultures,which can help us realize that

Provide an example that illustrates a behavior that would have been considered deviant for women 200 years ago but is part of normal culture today.

Which of the following is true regarding prison as a mechanism for punishing crime?

How do peer groups serve as so-called bad influences during the process of social learning? Which theory of deviance attempts to explain this phenomenon?

Sociologists are making both a social and a moral judgment when they use the term "deviant."

Almost any ________ can have a stigmatizing effect,including a physical disability or a battle with addiction or mental illness.

Martin Luther King Jr.went to jail many times for acts of civil disobedience,such as ignoring court orders prohibiting marches and boycotts.Some people,even those who agreed with him,criticized him for disobeying the law.Today,however,most people view these actions as a form of

In what ways might a man experience the stereotype promise in the nursing field?

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

Robert Merton's structural strain theory sees deviance as the result of a person's position in a social structure.What do you think Jack Katz,author of Seductions of Crime,would say about structural strain theory?

Why are young people more likely to get arrested?

What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

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Exam 6: Deviance

In colonial America,a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment.Why was this particular method of punishment chosen?

What do changing societies and different groups gaining access to power do to our perception of deviance?

According to the Uniform Crime Report,murder is MOST likely committed by a

The Amish have neither the resources nor the desire to use prison as a sanction against members of their community who violate the rules.What sanction do they use instead?

What makes a crime a hate crime? Why are hate crime statistics so unreliable?

David Rosenhan argues that misdiagnosis is particularly a problem for psychologists,as a diagnosis of a mental illness is as influential on the patient as it is on his or her relatives and friends.It should not surprise anyone that the diagnosis acts as a(n)

Some people worry about maintaining a tan.Sometimes,if they do not have the time to tan naturally,they go to a tanning salon or use chemicals to simulate a tan.This might seem bizarre in some cultures,which can help us realize that

Provide an example that illustrates a behavior that would have been considered deviant for women 200 years ago but is part of normal culture today.

Which of the following is true regarding prison as a mechanism for punishing crime?

How do peer groups serve as so-called bad influences during the process of social learning? Which theory of deviance attempts to explain this phenomenon?

Sociologists are making both a social and a moral judgment when they use the term "deviant."

Almost any ________ can have a stigmatizing effect,including a physical disability or a battle with addiction or mental illness.

Martin Luther King Jr.went to jail many times for acts of civil disobedience,such as ignoring court orders prohibiting marches and boycotts.Some people,even those who agreed with him,criticized him for disobeying the law.Today,however,most people view these actions as a form of

In what ways might a man experience the stereotype promise in the nursing field?

Crime statistics can sometimes be misleading.Explain some potential problems with crime statistics that draw conclusions about the criminal behavior of certain class,age,or ethnic groups.

Robert Merton's structural strain theory sees deviance as the result of a person's position in a social structure.What do you think Jack Katz,author of Seductions of Crime,would say about structural strain theory?

Why are young people more likely to get arrested?

What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

Culture

Socialization,Interaction,and the Self

Separate and Together: Life in Group

Social Class: The Structure of Inequalit

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics,Education,and Religion

The Economy and Work

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations,Cities,and the Environment

Social Change

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