Question 1

According to Erving Goffman,stigmatized individuals who do not believe that they should have to change or conceal their identities to make "normal" people more comfortable have

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary deviance. 
B)  in-group orientation. 
C)  self-esteem. 
D)  deviance avowal. 
A)  secondary deviance. 
B)  in-group orientation. 
C)  self-esteem. 
D)  deviance avowal.

Question 2

A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

Accepted Answer

A)  passing. 
B)  in-group orientation. 
C)  deviance avowal. 
D)  symbolic interactionism. 
A)  passing. 
B)  in-group orientation. 
C)  deviance avowal. 
D)  symbolic interactionism.

Question 3

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior rather than to the behavior itself?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary.Norms change over time

Question 4

Traditionally,most of the sociological literature on deviance focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  crime. 
B)  mental illness. 
C)  the extremely wealthy. 
D)  the emotional appeal of deviant acts. 
A)  crime. 
B)  mental illness. 
C)  the extremely wealthy. 
D)  the emotional appeal of deviant acts.

Question 5

Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance happens.To what sort of strain does the theory's name refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  strain between deviant and nondeviant citizens 
B)  strain between social norms that are codified in laws and those that are not 
C)  strain between different value systems within a society 
D)  strain between socially approved goals and the means of achieving them 
A)  strain between deviant and nondeviant citizens 
B)  strain between social norms that are codified in laws and those that are not 
C)  strain between different value systems within a society 
D)  strain between socially approved goals and the means of achieving them

Question 6

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

Accepted Answer

A)  We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning. 
B)  We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules. 
C)  We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments. 
D)  Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance. 
A)  We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning. 
B)  We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules. 
C)  We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments. 
D)  Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance.

Question 7

Hate crimes targeting Arab Americans and those mistakenly identified as Arab increased after Arab identity became stigmatized.What sort of stigma was this?

Accepted Answer

A)  moral 
B)  symbolic 
C)  religious 
D)  tribal 
A)  moral 
B)  symbolic 
C)  religious 
D)  tribal

Question 8

According to Jack Katz,what do muggers gain from their crimes aside from material objects?

Accepted Answer

A)  He argues that they are often trying to return to prison where they feel more secure. 
B)  He argues that they seek power and control over their victims. 
C)  He argues that they mug for a sense of satisfaction and excitement. 
D)  He argues that they mug for a steady living that allows them to move up in social status. 
A)  He argues that they are often trying to return to prison where they feel more secure. 
B)  He argues that they seek power and control over their victims. 
C)  He argues that they mug for a sense of satisfaction and excitement. 
D)  He argues that they mug for a steady living that allows them to move up in social status.

According to Erving Goffman,stigmatized individuals who do not believe that they should have to change or conceal their identities to make "normal" people more comfortable have

A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior rather than to the behavior itself?

Traditionally,most of the sociological literature on deviance focuses on

Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance happens.To what sort of strain does the theory's name refer?

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

Hate crimes targeting Arab Americans and those mistakenly identified as Arab increased after Arab identity became stigmatized.What sort of stigma was this?

According to Jack Katz,what do muggers gain from their crimes aside from material objects?

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Exam 6: Deviance

According to Erving Goffman,stigmatized individuals who do not believe that they should have to change or conceal their identities to make "normal" people more comfortable have

A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior rather than to the behavior itself?

Traditionally,most of the sociological literature on deviance focuses on

Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance happens.To what sort of strain does the theory's name refer?

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

Hate crimes targeting Arab Americans and those mistakenly identified as Arab increased after Arab identity became stigmatized.What sort of stigma was this?

According to Jack Katz,what do muggers gain from their crimes aside from material objects?

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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