Question 1

What are the shared assumptions among conflict theories?

Accepted Answer

A) social rules emerge out of consensus 
B) members of powerful groups are less likely to break the "rules" of society 
C) members of powerless groups are less likely to break the "rules" of society 
D) all claims to knowledge are socially-embedded 
E) women are an oppressed group in society 
A) social rules emerge out of consensus 
B) members of powerful groups are less likely to break the "rules" of society 
C) members of powerless groups are less likely to break the "rules" of society 
D) all claims to knowledge are socially-embedded 
E) women are an oppressed group in society B

Question 2

Although labelling theory suggests a person's identity changes as a result of being labeled, the notion of the dramatization of evil maintains that identity remains stable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The concept of __________ refers to a dominant characteristic by which others identify you, and treat you accordingly.

Accepted Answer

A) master status 
B) secondary status 
C) primary deviance 
D) prescriptive status 
E) normative status 
A) master status 
B) secondary status 
C) primary deviance 
D) prescriptive status 
E) normative status A

Question 4

Which theories would be more likely to examine the power dynamics happening within and outside of the Black Lives Matter social movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Interpretive theories 
B) Conflict theories 
C) Power-Reflexive Theories 
D) Postmodern theories 
E) Feminist theories 
A) Interpretive theories 
B) Conflict theories 
C) Power-Reflexive Theories 
D) Postmodern theories 
E) Feminist theories

Question 5

Colin Kaepernick is an NFL player who began kneeling during the National Anthem in 2016 in protest of the brutal treatment of black people by law enforcement in the United States and in response to a controversial speech given by President Donald Trump. Use one (or more)of the deviance theories to critically examine this movement.

Accepted Answer

One deviance theory that can be used to

Question 6

Which of the following theories is based upon an emancipatory foundation?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict theories 
B) interpretive theories 
C) social control theories 
D) strain theories 
E) conflict theories and interpretive theories 
A) conflict theories 
B) interpretive theories 
C) social control theories 
D) strain theories 
E) conflict theories and interpretive theories

Question 7

The concept of __________ refers to the intertwining of a particular worldview with institutionalized power.

Accepted Answer

A) hegemony 
B) false consciousness 
C) ideology 
D) labelling 
E) stigmatization 
A) hegemony 
B) false consciousness 
C) ideology 
D) labelling 
E) stigmatization

Question 8

When Kendra is in her college classes, she seems quiet, kind, polite, and hardworking. But when she gets home, she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes. This illustrates the difference between

Accepted Answer

A) primary deviance and secondary deviance. 
B) secondary deviance and tertiary deviance. 
C) her front-stage self and her back-stage self. 
D) the generalized other and significant others. 
E) her normative behaviour and her identity. 
A) primary deviance and secondary deviance. 
B) secondary deviance and tertiary deviance. 
C) her front-stage self and her back-stage self. 
D) the generalized other and significant others. 
E) her normative behaviour and her identity.

Question 9

The topic of access to public restrooms has been prominent in the media, in particular for the transgender community. After describing Foucault's observations on the use of public restrooms for surveillance, discuss the discourse on this issue. What are the elements of power and which values influence this social issue?

Accepted Answer

Foucault's observations on the use of pu

Question 10

Which of the following theories would best explain why you carefully monitor your own behaviour to ensure that you are saying the right things, doing the right things, and have the right physical appearance?

Accepted Answer

A) group conflict theory 
B) culture conflict theory 
C) power-reflexive theory 
D) postmodern theory 
E) the theory of false consciousness 
A) group conflict theory 
B) culture conflict theory 
C) power-reflexive theory 
D) postmodern theory 
E) the theory of false consciousness

Question 11

According to Goffman's (1959)notion of dramaturgy, impression management occurs with the front-stage self rather than the back-stage self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the ways that people of Middle-Eastern descent living in the United States have engaged in stigma management since 9/11 is through humour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which type of postmodernism postulates that only chaos and meaninglessness exist?

Accepted Answer

A) deconstructive 
B) skeptical 
C) critical 
D) environmental 
E) affirmative 
A) deconstructive 
B) skeptical 
C) critical 
D) environmental 
E) affirmative

Question 14

The model of the deviant career applies to both individuals who leave those careers and individuals who stay in those deviant careers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain why deviance specialists that lean toward the more subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories and critical theories to be the most useful in their analyses.

Accepted Answer

Deviance specialists who lean toward the

Question 16

Which of the following concepts does Tannenbaum (1938)say accompanies the dramatization of evil?

Accepted Answer

A) primary deviance 
B) secondary deviance 
C) tertiary deviance 
D) tagging 
E) dramaturgy 
A) primary deviance 
B) secondary deviance 
C) tertiary deviance 
D) tagging 
E) dramaturgy

Question 17

According to symbolic interactionists, the process of role-taking enables us to determine meaning by trying to understand the world from other people's points of view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The difference between Marxist conflict theories and pluralist conflict theories is that the former emphasize economic inequality, while the latter emphasize multiple axes of inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Feminist theories are critical of mainstream theories for

Accepted Answer

A) implicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
B) ignoring women. 
C) treating women as the Other that stands in contrast to the normative male standard. 
D) explicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
E) a variety of reasons, including all of those listed above. 
A) implicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
B) ignoring women. 
C) treating women as the Other that stands in contrast to the normative male standard. 
D) explicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
E) a variety of reasons, including all of those listed above.

Question 20

What are the assumptions of instrumental Marxists?

Accepted Answer

A) members of the bourgeoisie may be subject to a deviant label 
B) a deviant label is used to control the proletariat 
C) social rules are created by the powerful to protect the capitalist economic system, rather than to protect individual capitalists 
D) social rules are created by the proletariat 
E) all of the statements listed above are assumptions of instrumental 
A) members of the bourgeoisie may be subject to a deviant label 
B) a deviant label is used to control the proletariat 
C) social rules are created by the powerful to protect the capitalist economic system, rather than to protect individual capitalists 
D) social rules are created by the proletariat 
E) all of the statements listed above are assumptions of instrumental

What are the shared assumptions among conflict theories?

Although labelling theory suggests a person's identity changes as a result of being labeled, the notion of the dramatization of evil maintains that identity remains stable.

The concept of __________ refers to a dominant characteristic by which others identify you, and treat you accordingly.

Which theories would be more likely to examine the power dynamics happening within and outside of the Black Lives Matter social movement?

Which of the following theories is based upon an emancipatory foundation?

The concept of __________ refers to the intertwining of a particular worldview with institutionalized power.

When Kendra is in her college classes, she seems quiet, kind, polite, and hardworking. But when she gets home, she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes. This illustrates the difference between

Which of the following theories would best explain why you carefully monitor your own behaviour to ensure that you are saying the right things, doing the right things, and have the right physical appearance?

According to Goffman's (1959)notion of dramaturgy, impression management occurs with the front-stage self rather than the back-stage self.

One of the ways that people of Middle-Eastern descent living in the United States have engaged in stigma management since 9/11 is through humour.

Which type of postmodernism postulates that only chaos and meaninglessness exist?

The model of the deviant career applies to both individuals who leave those careers and individuals who stay in those deviant careers.

Explain why deviance specialists that lean toward the more subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories and critical theories to be the most useful in their analyses.

Which of the following concepts does Tannenbaum (1938)say accompanies the dramatization of evil?

According to symbolic interactionists, the process of role-taking enables us to determine meaning by trying to understand the world from other people's points of view.

The difference between Marxist conflict theories and pluralist conflict theories is that the former emphasize economic inequality, while the latter emphasize multiple axes of inequality.

Feminist theories are critical of mainstream theories for

What are the assumptions of instrumental Marxists?

Determining Deviance

Explaining Deviance: The Act

Deviance 2.0: The Role of the Media

Deviant and Normal Sexuality

The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth

Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance

Mental Disorders

What Do You Believe Religion, Science, and Deviance

The Deviance Dance Continues

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Exam 3: Explaining Deviance: The Perception, Reaction, and Power

What are the shared assumptions among conflict theories?

Although labelling theory suggests a person's identity changes as a result of being labeled, the notion of the dramatization of evil maintains that identity remains stable.

The concept of __________ refers to a dominant characteristic by which others identify you, and treat you accordingly.

Which theories would be more likely to examine the power dynamics happening within and outside of the Black Lives Matter social movement?

Which of the following theories is based upon an emancipatory foundation?

The concept of __________ refers to the intertwining of a particular worldview with institutionalized power.

When Kendra is in her college classes, she seems quiet, kind, polite, and hardworking. But when she gets home, she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes. This illustrates the difference between

Which of the following theories would best explain why you carefully monitor your own behaviour to ensure that you are saying the right things, doing the right things, and have the right physical appearance?

According to Goffman's (1959)notion of dramaturgy, impression management occurs with the front-stage self rather than the back-stage self.

One of the ways that people of Middle-Eastern descent living in the United States have engaged in stigma management since 9/11 is through humour.

Which type of postmodernism postulates that only chaos and meaninglessness exist?

The model of the deviant career applies to both individuals who leave those careers and individuals who stay in those deviant careers.

Explain why deviance specialists that lean toward the more subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories and critical theories to be the most useful in their analyses.

Which of the following concepts does Tannenbaum (1938)say accompanies the dramatization of evil?

According to symbolic interactionists, the process of role-taking enables us to determine meaning by trying to understand the world from other people's points of view.

The difference between Marxist conflict theories and pluralist conflict theories is that the former emphasize economic inequality, while the latter emphasize multiple axes of inequality.

Feminist theories are critical of mainstream theories for

What are the assumptions of instrumental Marxists?

Determining Deviance

Explaining Deviance: The Act

Deviance 2.0: The Role of the Media

Deviant and Normal Sexuality

The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth

Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance

Mental Disorders

What Do You Believe Religion, Science, and Deviance

The Deviance Dance Continues

Filters