Exam 1: Determining Deviance

Galileo's claim that the sun did not go around the earth would be an example of which type of harm, according to the objectivist definition of deviance?

Which of the following groups of moral entrepreneurs has the most overt power in modern state systems?

Criminal laws, which define the social norms and subsequent behaviours that are deemed deviant, are born from consensus.

According to the definition of deviance that emphasizes harm, something is "deviant" only if it harms someone else rather than oneself.

Explain how the conception of norms has changed over time for more "objective" deviance specialists.

Azra arrives at school with a new haircut. As she walks down the hall, she hears people laughing and making comments about her hair. What type of regulation or social control has occurred?

You see someone who is "obese" at the mall, and assume that she is unintelligent and is low in self-esteem, yet likely has a good sense of humour. Which step in the social typing process have you engaged in by making these assumptions?

Which of the following examples reflects the limitations of using statistical rarity as the defining characteristic of deviance?

Which of the following behaviours, characteristics, or people was considered "deviant" at some point in history, based on the concept of harm?

Considering the issue of drug abuse, provide an example of each of the following forms of social control: (a)retroactive, formal control; (b)preventative, informal control; and (c)retroactive self-regulation.

Josh is a boy in Grade 11 who has never made out with a partner. According to which definition of deviance would Josh be considered "deviant"?

According to the ________ view, there are specific norms and values that are universal and inherently right / wrong.

In the early 20^th century, social activist Emily Murphy claimed that marijuana use caused extreme violence, insanity, and death. When we evaluate her claims today, we can see one of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of negative societal reaction.

Under leader Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party of Canada held free votes in Parliament (as a proxy for societal reaction)on one "hot-button" issue of the day (same-sex marriage), but not another (the decriminalization of marijuana). Using at least three concepts from Chapter 1, describe how someone from the more subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum might explain this discrepancy.

One of the limitations of using harm as the defining characteristic of deviance is that perceptions of harm change over time.

When we interact with people in class and learn how to speak properly in an education setting by their body language and response. This would be a part of which level of social construction?

Which of the following statements supports the "absolutist" view of normative violation?

The idea of 'relativism' when looking at norms in society is more common in modern objectivist deviance research then it is in the earlier absolute objectivist research.

Discuss the concepts of high-consensus deviance and low-consensus deviance as outlined by Thio. Describe a type of behaviour that would apply to each of these concepts.

While riding the subway, you look at a fellow passenger and immediately think, "Skinhead". Which part of the social typing process have you just engaged in?