Exam 1: Determining Deviance

What view of normative violation is held by more recent objectivists?

What are the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of harm?

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

The view of law claims that society's powerful define the criminal law on behalf of interest groups in society.

Imagine the following hypothetical news headline: "More than 70% of Canadians dislike people who drink cheap beer." Based on this report, we can say that drinking cheap beer is "deviant", according to the definition of deviance that emphasizes

In the early 20th 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 Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on which of the following issues was a free vote held within Parliament, as a proxy for societal reaction?

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

According to some deviance specialists, how have academic definitions of deviance changed in recent years?

The alcohol industry itself has the power to influence government alcohol policies.

In the 19?? century women's groups attempted to reduce alcohol consumption, claiming it to be the "demon liquor". From the perspective of deviance specialists, these women were an example of moral entrepreneurs.

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

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?

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?

What was the primary reason given for the criminalization of marijuana possession in the 1920s?

A question that some people raise about defining deviance on the basis of societal reaction is whether some people's reactions (e.g. the Prime Minister's) count more than other people's reactions (e.g. a homeless person's).

Explain how the 1999 deaths of three Toronto youths at raves resulted in a deviance dance.

Which of the following approaches to social constructionism claims that "there is no essential reality to the social world at all"?

The "deviance dance" is of particular interest to deviance specialists who lean toward the subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum.

Which of the following behaviours or characteristics would be considered "deviant", based on the concept of harm?