Exam 2: Explaining Deviance: The Act

According to functionalist theorists, after people "let off steam" through minor Acts of deviance, various processes motivate them to return to their acceptable Roles in society. Which process would include sending someone to jail?

According to Emile Durkheim, a certain level of deviance is functional for society.

According to empirical tests of Agnew's general strain theory, women who are very successful at goal achievement are more likely to engage in purging, because of their intense perfectionism.

Social theories of crime largely replaced biological theories of crime by the mid-20th century.

According to the general theory of crime, low levels of self-control are relatively stable throughout life.

According to Lauritsen (1994), for which of the following groups of adolescents does strain increase the frequency of unprotected sexual activity?

In exploring how techniques of neutralization may vary across contexts, Buzzell (2005) found that fireworks consumers who lived where fireworks were illegal were more likely to agree with the statement that fireworks "don't really hurt anyone" than were consumers who lived where fireworks were legal.

According to social learning theory, what are the four sources of all behaviour and how can this lead to deviance?

In 2006, a young woman who was suffering from severe depression placed a daily online diary on YouTube. It was later discovered that she was not suffering from depression, but in fact was an actress who was using YouTube as a venue for auditioning. According to Parnaby and Sacco's (2004) research on celebrity and strain, this would be an example of

Which of the following statements about microanomie is true?

According to social bonds theory, some people abstain from deviance because they would have too much to lose in their lives if they became deviant. This refers to the social bond of

According to Merton's strain theory, what causes deviance?

Which of the following theories have been criticized for identifying deviance and criminality as lower-class phenomena?

In response to the accusation that child beauty pageants attract pedophiles, the pageant contestants' mothers typically say that only someone who is "sick" themselves would even suggest that people would find these little girls "sexy". Which technique of neutralization are these mothers using?

Which of the following scenarios reflects social learning theory?

Explain the use of "homework drugs" among university students, according to Agnew's general strain theory.

Differentiate between the behavioural and the psychological measurements of self-control.

Which function of deviance is served by collectively manufacturing an evil enemy image directed at "terrorists"?

Which of the following is a characteristic of positivist theories?

What criticisms have been directed at functionalist theories?