Question 1

Deviance can play a positive role in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

People sometimes commit acts that contradict most any moral code.What explains such deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) individual immorality 
B) social immorality 
C) a set of social conditions 
D) anti-social personality 
A) individual immorality 
B) social immorality 
C) a set of social conditions 
D) anti-social personality

Question 3

Public-order crimes are the most common type of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Deviant subcultures provide their members with

Accepted Answer

A) an identity and self-worth. 
B) stable environments. 
C) useful skills. 
D) future opportunities. 
A) an identity and self-worth. 
B) stable environments. 
C) useful skills. 
D) future opportunities.

Question 5

Which statement best describes recidivism rates in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Two-thirds are rearrested within three years. 
B) Recidivism is low. 
C) Many programs exist to prevent recidivism. 
D) A majority commit new crimes. 
A) Two-thirds are rearrested within three years. 
B) Recidivism is low. 
C) Many programs exist to prevent recidivism. 
D) A majority commit new crimes.

Question 6

The prevailing explanation of alcoholism is now that of an illness.In the past,what was the main perspective on the causes of alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) psychological dispositions 
B) moral failure 
C) genetic disposition 
D) lack of self-control 
A) psychological dispositions 
B) moral failure 
C) genetic disposition 
D) lack of self-control

Question 7

Why is white-collar crime rarely prosecuted and why do its perpetrators typically go unpunished?

Accepted Answer

A) It is less immoral than non-white-collar crime. 
B) White-collar crime is rare. 
C) White-collar crime typically inflicts less harm on others than other types of crime. 
D) White-collar perpetrators have high status and power. 
A) It is less immoral than non-white-collar crime. 
B) White-collar crime is rare. 
C) White-collar crime typically inflicts less harm on others than other types of crime. 
D) White-collar perpetrators have high status and power.

Question 8

A cultural shift in which a formerly deviant behavior is reclassified as acceptable is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) acceptance. 
B) compensation. 
C) normalization. 
D) restructuring. 
A) acceptance. 
B) compensation. 
C) normalization. 
D) restructuring.

Question 9

Michel Foucault suggests that because we have internalized social norms and are ready to self-police we are subject to social control in the form of

Accepted Answer

A) structural domination. 
B) coercive structure. 
C) surveillance. 
D) a rigid order. 
A) structural domination. 
B) coercive structure. 
C) surveillance. 
D) a rigid order.

Question 10

The American criminal justice system _____ in preventing chronic crime.

Accepted Answer

A) is ineffective 
B) is effective 
C) has made significant progress 
D) has stepped up efforts 
A) is ineffective 
B) is effective 
C) has made significant progress 
D) has stepped up efforts

Question 11

Which of the following has contributed to the shift towards the more medically centered perspective of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) increase in metal health problems 
B) unhealthy diet and lifestyle 
C) growing power of the medical profession 
D) improvement in medical technology 
A) increase in metal health problems 
B) unhealthy diet and lifestyle 
C) growing power of the medical profession 
D) improvement in medical technology

Question 12

Cosmetic surgery has lost the stigma previously associated with it.This cultural shift is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) compensation. 
B) acceptance. 
C) a new paradigm. 
D) normalization . 
A) compensation. 
B) acceptance. 
C) a new paradigm. 
D) normalization .

Question 13

The percentage of obese adults in the United States is now

Accepted Answer

A) in decline. 
B) on par with the 1980s. 
C) slightly higher than the 1970s. 
D) higher than ever. 
A) in decline. 
B) on par with the 1980s. 
C) slightly higher than the 1970s. 
D) higher than ever.

Question 14

From the functionalist perspective,crime serves a purpose in society.Which function does crime perform?

Accepted Answer

A) benefits some people economically 
B) provides alternative opportunities 
C) defines boundaries between right and wrong 
D) helps the poor 
A) benefits some people economically 
B) provides alternative opportunities 
C) defines boundaries between right and wrong 
D) helps the poor

Question 15

Because of the normalization of cosmetic surgery,people who refuse to subject themselves to it are increasingly seen as deviant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Divorce was once considered deviant and,in many parts of the world,it still is.Today,Americans hardly think of divorce as something abnormal.Which reason is responsible for the redefinition of divorce as no longer deviant?

Accepted Answer

A) change in social context 
B) social progress 
C) decline in morality 
D) decline in religious authority 
A) change in social context 
B) social progress 
C) decline in morality 
D) decline in religious authority

Question 17

Deviance is learned through interaction with members of a deviant group.This defines which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) differential association theory 
B) strain theory 
C) innovation theory 
D) juvenile association theory 
A) differential association theory 
B) strain theory 
C) innovation theory 
D) juvenile association theory

Question 18

From the sociological perspective on deviance,how does one become an alcoholic?

Accepted Answer

A) He or she has a very high blood-alcohol level. 
B) He or she exhibits behavior indicative of intoxication. 
C) He or she commits a public outrage. 
D) He or she is labeled as such. 
A) He or she has a very high blood-alcohol level. 
B) He or she exhibits behavior indicative of intoxication. 
C) He or she commits a public outrage. 
D) He or she is labeled as such.

Question 19

Deviance is best defined by which of the choices?

Accepted Answer

A) anything outside of the norm 
B) behavior that people disapprove of 
C) behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations 
D) behavior that is inherently abnormal 
A) anything outside of the norm 
B) behavior that people disapprove of 
C) behavior that does not conform to norms and expectations 
D) behavior that is inherently abnormal

Question 20

What does the crime rates figure represent?

Accepted Answer

A) sum of crimes committed 
B) crime incidence relative to population size 
C) sum of arrests 
D) number of people in prison 
A) sum of crimes committed 
B) crime incidence relative to population size 
C) sum of arrests 
D) number of people in prison

Deviance can play a positive role in society.

People sometimes commit acts that contradict most any moral code.What explains such deviant behavior?

Public-order crimes are the most common type of crime.

Deviant subcultures provide their members with

Which statement best describes recidivism rates in the United States?

The prevailing explanation of alcoholism is now that of an illness.In the past,what was the main perspective on the causes of alcoholism?

Why is white-collar crime rarely prosecuted and why do its perpetrators typically go unpunished?

A cultural shift in which a formerly deviant behavior is reclassified as acceptable is referred to as

Michel Foucault suggests that because we have internalized social norms and are ready to self-police we are subject to social control in the form of

The American criminal justice system _____ in preventing chronic crime.

Which of the following has contributed to the shift towards the more medically centered perspective of deviance?

Cosmetic surgery has lost the stigma previously associated with it.This cultural shift is an example of

The percentage of obese adults in the United States is now

From the functionalist perspective,crime serves a purpose in society.Which function does crime perform?

Because of the normalization of cosmetic surgery,people who refuse to subject themselves to it are increasingly seen as deviant.

Divorce was once considered deviant and,in many parts of the world,it still is.Today,Americans hardly think of divorce as something abnormal.Which reason is responsible for the redefinition of divorce as no longer deviant?

Deviance is learned through interaction with members of a deviant group.This defines which theoretical perspective?

From the sociological perspective on deviance,how does one become an alcoholic?

Deviance is best defined by which of the choices?

What does the crime rates figure represent?

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Exam 8: Deviance and Social Control

Deviance can play a positive role in society.

People sometimes commit acts that contradict most any moral code.What explains such deviant behavior?

Public-order crimes are the most common type of crime.

Deviant subcultures provide their members with

Which statement best describes recidivism rates in the United States?

The prevailing explanation of alcoholism is now that of an illness.In the past,what was the main perspective on the causes of alcoholism?

Why is white-collar crime rarely prosecuted and why do its perpetrators typically go unpunished?

A cultural shift in which a formerly deviant behavior is reclassified as acceptable is referred to as

Michel Foucault suggests that because we have internalized social norms and are ready to self-police we are subject to social control in the form of

The American criminal justice system _____ in preventing chronic crime.

Which of the following has contributed to the shift towards the more medically centered perspective of deviance?

Cosmetic surgery has lost the stigma previously associated with it.This cultural shift is an example of

The percentage of obese adults in the United States is now

From the functionalist perspective,crime serves a purpose in society.Which function does crime perform?

Because of the normalization of cosmetic surgery,people who refuse to subject themselves to it are increasingly seen as deviant.

Divorce was once considered deviant and,in many parts of the world,it still is.Today,Americans hardly think of divorce as something abnormal.Which reason is responsible for the redefinition of divorce as no longer deviant?

Deviance is learned through interaction with members of a deviant group.This defines which theoretical perspective?

From the sociological perspective on deviance,how does one become an alcoholic?

Deviance is best defined by which of the choices?

What does the crime rates figure represent?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

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