Question 1

When a prison offers educational opportunities,mental health treatment,and job training programs to inmates,which response to deviance is it engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A)  restitutive 
B)  rehabilitative 
C)  repressive 
D)  recidivist 
A)  restitutive 
B)  rehabilitative 
C)  repressive 
D)  recidivist B

Question 2

A drug dealer stops selling drugs after learning on the street that another dealer was caught and punished.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  specific deterrence 
B)  general deterrence 
C)  anomie 
D)  recidivism 
A)  specific deterrence 
B)  general deterrence 
C)  anomie 
D)  recidivism B

Question 3

Although deviant behavior can be threatening and damaging,paradoxically it also:

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthens society by exercising mechanisms that preserve cohesion. 
B)  benefits as many people as it harms. 
C)  fizzles out once it becomes too damaging. 
D)  can never be precisely defined due to constantly changing social construction. 
A)  strengthens society by exercising mechanisms that preserve cohesion. 
B)  benefits as many people as it harms. 
C)  fizzles out once it becomes too damaging. 
D)  can never be precisely defined due to constantly changing social construction. A

Question 4

What is social control? Distinguish between formal social sanctions and informal social sanctions.For what types of deviance are each sanction most effective,and why?

Accepted Answer

Social control refers to the mechanisms

Question 5

The 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

Accepted Answer

A)  criminalized littering,punishable by a $500 fine. 
B)  applied the death penalty to the crime of selling illegal drugs. 
C)  affirmed Texas's criminalization of homosexual sex. 
D)  struck down Texas's criminalization of homosexual sex. 
A)  criminalized littering,punishable by a $500 fine. 
B)  applied the death penalty to the crime of selling illegal drugs. 
C)  affirmed Texas's criminalization of homosexual sex. 
D)  struck down Texas's criminalization of homosexual sex.

Question 6

A factory worker wins $10 million in the lottery.He doesn't know what to do with his life anymore or how to spend his time,so he becomes depressed and commits suicide.Émile Durkheim would say he has committed the ________ type of suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotic 
B)  fatalistic 
C)  egoistic 
D)  anomic 
A)  psychotic 
B)  fatalistic 
C)  egoistic 
D)  anomic

Question 7

When an elementary school student is labeled the "class clown" by his teacher and then adopts the persona and lives up to others' expectations by acting silly,the class clown label has become a:

Accepted Answer

A)  social role. 
B)  deviant behavior. 
C)  secondary label. 
D)  stigma. 
A)  social role. 
B)  deviant behavior. 
C)  secondary label. 
D)  stigma.

Question 8

What is one difference between street crime and white-collar crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  Street crime is more costly to the public than white-collar crime. 
B)  Street crime usually occurs in public; white-collar crime usually occurs in private. 
C)  More people are victimized by white-collar crime than by street crime. 
D)  Those committing white-collar crimes are more likely to be punished than those committing street crimes. 
A)  Street crime is more costly to the public than white-collar crime. 
B)  Street crime usually occurs in public; white-collar crime usually occurs in private. 
C)  More people are victimized by white-collar crime than by street crime. 
D)  Those committing white-collar crimes are more likely to be punished than those committing street crimes.

Question 9

Why is the United States best described as having a mix of mechanical and organic sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has not yet become a fully modern society. 
B)  Some states have a more organic division of labor than others. 
C)  It is not a mix; it is best described as fully organic. 
D)  The United States applies mechanical sanctions in some contexts and organic sanctions in other contexts. 
A)  The United States has not yet become a fully modern society. 
B)  Some states have a more organic division of labor than others. 
C)  It is not a mix; it is best described as fully organic. 
D)  The United States applies mechanical sanctions in some contexts and organic sanctions in other contexts.

Question 10

This figure shows crime rising and falling quite rapidly and drastically.A sociological interpretation of these trends would emphasize that:

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative data are not useful for understanding crime. 
B)  fluctuating crime rates reflect fluctuating social cohesion. 
C)  data can be distorted by lengthening or compressing the axes of a graph. 
D)  crime rates fluctuate in response to changes in how society classifies deviance. 
A)  quantitative data are not useful for understanding crime. 
B)  fluctuating crime rates reflect fluctuating social cohesion. 
C)  data can be distorted by lengthening or compressing the axes of a graph. 
D)  crime rates fluctuate in response to changes in how society classifies deviance.

Question 11

Define what Émile Durkheim meant by social cohesion. Distinguish between his two types of social solidarity,mechanical and organic,using an example of each.In your view,which type of social solidarity best fosters human well-being,and why?

Accepted Answer

Durkheim defined social cohesion as the

Question 12

Mia is a correctional officer who wants to understand the rising prison population.Which group is fueling the increase seen in this chart?

Accepted Answer

A)  women committing extreme violence 
B)  first-time incarcerations for drug-related crimes 
C)  repeat nonviolent offenders 
D)  juveniles who are being wrongly sentenced as adults 
A)  women committing extreme violence 
B)  first-time incarcerations for drug-related crimes 
C)  repeat nonviolent offenders 
D)  juveniles who are being wrongly sentenced as adults

Question 13

A society characterized by a high degree of sameness among the individual participants,in which participants perform largely the same functions,has ________ solidarity.

Accepted Answer

A)  anomic 
B)  egoistic 
C)  mechanical 
D)  organic 
A)  anomic 
B)  egoistic 
C)  mechanical 
D)  organic

Question 14

Tax evasion is an example of which of the following types of crime,as defined by sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crime 
B)  street crime 
C)  violent crime 
D)  robbery 
A)  white-collar crime 
B)  street crime 
C)  violent crime 
D)  robbery

Question 15

Violation of laws enacted by society is also known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  informal deviance. 
B)  unofficial deviance. 
C)  crime. 
D)  secondary deviance. 
A)  informal deviance. 
B)  unofficial deviance. 
C)  crime. 
D)  secondary deviance.

Question 16

Shelly shoplifted once.Her peers on social media have labeled her "shoplifting Shelly," and this label follows her everywhere online and at school.She feels hopeless and shoplifts regularly now to alleviate her anxiety and because it is what everyone expects her to do anyway.Labeling theory would interpret her ongoing shoplifting as:

Accepted Answer

A)  rebellion. 
B)  innovation. 
C)  primary deviance. 
D)  secondary deviance. 
A)  rebellion. 
B)  innovation. 
C)  primary deviance. 
D)  secondary deviance.

Question 17

How does social context affect crime,according to the broken windows theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evidence of disorder,such as broken windows,sends a signal that it's acceptable to engage in further deviant behaviors such as vandalism. 
B)  If the local economy doesn't provide enough jobs for residents,crime becomes the easiest way to get by. 
C)  Broken windows provide easy access to places in which to use drugs and engage in prostitution. 
D)  Criminals often start with petty vandalism to build their confidence.They then work their way up to more serious and dangerous crimes. 
A)  Evidence of disorder,such as broken windows,sends a signal that it's acceptable to engage in further deviant behaviors such as vandalism. 
B)  If the local economy doesn't provide enough jobs for residents,crime becomes the easiest way to get by. 
C)  Broken windows provide easy access to places in which to use drugs and engage in prostitution. 
D)  Criminals often start with petty vandalism to build their confidence.They then work their way up to more serious and dangerous crimes.

Question 18

Jennifer goes out at night with a spray can and writes on a stop sign.She successfully vandalizes for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ________ deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)  social control 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary 
A)  social control 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary

Question 19

Using Émile Durkheim's definitions,many feminists would say that 1950s housewives were more likely to commit the ________ type of suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  fatalistic 
B)  anomic 
C)  organic 
D)  egoistic 
A)  fatalistic 
B)  anomic 
C)  organic 
D)  egoistic

Question 20

Punishments that are based on the usually unexpressed but widely known rules of group membership are known as unspoken rules and as:

Accepted Answer

A)  restitutive. 
B)  rehabilitative. 
C)  formal social sanctions. 
D)  informal social sanctions. 
A)  restitutive. 
B)  rehabilitative. 
C)  formal social sanctions. 
D)  informal social sanctions.

When a prison offers educational opportunities,mental health treatment,and job training programs to inmates,which response to deviance is it engaging in?

A drug dealer stops selling drugs after learning on the street that another dealer was caught and punished.This is an example of which of the following?

Although deviant behavior can be threatening and damaging,paradoxically it also:

What is social control? Distinguish between formal social sanctions and informal social sanctions.For what types of deviance are each sanction most effective,and why?

The 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

A factory worker wins $10 million in the lottery.He doesn't know what to do with his life anymore or how to spend his time,so he becomes depressed and commits suicide.Émile Durkheim would say he has committed the ________ type of suicide.

When an elementary school student is labeled the "class clown" by his teacher and then adopts the persona and lives up to others' expectations by acting silly,the class clown label has become a:

What is one difference between street crime and white-collar crime?

Why is the United States best described as having a mix of mechanical and organic sanctions?

This figure shows crime rising and falling quite rapidly and drastically.A sociological interpretation of these trends would emphasize that:

Define what Émile Durkheim meant by social cohesion. Distinguish between his two types of social solidarity,mechanical and organic,using an example of each.In your view,which type of social solidarity best fosters human well-being,and why?

Mia is a correctional officer who wants to understand the rising prison population.Which group is fueling the increase seen in this chart?

A society characterized by a high degree of sameness among the individual participants,in which participants perform largely the same functions,has ________ solidarity.

Tax evasion is an example of which of the following types of crime,as defined by sociologists?

Violation of laws enacted by society is also known as:

How does social context affect crime,according to the broken windows theory?

Jennifer goes out at night with a spray can and writes on a stop sign.She successfully vandalizes for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ________ deviance.

Using Émile Durkheim's definitions,many feminists would say that 1950s housewives were more likely to commit the ________ type of suicide.

Punishments that are based on the usually unexpressed but widely known rules of group membership are known as unspoken rules and as:

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Exam 6: Social Control and Deviance

When a prison offers educational opportunities,mental health treatment,and job training programs to inmates,which response to deviance is it engaging in?

A drug dealer stops selling drugs after learning on the street that another dealer was caught and punished.This is an example of which of the following?

Although deviant behavior can be threatening and damaging,paradoxically it also:

What is social control? Distinguish between formal social sanctions and informal social sanctions.For what types of deviance are each sanction most effective,and why?

The 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

A factory worker wins $10 million in the lottery.He doesn't know what to do with his life anymore or how to spend his time,so he becomes depressed and commits suicide.Émile Durkheim would say he has committed the ________ type of suicide.

When an elementary school student is labeled the "class clown" by his teacher and then adopts the persona and lives up to others' expectations by acting silly,the class clown label has become a:

What is one difference between street crime and white-collar crime?

Why is the United States best described as having a mix of mechanical and organic sanctions?

This figure shows crime rising and falling quite rapidly and drastically.A sociological interpretation of these trends would emphasize that:

Define what Émile Durkheim meant by social cohesion. Distinguish between his two types of social solidarity,mechanical and organic,using an example of each.In your view,which type of social solidarity best fosters human well-being,and why?

Mia is a correctional officer who wants to understand the rising prison population.Which group is fueling the increase seen in this chart?

A society characterized by a high degree of sameness among the individual participants,in which participants perform largely the same functions,has ________ solidarity.

Tax evasion is an example of which of the following types of crime,as defined by sociologists?

Violation of laws enacted by society is also known as:

How does social context affect crime,according to the broken windows theory?

Jennifer goes out at night with a spray can and writes on a stop sign.She successfully vandalizes for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ________ deviance.

Using Émile Durkheim's definitions,many feminists would say that 1950s housewives were more likely to commit the ________ type of suicide.

Punishments that are based on the usually unexpressed but widely known rules of group membership are known as unspoken rules and as:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

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