Question 1

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In terms of racial categories, most of the people arrested for FBI Index crimes in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) white. 
B) African American. 
C) people of mixed race. 
D) of Hispanic ancestry. 
A) white. 
B) African American. 
C) people of mixed race. 
D) of Hispanic ancestry.

Question 3

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Crime truly does pay. 
B) Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and, after release, they often struggle to fit back into society. 
C) The U.S.criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively. 
D) After you get out of prison, society welcomes you back with open arms. 
A) Crime truly does pay. 
B) Convicts can lose everything important to them while in prison and, after release, they often struggle to fit back into society. 
C) The U.S.criminal justice system truly rehabilitates criminals effectively. 
D) After you get out of prison, society welcomes you back with open arms.

Question 4

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is

Accepted Answer

A) deterrence. 
B) retribution. 
C) social protection. 
D) rehabilitation. 
A) deterrence. 
B) retribution. 
C) social protection. 
D) rehabilitation.

Question 5

Which of the following statements illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

Accepted Answer

A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing" 
B) drinking too much being redefined as "alcoholism" 
C) promiscuity being redefined as a "sexual addiction" 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing" 
B) drinking too much being redefined as "alcoholism" 
C) promiscuity being redefined as a "sexual addiction" 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Many researchers agree that, in the United States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position.According to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, why would this be the case? How would a broader definition of crime

Accepted Answer

Many researchers agree that in the Unite

Question 7

Which of the following are functions of deviance noted by Emile Durkheim?

Accepted Answer

A) Deviance affirms cultural values and norms. 
B) Responding to deviance promotes social unity. 
C) Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Deviance affirms cultural values and norms. 
B) Responding to deviance promotes social unity. 
C) Responding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime

Accepted Answer

A) is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B) is higher for people at higher class levels. 
C) is higher for people at in lower class levels. 
D) almost always involves middle-class people. 
A) is about the same for people of all class levels. 
B) is higher for people at higher class levels. 
C) is higher for people at in lower class levels. 
D) almost always involves middle-class people.

Question 9

Men, who represent about half the U.S.population, account for about _____ of all arrests for property crime.

Accepted Answer

A) 33 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 63 percent 
D) 98 percent 
A) 33 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 63 percent 
D) 98 percent

Question 10

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society as a whole.

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 12

What insights does feminist theory provide into our society's understanding of deviance? What criticisms does feminism make of sociological material found in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

Feminist theory provides important insig

Question 13

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Probation and parole are two types of community-based corrections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

Accepted Answer

A) during the late teenage years. 
B) in the late twenties. 
C) during the middle thirties. 
D) over age forty. 
A) during the late teenage years. 
B) in the late twenties. 
C) during the middle thirties. 
D) over age forty.

Question 16

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.Which of the following concepts describes these efforts to prevent further wrongdoing?

Accepted Answer

A) retribution 
B) deterrence 
C) social protection 
D) rehabilitation 
A) retribution 
B) deterrence 
C) social protection 
D) rehabilitation

Question 18

What is considered deviant is mostly the same behavior all around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz states that the label of "insanity" is widely applied to behavior that is actually only "different."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Alexander Liazos speaks for the social-conflict approach when he states that

Accepted Answer

A) powerless people are at the highest risk of being defined as deviant. 
B) deviance has both functions and dysfunctions. 
C) deviance exists only in the eye of the beholder. 
D) society should ignore victimless crime. 
A) powerless people are at the highest risk of being defined as deviant. 
B) deviance has both functions and dysfunctions. 
C) deviance exists only in the eye of the beholder. 
D) society should ignore victimless crime.

Exam 9: Deviance

The "medicalization of deviance" idea points to the fact that most crimes are committed by people who are under the influence of an illegal drug.

In terms of racial categories, most of the people arrested for FBI Index crimes in the United States are

What does the story about the conviction and imprisonment of Bruce Glover suggest about punishment in the United States?

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is

Which of the following statements illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

Many researchers agree that, in the United States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position.According to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, why would this be the case? How would a broader definition of crime

Which of the following are functions of deviance noted by Emile Durkheim?

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime

Men, who represent about half the U.S.population, account for about _____ of all arrests for property crime.

Emile Durkheim's analysis suggests it would be impossible for a society to completely eliminate deviance.

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society as a whole.

What insights does feminist theory provide into our society's understanding of deviance? What criticisms does feminism make of sociological material found in this chapter?

In general, people of higher social class position are less likely to be arrested for street crimes than people of lower class position.

Probation and parole are two types of community-based corrections.

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

Walter Reckless and Simon Dinitz developed containment theory, which claims that a strong superego helps boys stay out of trouble.

A judge sentences a young man who has committed several crimes to counseling and places him in a supportive foster home.Which of the following concepts describes these efforts to prevent further wrongdoing?

What is considered deviant is mostly the same behavior all around the world.

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz states that the label of "insanity" is widely applied to behavior that is actually only "different."

Alexander Liazos speaks for the social-conflict approach when he states that

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