Exam 15: Deviance and Crime

A lower-class visible minority male steals $100 from a local variety store in order to buy groceries for his family.He is arrested,convicted,and sent to jail for six months.A white male steals $100 million from his investors to pay for his luxurious homes and lavish parties.He is arrested but not convicted.Using what you've learned in this chapter,explain this.

According to the text,what does the saying,"if it bleeds,it leads" demonstrate about the media's crime coverage?

Which situation would be classified specifically as a "moral panic"?

Delores takes night classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights.At first,she was concerned that a potential burglar might notice she was away from home on those nights.She decided to put timers on her living room lamps so they would go on,making it look like she was at home.According to the text,what theory of crime is Delores addressing with her anticrime strategy?

Which approach is the importance of attachment central to?

Describe and explain the difference between deviance and crime.Why do sociologists argue that crime and deviance are relative?

Why do crime stories figure so prominently in the media?

A researcher says that crime is a young person's game.Which of the following is he talking about?

Which approach proposes the central idea that social structure exerts pressure upon certain people to avoid conforming?

In a sleepy little southern Ontario town,a newspaper puts the headlines "Gang Activity" on a story about some teenagers who were singing drinking songs while walking down the middle of the main street in the early hours of Saturday morning.What is the term for this style of media representation?

Which theory is the basis of Canada's "tough on crime" stance and proposed legislation?

A young woman is experiencing a host of generalized stresses: she is frustrated with her friends;her parents and teachers don't connect with her;and her mom and dad are separating.Consequently,she starts acting out by oversexualizing,and she feels a relief from her pressures.What theory of crime best explains this case?

If crime rates are actually decreasing,why is the public fear of crime on the increase? How do sociologists account for the crime decrease during the 1990s?

Discuss the statement: "All crime is,by definition,deviant behaviour,but not all forms of deviance are criminal."

The class is expecting a lecture on sociological theory.The professor walks in and begins to yell and swear at the class.According to the text,how is this behaviour classified?

Norms enshrined in the criminal law tend to reflect greater consensus about the wrongfulness of the act.

What can we conclude about official crime statistics?

In a discussion with his friend Julian,Barack argues that prisons are doing a very poor job of rehabilitating inmates.Which statement would Barack use to substantiate his assertion?

One theory of crime suggests that women's crime rates will increase as more women enter the labour force and assume power,while simultaneously being less involved as wives and mothers.Which theory posits this notion?

Jason is 18 years old and wore a shirt and tie to meet his potential new boss.However,he did not change his lime-green hair or remove his lip ring before the interview.What would his hair colour and lip ring be considered?