Question 1

In industrialized societies,social sanctions are most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  associated with "an eye for an eye," as mentioned in the Bible. 
B)  focused on the criminal's individual circumstances. 
C)  public punishment, as in public hangings. 
D)  ignored by the criminal justice systems. 
A)  associated with "an eye for an eye," as mentioned in the Bible. 
B)  focused on the criminal's individual circumstances. 
C)  public punishment, as in public hangings. 
D)  ignored by the criminal justice systems.

Question 2

Jennifer goes into a local boutique and slips a bracelet into her purse.She successfully shoplifts for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ____________ deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)  undiscovered 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary 
A)  undiscovered 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  primary 
D)  secondary

Question 3

Using Durkheim's definitions,many early feminists (in the 1950s)would say that stay-at-home mothers were more likely to commit ____________ type of suicide.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Illegal drug dealing is an example of which of the following types of crimes,as defined by sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crimes 
B)  street crimes 
C)  violations 
D)  misdemeanors 
A)  white-collar crimes 
B)  street crimes 
C)  violations 
D)  misdemeanors

Question 5

As discussed in Chapter 6,the 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Bentham's term for circular buildings in which prisoners are watched by guards or others at all times is:

Accepted Answer

A)  prisons. 
B)  jails. 
C)  panopticons. 
D)  total institutions. 
A)  prisons. 
B)  jails. 
C)  panopticons. 
D)  total institutions.

In industrialized societies,social sanctions are most likely:

Jennifer goes into a local boutique and slips a bracelet into her purse.She successfully shoplifts for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ____________ deviance.

Using Durkheim's definitions,many early feminists (in the 1950s)would say that stay-at-home mothers were more likely to commit ____________ type of suicide.

Illegal drug dealing is an example of which of the following types of crimes,as defined by sociologists?

As discussed in Chapter 6,the 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

Bentham's term for circular buildings in which prisoners are watched by guards or others at all times is:

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 (in Core edition)

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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Exam 6: Social Control and Deviance

In industrialized societies,social sanctions are most likely:

Jennifer goes into a local boutique and slips a bracelet into her purse.She successfully shoplifts for the first time.Labeling theorists would call this ____________ deviance.

Using Durkheim's definitions,many early feminists (in the 1950s)would say that stay-at-home mothers were more likely to commit ____________ type of suicide.

Illegal drug dealing is an example of which of the following types of crimes,as defined by sociologists?

As discussed in Chapter 6,the 2003 U.S.Supreme Court case of Lawrence v.Texas:

Bentham's term for circular buildings in which prisoners are watched by guards or others at all times is:

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 (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

Filters