Question 1

In the United States,even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years,the number of people in prison has gone up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Mike reports the theft of his dirt bike from the front yard of his house.The police would record this as which type of crime?

Accepted Answer

A) burglary 
B) larceny-theft 
C) robbery 
D) auto-theft 
A) burglary 
B) larceny-theft 
C) robbery 
D) auto-theft

Question 3

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term _______ correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system.

Accepted Answer

A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel 
A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel

Question 4

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

Accepted Answer

A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing." 
B) drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing. 
C) promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing. 
D) when people steal drugs to self-medicate. 
A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing." 
B) drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing. 
C) promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing. 
D) when people steal drugs to self-medicate.

Question 5

Participating in the subculture that Elijah Anderson describes as "the code of the streets" raises the risk that young people will end up

Accepted Answer

A) conforming to conventional morality. 
B) doing better than their parents. 
C) having a career in law enforcement. 
D) in jail or worse. 
A) conforming to conventional morality. 
B) doing better than their parents. 
C) having a career in law enforcement. 
D) in jail or worse.

Question 6

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

Accepted Answer

A) the most serious episodes of deviance. 
B) actions that parents define as deviant. 
C) a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
D) the experience of deviance early in life. 
A) the most serious episodes of deviance. 
B) actions that parents define as deviant. 
C) a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept. 
D) the experience of deviance early in life.

Question 7

Biological factors,including genetics,explain most criminal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

Accepted Answer

A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel 
A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel

Question 9

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

Accepted Answer

A) how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior. 
B) the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C) how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D) how others respond to the race,ethnicity,gender,and class of the individual. 
A) how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior. 
B) the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior. 
C) how well a person can contain deviant impulses. 
D) how others respond to the race,ethnicity,gender,and class of the individual.

Question 10

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone,who made a lot of money breaking the law.

Accepted Answer

A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel 
A) innovator 
B) ritualist 
C) retreatist 
D) rebel

Question 11

Robert Merton claimed that the "strains of masculinity" are an important cause of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle.Marco begins to drink even more,becomes bitter,and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers.According to Lemert,Marco's situation illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) the onset of primary deviance. 
B) the onset of secondary deviance. 
C) the formation of a deviant subculture. 
D) the onset of retreatism. 
A) the onset of primary deviance. 
B) the onset of secondary deviance. 
C) the formation of a deviant subculture. 
D) the onset of retreatism.

Question 13

Feminist theory claims that women,compared to men,are subject to greater social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

Accepted Answer

A) all crimes that take place. 
B) offenses cleared by arrest. 
C) offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D) offenses known to the police. 
A) all crimes that take place. 
B) offenses cleared by arrest. 
C) offenses resulting in a criminal conviction. 
D) offenses known to the police.

Question 16

Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that

Accepted Answer

A) deviance is only what people label as deviant. 
B) most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives. 
C) mental illness is a myth so that "insanity" is only "differences" that bother other people. 
D) our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill. 
A) deviance is only what people label as deviant. 
B) most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives. 
C) mental illness is a myth so that "insanity" is only "differences" that bother other people. 
D) our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill.

Question 17

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance,___________ refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them.

Accepted Answer

A) innovation 
B) ritualism 
C) retreatism 
D) rebellion 
A) innovation 
B) ritualism 
C) retreatism 
D) rebellion

Question 19

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 20

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

Accepted Answer

A) very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization." 
B) there has been very little research of this kind. 
C) there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people. 
D) most people who commit crimes have normal personalities. 
A) very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization." 
B) there has been very little research of this kind. 
C) there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people. 
D) most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.

Exam 9: Deviance

In the United States,even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years,the number of people in prison has gone up.

Mike reports the theft of his dirt bike from the front yard of his house.The police would record this as which type of crime?

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term _______ correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system.

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

Participating in the subculture that Elijah Anderson describes as "the code of the streets" raises the risk that young people will end up

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

Biological factors,including genetics,explain most criminal behavior.

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone,who made a lot of money breaking the law.

Robert Merton claimed that the "strains of masculinity" are an important cause of crime.

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle.Marco begins to drink even more,becomes bitter,and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers.According to Lemert,Marco's situation illustrates

Feminist theory claims that women,compared to men,are subject to greater social control.

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

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

In Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance,___________ refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them.

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

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

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