Question 1

The sociology of deviance explains the way some:

Accepted Answer

A) Behaviours are defined as deviant and others as conformist 
B) People behave in order to conform 
C) Behaviours attract attention in society 
D) People behave in order to be different 
A) Behaviours are defined as deviant and others as conformist 
B) People behave in order to conform 
C) Behaviours attract attention in society 
D) People behave in order to be different A

Question 2

Non-sociological theories attempt to locate deviance according to the kinds of people that commit deviant acts.All of the following are kinds of people theories,EXCEPT which?

Accepted Answer

A) Religious 
B) Biological 
C) Psychology 
D) Norms 
A) Religious 
B) Biological 
C) Psychology 
D) Norms D

Question 3

Draw on Sumner's (1994)work to examine whether deviance is dead and whether there is only difference.

Accepted Answer

Student response should include a summary of Sumner's argument that there is no longer a sociology of deviance.Apply different perspectives or theories of deviance to analyse each point.

Question 4

Identify the perspective that analyses society as a multiplicity of social worlds where the boundaries between us and them are fluid.

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalist 
B) Post-structuralist 
C) Marxist 
D) Elitist 
A) Functionalist 
B) Post-structuralist 
C) Marxist 
D) Elitist

Question 5

Who concluded that there is no longer a sociology of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) Becker 
B) Summer 
C) Sumner 
D) Downes 
A) Becker 
B) Summer 
C) Sumner 
D) Downes

Question 6

Retrieve some crime statistics from a government website and choose one table or graph which shows crime over a period of time.Explain what the crime data reports and evaluate what the data indicates about a larger social process.

Accepted Answer

Student response could describe the data

Question 7

Becker's (1963)labelling theory is an example of which sociological approach to deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) Functionalist 
B) Symbolic interactionist 
C) Marxist 
D) Structuralist 
A) Functionalist 
B) Symbolic interactionist 
C) Marxist 
D) Structuralist

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a criticism made by the Left Realism perspective about labelling theory?

Accepted Answer

A) That the working classes are disproportionately the victims of crime and that they have few resources to combat it 
B) The marginalisation of the working classes is central to any explanation of crime 
C) Subcultural factors such as definitions of masculinity can contribute to some types of crime 
D) Those who are rule breakers are outsiders and as such will remain deviant 
A) That the working classes are disproportionately the victims of crime and that they have few resources to combat it 
B) The marginalisation of the working classes is central to any explanation of crime 
C) Subcultural factors such as definitions of masculinity can contribute to some types of crime 
D) Those who are rule breakers are outsiders and as such will remain deviant

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the notion that people feel disadvantaged after comparing their circumstances unfavourably with others?

Accepted Answer

A) Labelling 
B) Definition of the situation 
C) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) Relative deprivation 
A) Labelling 
B) Definition of the situation 
C) Self-fulfilling prophecy 
D) Relative deprivation

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate statement about youth gangs in Australia?

Accepted Answer

A) They are a myth constructed by the media 
B) They are always attached to bike groups 
C) They are prevalent in the suburbs 
D) They have multiple leaders and are usually armed 
A) They are a myth constructed by the media 
B) They are always attached to bike groups 
C) They are prevalent in the suburbs 
D) They have multiple leaders and are usually armed

Question 11

According to symbolic interactionist theories:

Accepted Answer

A) Deviance is created by deviants 
B) Deviance follows rule-breaking behaviour 
C) If individuals expect people to behave in a deviant way,deviant behaviour will occur 
D) Insights gained from labelling theory have failed to change social policy 
A) Deviance is created by deviants 
B) Deviance follows rule-breaking behaviour 
C) If individuals expect people to behave in a deviant way,deviant behaviour will occur 
D) Insights gained from labelling theory have failed to change social policy

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a belief held by the jazz musicians Becker (1963)researched?

Accepted Answer

A) We don't need to conform 
B) We are not subject mechanisms of social control 
C) The same rules do not apply to us 
D) They need to fit in 
A) We don't need to conform 
B) We are not subject mechanisms of social control 
C) The same rules do not apply to us 
D) They need to fit in

Question 13

Cohen's (1955)research on delinquent subcultures found all EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Deviant or criminal subcultures share goals similar to mainstream culture 
B) Behaviour that appears irrational by mainstream individuals may be rational to gang members 
C) Subcultures may emerge when individuals in certain structural situations cannot achieve mainstream goals 
D) Working-class boys experienced status frustration 
A) Deviant or criminal subcultures share goals similar to mainstream culture 
B) Behaviour that appears irrational by mainstream individuals may be rational to gang members 
C) Subcultures may emerge when individuals in certain structural situations cannot achieve mainstream goals 
D) Working-class boys experienced status frustration

Question 14

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Altruistic suicide 
B) Egoistic suicide 
C) Anomic suicide 
D) Anomie 
A) Altruistic suicide 
B) Egoistic suicide 
C) Anomic suicide 
D) Anomie

Question 15

Research a picture/photograph of an individual who is a member of a subcultural group.Using labelling theory,argue in what ways the picture/photograph defines this individual as being a member of a subculture,remembering to clearly define what is deviant or different in comparison to the norm.

Accepted Answer

Student response could describe the pers

Question 16

Using the example of the American dream,which behaviour is not represented by one of Robert Merton's five types of adaptations according to his structural strain theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob and Jane are pursuing the American dream by working hard,saving their money and investing in the stock market as a way to get ahead 
B) Kate fully believes in the American dream and works hard as a medical doctor while leading political demonstrations advocating political revolutions to build a better society 
C) George is a hippie that doesn't believe in the American dream and spends most of his days in a marijuana-induced state of bliss 
D) Mary and Mike really want to achieve the American dream but lack skills needed in the job market so they have developed an illegal trade selling term papers to university students 
A) Bob and Jane are pursuing the American dream by working hard,saving their money and investing in the stock market as a way to get ahead 
B) Kate fully believes in the American dream and works hard as a medical doctor while leading political demonstrations advocating political revolutions to build a better society 
C) George is a hippie that doesn't believe in the American dream and spends most of his days in a marijuana-induced state of bliss 
D) Mary and Mike really want to achieve the American dream but lack skills needed in the job market so they have developed an illegal trade selling term papers to university students

Question 17

In what way did Merton (1938,1968)adopt and differ to Durkheim's theory of anomie in his strain theory of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) Merton considered that anomie was a cause of deviance 
B) Merton argued that some social structures exert pressures on particular individuals to undertake non-conformist behaviours 
C) Merton thought that structural strain was when there was a dysfunction between culturally defined goals and legitimate institutionalised means of achieving them 
D) Merton thought that some people had to choose illegitimate goals if they were to adapt to social structures 
A) Merton considered that anomie was a cause of deviance 
B) Merton argued that some social structures exert pressures on particular individuals to undertake non-conformist behaviours 
C) Merton thought that structural strain was when there was a dysfunction between culturally defined goals and legitimate institutionalised means of achieving them 
D) Merton thought that some people had to choose illegitimate goals if they were to adapt to social structures

Question 18

According to Michel Foucault:

Accepted Answer

A) Self-regulation is an ultimate goal in the normalisation process 
B) Religion altered the nature of punishment to be guided by professional knowledge 
C) Contemporary agents of social control are highly visible 
D) Power is located in unusual events that break the patterns of everyday life 
A) Self-regulation is an ultimate goal in the normalisation process 
B) Religion altered the nature of punishment to be guided by professional knowledge 
C) Contemporary agents of social control are highly visible 
D) Power is located in unusual events that break the patterns of everyday life

Question 19

Which if the following is NOT part of how Queer theory analyses deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) Deconstructs gender roles 
B) Recognises a wide range of sexualised behaviours 
C) Challenges the way social difference is tolerated 
D) Affirms the masculinity femininity binary 
A) Deconstructs gender roles 
B) Recognises a wide range of sexualised behaviours 
C) Challenges the way social difference is tolerated 
D) Affirms the masculinity femininity binary

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of Merton's (1938,1968)typologies of the ways individuals adapt to strain?

Accepted Answer

A) Conformity 
B) Rebellion 
C) Religion 
D) Innovation 
A) Conformity 
B) Rebellion 
C) Religion 
D) Innovation

The sociology of deviance explains the way some:

Non-sociological theories attempt to locate deviance according to the kinds of people that commit deviant acts.All of the following are kinds of people theories,EXCEPT which?

Draw on Sumner's (1994)work to examine whether deviance is dead and whether there is only difference.

Identify the perspective that analyses society as a multiplicity of social worlds where the boundaries between us and them are fluid.

Who concluded that there is no longer a sociology of deviance?

Retrieve some crime statistics from a government website and choose one table or graph which shows crime over a period of time.Explain what the crime data reports and evaluate what the data indicates about a larger social process.

Becker's (1963)labelling theory is an example of which sociological approach to deviance?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism made by the Left Realism perspective about labelling theory?

Which of the following best describes the notion that people feel disadvantaged after comparing their circumstances unfavourably with others?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about youth gangs in Australia?

According to symbolic interactionist theories:

Which of the following is NOT a belief held by the jazz musicians Becker (1963)researched?

Cohen's (1955)research on delinquent subcultures found all EXCEPT:

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 are an example of:

Research a picture/photograph of an individual who is a member of a subcultural group.Using labelling theory,argue in what ways the picture/photograph defines this individual as being a member of a subculture,remembering to clearly define what is deviant or different in comparison to the norm.

Using the example of the American dream,which behaviour is not represented by one of Robert Merton's five types of adaptations according to his structural strain theory?

In what way did Merton (1938,1968)adopt and differ to Durkheim's theory of anomie in his strain theory of deviance?

According to Michel Foucault:

Which if the following is NOT part of how Queer theory analyses deviance?

Which of the following is NOT one of Merton's (1938,1968)typologies of the ways individuals adapt to strain?

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Exam 9: Deviance or Difference

The sociology of deviance explains the way some:

Non-sociological theories attempt to locate deviance according to the kinds of people that commit deviant acts.All of the following are kinds of people theories,EXCEPT which?

Draw on Sumner's (1994)work to examine whether deviance is dead and whether there is only difference.

Identify the perspective that analyses society as a multiplicity of social worlds where the boundaries between us and them are fluid.

Who concluded that there is no longer a sociology of deviance?

Retrieve some crime statistics from a government website and choose one table or graph which shows crime over a period of time.Explain what the crime data reports and evaluate what the data indicates about a larger social process.

Becker's (1963)labelling theory is an example of which sociological approach to deviance?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism made by the Left Realism perspective about labelling theory?

Which of the following best describes the notion that people feel disadvantaged after comparing their circumstances unfavourably with others?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about youth gangs in Australia?

According to symbolic interactionist theories:

Which of the following is NOT a belief held by the jazz musicians Becker (1963)researched?

Cohen's (1955)research on delinquent subcultures found all EXCEPT:

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 are an example of:

Research a picture/photograph of an individual who is a member of a subcultural group.Using labelling theory,argue in what ways the picture/photograph defines this individual as being a member of a subculture,remembering to clearly define what is deviant or different in comparison to the norm.

Using the example of the American dream,which behaviour is not represented by one of Robert Merton's five types of adaptations according to his structural strain theory?

In what way did Merton (1938,1968)adopt and differ to Durkheim's theory of anomie in his strain theory of deviance?

According to Michel Foucault:

Which if the following is NOT part of how Queer theory analyses deviance?

Which of the following is NOT one of Merton's (1938,1968)typologies of the ways individuals adapt to strain?

What Is Sociology

Class

Aboriginality and Australias Indigenous Peoples

The Uses of Gender

Ethnicity and Immigration: Challenging the National Imaginary

The Knowledge Generation

Illness,health and the Pursuit of Wellbeing

Personal Lives

The Working Environment

Power and the State

Religion and Spirituality

Globalisation and the City

From Mass Media to Social Media

Changing the Climate: Modernity at Its Limits

Sociological Theory

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