Exam 7: Deviance

Biological explanations of deviance have focused on such concerns as physiognomy, phrenology, and somatology.

Order theory assumes that deviants are really normal because we all break rules.

In explaining deviance, victim blamers point to children's ________, which implies that the culture of the group is not only deficient but also inferior.

Based on Merton's theory, deviance is a result of

A significant feature of differential association theory is the claim that pro-criminal tendencies are acquired in a process of social interaction.

The most blatant example of bias due to labeling is

Conflict theorists focus primarily on ________ crimes.

Describe the order theorist's attitude toward deviance.

Previous criminal offenders are arrested, on the average, ________ after leaving prison.

According to Durkheim, the true function of punishment is

Discuss the role that order theorists (e.g., Durkheim) see deviance playing in society.

The ________ on deviance has been criticized for its tendency to assume a conspiracy by the well-to-do and for proposing a utopian solution.

Freudian theory claims that the deviant is a person who has not developed an adequate ego to control the id.

Psychological theories of deviance would focus on

________ explanations for deviance focus on physical features, genetic anomalies, and brain malfunctions.

Deviance is

Order theorists point out that all views of rule violations have political implications.

The conflict approach is critical of explanations that focus on kinds of people and labeling because both explanations center on individual deviants and their crimes.

________ contends that society in defining what is illegal assigns deviant status to particular individuals, which in turn dominates their identities and behaviors.

The conflict perspective on deviance has been criticized for its tendency to assume a conspiracy by the well-to-do and for proposing a utopian solution.