Question 1

Which factor was NOT mentioned in your textbook as contributing to the decline of crime rates in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive law enforcement 
B) a declining market for crack cocaine 
C) the stigmatization of crack among young urban dwellers 
D) the booming economy of the 1990s 
E) changes in welfare laws 
A) aggressive law enforcement 
B) a declining market for crack cocaine 
C) the stigmatization of crack among young urban dwellers 
D) the booming economy of the 1990s 
E) changes in welfare laws E

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning hackers is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Hackers now have a largely positive public reputation. 
B) Hackers see themselves as criminals. 
C) Most activities that hackers engage in are criminal. 
D) The hacker community largely agrees with how it is perceived by the public. 
E) Kevin Mitnick has been described as the "world's most celebrated computer hacker." 
A) Hackers now have a largely positive public reputation. 
B) Hackers see themselves as criminals. 
C) Most activities that hackers engage in are criminal. 
D) The hacker community largely agrees with how it is perceived by the public. 
E) Kevin Mitnick has been described as the "world's most celebrated computer hacker." E

Question 3

Traditionally,police work involved controlling crime.Increasingly,however,police officers are:

Accepted Answer

A) deviants who are committing rather than preventing crime 
B) corrections officers who are herding criminals to prison 
C) knowledge workers who are mapping and predicting risk within the population 
D) safety patrollers who are guarding the health and welfare of citizens 
E) security guards who are a visible presence but ineffective 
A) deviants who are committing rather than preventing crime 
B) corrections officers who are herding criminals to prison 
C) knowledge workers who are mapping and predicting risk within the population 
D) safety patrollers who are guarding the health and welfare of citizens 
E) security guards who are a visible presence but ineffective C

Question 4

The term that describes rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of situations is:

Accepted Answer

A) value 
B) belief 
C) sanction 
D) norm 
E) institutionalization 
A) value 
B) belief 
C) sanction 
D) norm 
E) institutionalization

Question 5

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider to be LEAST related to crime?

Accepted Answer

A) widespread poverty 
B) the conditions of the inner cities 
C) the structure of society 
D) the deteriorating life circumstances of many young men 
E) the rising prison population 
A) widespread poverty 
B) the conditions of the inner cities 
C) the structure of society 
D) the deteriorating life circumstances of many young men 
E) the rising prison population

Question 6

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as:

Accepted Answer

A) a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants 
B) a set of characteristics of individuals or groups 
C) freely chosen 
D) a component of personality 
E) an act that is universally wrong 
A) a process of interaction between deviants and nondeviants 
B) a set of characteristics of individuals or groups 
C) freely chosen 
D) a component of personality 
E) an act that is universally wrong

Question 7

A survey of homeless youth in Canada shows a strong correlation between hunger,lack of shelter,and unemployment,on the one hand,and theft,prostitution,and even violent crime on the other.Whose theory of delinquency would best explain this relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) Émile Durkheim 
B) Richard A.Cloward and Lloyd E.Ohlin 
C) Edwin H.Sutherland 
D) Travis Hirschi 
E) Howard Becker 
A) Émile Durkheim 
B) Richard A.Cloward and Lloyd E.Ohlin 
C) Edwin H.Sutherland 
D) Travis Hirschi 
E) Howard Becker

Question 8

Which theory best explains why a neighborhood that had only minor problems such as abandoned cars and graffiti began to see an increase in other more serious types of property crime?

Accepted Answer

A) control theory 
B) broken windows theory 
C) conflict theory 
D) differential association theory 
E) labeling theory 
A) control theory 
B) broken windows theory 
C) conflict theory 
D) differential association theory 
E) labeling theory

Question 9

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and controls that deter it?

Accepted Answer

A) anomie theory 
B) strain theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) control theory 
E) labeling theory 
A) anomie theory 
B) strain theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) control theory 
E) labeling theory

Question 10

According to your textbook authors,which statement concerning deviance is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) All law breakers are deviants in all social contexts. 
B) Some people choose to be deviant. 
C) Some people are deviant because they are incapable of following the rules. 
D) Most of us, on some occasions, violate generally accepted rules of behavior. 
E) We are all rule creators. 
A) All law breakers are deviants in all social contexts. 
B) Some people choose to be deviant. 
C) Some people are deviant because they are incapable of following the rules. 
D) Most of us, on some occasions, violate generally accepted rules of behavior. 
E) We are all rule creators.

Question 11

A way of punishing criminal and deviant behavior based on rituals of public disapproval rather than incarceration is called:

Accepted Answer

A) deviance control 
B) differential control 
C) target hardening 
D) outing 
E) shaming 
A) deviance control 
B) differential control 
C) target hardening 
D) outing 
E) shaming

Question 12

In 2009,what percent of people in jail were men?

Accepted Answer

A) 12.2 percent 
B) 30.3 percent 
C) 45.4 percent 
D) 67.5 percent 
E) 87.8 percent 
A) 12.2 percent 
B) 30.3 percent 
C) 45.4 percent 
D) 67.5 percent 
E) 87.8 percent

Question 13

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Accepted Answer

A) strain theory 
B) differential association theory 
C) control theory 
D) conflict theory 
E) labeling theory 
A) strain theory 
B) differential association theory 
C) control theory 
D) conflict theory 
E) labeling theory

Question 14

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often joined together in delinquent subcultures that rejected middle-class values and replaced them with norms that celebrate defiance?

Accepted Answer

A) Albert Cohen 
B) Robert Merton 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Kingsley Davis 
E) Talcott Parsons 
A) Albert Cohen 
B) Robert Merton 
C) Émile Durkheim 
D) Kingsley Davis 
E) Talcott Parsons

Question 15

How does crime affect the lives of people who have little contact with the criminal justice system as victim or offender? Explain using examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.Corporate crime can af

Question 16

In the example given in the textbook about a car accident in Ontario,Canada,to which group did the police officer have to send information concerning the accident?

Accepted Answer

A) the provincial motor registry 
B) the automobile industry 
C) the insurance companies 
D) the public health system 
E) all of the above 
A) the provincial motor registry 
B) the automobile industry 
C) the insurance companies 
D) the public health system 
E) all of the above

Question 17

Crime typically carried out by people in the more affluent sectors of society is called:

Accepted Answer

A) organized crime 
B) white-collar crime 
C) serial crime 
D) index crime 
E) negligent crime 
A) organized crime 
B) white-collar crime 
C) serial crime 
D) index crime 
E) negligent crime

Question 18

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant persons and influences,compared to conventional influences?

Accepted Answer

A) anomie theory 
B) strain theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) control theory 
E) labeling theory 
A) anomie theory 
B) strain theory 
C) differential association theory 
D) control theory 
E) labeling theory

Question 19

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) deviance control 
B) differential control 
C) New Left realism 
D) target hardening 
E) shaming 
A) deviance control 
B) differential control 
C) New Left realism 
D) target hardening 
E) shaming

Question 20

The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that crime rates are:

Accepted Answer

A) functional, serving many positive functions 
B) social constructions 
C) actually higher than those reported by official agencies 
D) actually lower than those reported by official agencies 
E) about the same as those reported by official agencies, confirming the accuracy of those reports 
A) functional, serving many positive functions 
B) social constructions 
C) actually higher than those reported by official agencies 
D) actually lower than those reported by official agencies 
E) about the same as those reported by official agencies, confirming the accuracy of those reports

Which factor was NOT mentioned in your textbook as contributing to the decline of crime rates in the 1990s?

Which of the following statements concerning hackers is true?

Traditionally,police work involved controlling crime.Increasingly,however,police officers are:

The term that describes rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of situations is:

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider to be LEAST related to crime?

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as:

A survey of homeless youth in Canada shows a strong correlation between hunger,lack of shelter,and unemployment,on the one hand,and theft,prostitution,and even violent crime on the other.Whose theory of delinquency would best explain this relationship?

Which theory best explains why a neighborhood that had only minor problems such as abandoned cars and graffiti began to see an increase in other more serious types of property crime?

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and controls that deter it?

According to your textbook authors,which statement concerning deviance is NOT true?

A way of punishing criminal and deviant behavior based on rituals of public disapproval rather than incarceration is called:

In 2009,what percent of people in jail were men?

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often joined together in delinquent subcultures that rejected middle-class values and replaced them with norms that celebrate defiance?

How does crime affect the lives of people who have little contact with the criminal justice system as victim or offender? Explain using examples.

In the example given in the textbook about a car accident in Ontario,Canada,to which group did the police officer have to send information concerning the accident?

Crime typically carried out by people in the more affluent sectors of society is called:

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant persons and influences,compared to conventional influences?

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that crime rates are:

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Exam 6: Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Which factor was NOT mentioned in your textbook as contributing to the decline of crime rates in the 1990s?

Which of the following statements concerning hackers is true?

Traditionally,police work involved controlling crime.Increasingly,however,police officers are:

The term that describes rules of conduct that specify appropriate behavior in a given range of situations is:

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider to be LEAST related to crime?

From the perspective of labeling theory,deviance is seen as:

A survey of homeless youth in Canada shows a strong correlation between hunger,lack of shelter,and unemployment,on the one hand,and theft,prostitution,and even violent crime on the other.Whose theory of delinquency would best explain this relationship?

Which theory best explains why a neighborhood that had only minor problems such as abandoned cars and graffiti began to see an increase in other more serious types of property crime?

Which theory views crime as the outcome of an imbalance between impulses toward criminal activity and controls that deter it?

According to your textbook authors,which statement concerning deviance is NOT true?

A way of punishing criminal and deviant behavior based on rituals of public disapproval rather than incarceration is called:

In 2009,what percent of people in jail were men?

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Which researcher found that boys in the lower working class who are frustrated with their positions in life often joined together in delinquent subcultures that rejected middle-class values and replaced them with norms that celebrate defiance?

How does crime affect the lives of people who have little contact with the criminal justice system as victim or offender? Explain using examples.

In the example given in the textbook about a car accident in Ontario,Canada,to which group did the police officer have to send information concerning the accident?

Crime typically carried out by people in the more affluent sectors of society is called:

Which theory proposes that we become deviant when exposed to a higher level of deviant persons and influences,compared to conventional influences?

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that crime rates are:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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