Exam 6: Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Referring to the recent study mentioned in your textbook of New Zealand children that investigated whether a child's propensity for aggression was linked to biological factors present at birth,with which statement would those researchers most likely agree?

Two groups of boys,one working class and the other middle class,engage in equal amounts of delinquent activities.One group is considered "just boys being boys," and the other is considered "troublemakers." Which of the following theories best explains this difference?

A subculture whose members hold values that differ substantially from those of the majority is called:

__________ are norms defined by governments as principles that their citizens must follow; a __________ is any type of behavior that violates these norms.

Discuss the ways in which deviance is functional.Give examples.

What is the biological view of deviance? What are some of the weaknesses of this approach?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about psychopaths?

Which of the following statements does NOT represent the sociological perspective on deviance?

In Robert Merton's typology,drug dealers would be:

Those who study the functions of deviance would probably NOT refer to which example as a function that deviance performs?

Compare and contrast labeling theory with the new criminology perspective.Which theory do you think better explains crime? Explain.

Which of the following statements would Émile Durkheim DISAGREE with?

Why have efforts to significantly decrease the supply of illegal drugs in the United States failed?

Compare and contrast differential association theory with control theory.Which theory do you think better explains crime? Explain.

A mode of reward or punishment that reinforces socially expected forms of behavior is called a: