Question 1

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive formal sanction 
B)  negative formal sanction 
C)  positive informal sanction 
D)  negative informal sanction 
A)  positive formal sanction 
B)  negative formal sanction 
C)  positive informal sanction 
D)  negative informal sanction D

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT reflective of control theory?

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A)  You have a strong attachment to friends who value good grades and hard work; therefore you value good grades and hard work. 
B)  You are a high school dropout,so you have little to lose by being arrested. 
C)  School and work keep you constantly busy,so you have little time to spend engaged in deviant activities. 
D)  You engage in deviance as a political act. 
A)  You have a strong attachment to friends who value good grades and hard work; therefore you value good grades and hard work. 
B)  You are a high school dropout,so you have little to lose by being arrested. 
C)  School and work keep you constantly busy,so you have little time to spend engaged in deviant activities. 
D)  You engage in deviance as a political act. D

Question 3

At what age is a person most likely to be arrested for a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  13 or 14 
B)  18 or 19 
C)  25 or 26 
D)  35 or 36 
A)  13 or 14 
B)  18 or 19 
C)  25 or 26 
D)  35 or 36 B

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

How is it possible that a person can be both a conformist and a deviant? Explain using examples.

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To answer this question,the student must

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

One reason is that the profit is simply

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  conformists 
B)  innovators 
C)  ritualists 
D)  retreatists 
A)  conformists 
B)  innovators 
C)  ritualists 
D)  retreatists

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student shou

Question 10

Which of the following best describes Americans' beliefs about capital punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of Americans have always supported capital punishment. 
B)  The majority of Americans have always opposed capital punishment. 
C)  The majority of adults supported capital punishment in 2012. 
D)  Most adults supported capital punishment in 1965. 
A)  The majority of Americans have always supported capital punishment. 
B)  The majority of Americans have always opposed capital punishment. 
C)  The majority of adults supported capital punishment in 2012. 
D)  Most adults supported capital punishment in 1965.

Question 11

An experiment by sociologist Devah Pager showed that __________ is most likely to be hired.

Accepted Answer

A)  a white man with no criminal record 
B)  a white man with a criminal record 
C)  a black man with no criminal record 
D)  a black man with a criminal record 
A)  a white man with no criminal record 
B)  a white man with a criminal record 
C)  a black man with no criminal record 
D)  a black man with a criminal record

Question 12

From the perspective of the new criminology,laws:

Accepted Answer

A)  are neutral 
B)  are applied evenly across the population 
C)  are used by the powerful to maintain their own privileged positions 
D)  protect the working class from being exploited by the capitalist elite 
A)  are neutral 
B)  are applied evenly across the population 
C)  are used by the powerful to maintain their own privileged positions 
D)  protect the working class from being exploited by the capitalist elite

Question 13

The term that describes practical measures used to limit a criminal's ability to commit crime is:

Accepted Answer

A)  deviance control 
B)  differential associating 
C)  broken windows fixing 
D)  target hardening 
A)  deviance control 
B)  differential associating 
C)  broken windows fixing 
D)  target hardening

Question 14

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of relative deprivation among those at the bottom 
B)  inadequate socialization of the poor 
C)  the rise of deviant subcultures 
D)  the ability of communities to afford more police officers 
A)  a sense of relative deprivation among those at the bottom 
B)  inadequate socialization of the poor 
C)  the rise of deviant subcultures 
D)  the ability of communities to afford more police officers

Question 15

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

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To answer this question,the student must

Question 19

Fifteen-year-old Diego is arrested and spends thirty days in juvenile detention.He begins to see himself as a delinquent while there.When he is released,he commits more crimes.Edwin Lemert would consider the crimes Diego commits after being released:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary deviance 
B)  secondary deviance 
C)  tertiary deviance 
D)  anomic deviance 
A)  primary deviance 
B)  secondary deviance 
C)  tertiary deviance 
D)  anomic deviance

Question 20

Which of the following statements about prisons is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cost to keep a prisoner in the federal prison system for one is year is very low,about $6,000 per year. 
B)  Spending time in prison makes it unlikely that the ex-felon will ever commit another crime. 
C)  Spending time in prison often makes the ex-felon a more hardened criminal. 
D)  The average convict serves most of his sentence. 
A)  The cost to keep a prisoner in the federal prison system for one is year is very low,about $6,000 per year. 
B)  Spending time in prison makes it unlikely that the ex-felon will ever commit another crime. 
C)  Spending time in prison often makes the ex-felon a more hardened criminal. 
D)  The average convict serves most of his sentence.

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a:

Which of the following statements is NOT reflective of control theory?

At what age is a person most likely to be arrested for a crime?

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

How is it possible that a person can be both a conformist and a deviant? Explain using examples.

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

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

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

Which of the following best describes Americans' beliefs about capital punishment?

An experiment by sociologist Devah Pager showed that __________ is most likely to be hired.

From the perspective of the new criminology,laws:

The term that describes practical measures used to limit a criminal's ability to commit crime is:

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

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

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

Fifteen-year-old Diego is arrested and spends thirty days in juvenile detention.He begins to see himself as a delinquent while there.When he is released,he commits more crimes.Edwin Lemert would consider the crimes Diego commits after being released:

Which of the following statements about prisons is true?

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Exam 6: Conformity, deviance, and Crime

A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a:

Which of the following statements is NOT reflective of control theory?

At what age is a person most likely to be arrested for a crime?

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

How is it possible that a person can be both a conformist and a deviant? Explain using examples.

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

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

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

Which of the following best describes Americans' beliefs about capital punishment?

An experiment by sociologist Devah Pager showed that __________ is most likely to be hired.

From the perspective of the new criminology,laws:

The term that describes practical measures used to limit a criminal's ability to commit crime is:

According to Robert Merton,at a time when society as a whole is becoming more affluent,why do crime rates continue to rise?

Which theory would Karl Marx agree with the most?

Putting locks on mailboxes is an example of:

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

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

Fifteen-year-old Diego is arrested and spends thirty days in juvenile detention.He begins to see himself as a delinquent while there.When he is released,he commits more crimes.Edwin Lemert would consider the crimes Diego commits after being released:

Which of the following statements about prisons is true?

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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