Question 1

A concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,__________,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  egoism 
B)  altruism 
C)  fatalism 
D)  anomie 
A)  egoism 
B)  altruism 
C)  fatalism 
D)  anomie

Question 2

In 1982,states spent $15 billion on corrections.In 2010,states spent _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  $18.5 billion 
B)  $28.5 billion 
C)  $38.5 billion 
D)  $48.5 billion 
A)  $18.5 billion 
B)  $28.5 billion 
C)  $38.5 billion 
D)  $48.5 billion

Question 3

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is:

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie 
B)  alienation 
C)  conformity 
D)  deviance 
A)  anomie 
B)  alienation 
C)  conformity 
D)  deviance

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviants help us understand what is considered right and wrong. 
B)  We try very hard to avoid the sanctions that result from doing wrong. 
C)  We try to avoid deviance so that we will not be treated as social outcasts. 
D)  Noncriminals learn from experienced criminals how to commit crime. 
A)  Deviants help us understand what is considered right and wrong. 
B)  We try very hard to avoid the sanctions that result from doing wrong. 
C)  We try to avoid deviance so that we will not be treated as social outcasts. 
D)  Noncriminals learn from experienced criminals how to commit crime.

Question 5

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  France 
D)  United States

Question 6

In 2011,what percentage of people in jail were men?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  67 percent 
D)  93 percent 
A)  30 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  67 percent 
D)  93 percent

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned response 
B)  symbolic response 
C)  sanction 
D)  norm 
A)  conditioned response 
B)  symbolic response 
C)  sanction 
D)  norm

Question 8

Which of the following disciplines tends to NOT place the source of deviant behavior exclusively within an individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroscience 
B)  genetics 
C)  sociology 
D)  psychology 
A)  neuroscience 
B)  genetics 
C)  sociology 
D)  psychology

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student must

Question 10

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes,such as traffic violations and drinking and using drugs in public?

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 11

Which of the following is NOT an example of corporate crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  A pesticide company dumps pollutants into the local river. 
B)  A food manufacturer puts false nutrition information on its product labels. 
C)  An automobile company manufactures and knowingly sells an SUV that rolls over easily. 
D)  An organized crime group engages in sex trafficking. 
A)  A pesticide company dumps pollutants into the local river. 
B)  A food manufacturer puts false nutrition information on its product labels. 
C)  An automobile company manufactures and knowingly sells an SUV that rolls over easily. 
D)  An organized crime group engages in sex trafficking.

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning the Uniform Crime Reports is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The reports contain official data reported to law enforcement agencies. 
B)  The reports focus on index crimes. 
C)  The reports accurately reflect crime rates. 
D)  The reports include only those crimes reported to law enforcement agencies. 
A)  The reports contain official data reported to law enforcement agencies. 
B)  The reports focus on index crimes. 
C)  The reports accurately reflect crime rates. 
D)  The reports include only those crimes reported to law enforcement agencies.

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no such thing as a genetic predisposition. 
B)  There are genetic predispositions,but they have no impact on human behavior. 
C)  A baby with a genetic predisposition for alcoholism would not likely become a problem drinker if his or her social environment provided few opportunities to drink. 
D)  There is a genetic predisposition for alcoholism that will cause those with that predisposition to become alcoholics,regardless of environment. 
A)  There is no such thing as a genetic predisposition. 
B)  There are genetic predispositions,but they have no impact on human behavior. 
C)  A baby with a genetic predisposition for alcoholism would not likely become a problem drinker if his or her social environment provided few opportunities to drink. 
D)  There is a genetic predisposition for alcoholism that will cause those with that predisposition to become alcoholics,regardless of environment.

Question 14

Apply control theory to explain why people in their late teens are more likely to commit crime than older people.

Accepted Answer

Control theory has been used to explain

Question 15

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological view 
B)  psychological view 
C)  sociological view 
D)  evolutionary view 
A)  biological view 
B)  psychological view 
C)  sociological view 
D)  evolutionary view

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Crime is a personal choice that is not shaped by social context. 
B)  Definitions of deviance vary based on social context. 
C)  Crime depends on the social institutions of a society. 
D)  Crime results from lack of moral regulation within society. 
A)  Crime is a personal choice that is not shaped by social context. 
B)  Definitions of deviance vary based on social context. 
C)  Crime depends on the social institutions of a society. 
D)  Crime results from lack of moral regulation within society.

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning white-collar crime is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of money involved in crimes against property (robberies,burglaries,larceny,forgeries,and car thefts)is forty times greater than the amount involved in white-collar crimes. 
B)  Authorities regard white-collar crime in a more tolerant light than crimes of the less privileged. 
C)  Rarely do people caught committing white-collar crime go to jail. 
D)  The manufacture or sale of dangerous products is a type of white-collar crime. 
A)  The amount of money involved in crimes against property (robberies,burglaries,larceny,forgeries,and car thefts)is forty times greater than the amount involved in white-collar crimes. 
B)  Authorities regard white-collar crime in a more tolerant light than crimes of the less privileged. 
C)  Rarely do people caught committing white-collar crime go to jail. 
D)  The manufacture or sale of dangerous products is a type of white-collar crime.

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates community policing?

Accepted Answer

A)  taking seriously even minor crimes,such as public drunkenness 
B)  community organizations,government agencies,and businesses working together to help repair urban decay 
C)  the installation of burglar alarms 
D)  public shaming of offenders 
A)  taking seriously even minor crimes,such as public drunkenness 
B)  community organizations,government agencies,and businesses working together to help repair urban decay 
C)  the installation of burglar alarms 
D)  public shaming of offenders

Question 19

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox business but are illegal are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  white-collar crime 
B)  corporate crime 
C)  index crime 
D)  organized crime 
A)  white-collar crime 
B)  corporate crime 
C)  index crime 
D)  organized crime

Question 20

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider LEAST related to high rates of violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread poverty 
B)  the conditions of the inner cities 
C)  the deteriorating life circumstances of many young men 
D)  insufficient number of prisons 
A)  widespread poverty 
B)  the conditions of the inner cities 
C)  the deteriorating life circumstances of many young men 
D)  insufficient number of prisons

A concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,__________,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

In 1982,states spent $15 billion on corrections.In 2010,states spent _____.

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is:

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

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

In 2011,what percentage of people in jail were men?

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

Which of the following disciplines tends to NOT place the source of deviant behavior exclusively within an individual?

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

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes,such as traffic violations and drinking and using drugs in public?

Which of the following is NOT an example of corporate crime?

Which of the following statements concerning the Uniform Crime Reports is NOT true?

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?

Apply control theory to explain why people in their late teens are more likely to commit crime than older people.

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

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

Which of the following statements concerning white-collar crime is NOT true?

Which of the following best illustrates community policing?

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox business but are illegal are called:

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider LEAST related to high rates of violent crime?

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

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Exam 6: Conformity, deviance, and Crime

A concept Émile Durkheim brought into wide usage in sociology,__________,refers to a situation in which social norms lose their hold over individual behavior.

In 1982,states spent $15 billion on corrections.In 2010,states spent _____.

The term used to describe modes of action that do not conform to the norms or values most members of a group or society hold is:

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

Which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate?

In 2011,what percentage of people in jail were men?

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

Which of the following disciplines tends to NOT place the source of deviant behavior exclusively within an individual?

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

Which theory served as the basis for new policing strategies in the late 1980s and 1990s that aggressively focused on minor crimes,such as traffic violations and drinking and using drugs in public?

Which of the following is NOT an example of corporate crime?

Which of the following statements concerning the Uniform Crime Reports is NOT true?

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?

Apply control theory to explain why people in their late teens are more likely to commit crime than older people.

Theorizing that terrorists have a certain personality profile is an example of which view of deviance?

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

Which of the following statements concerning white-collar crime is NOT true?

Which of the following best illustrates community policing?

Forms of activity that have some of the characteristics of orthodox business but are illegal are called:

Which of the following factors would sociologists consider LEAST related to high rates of violent crime?

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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