Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

Explain labeling theory,describe how it is linked to conflict theory,and give an example of how the two theories may be applied together.

John want to be a sociology major who studies the social cause of crime.He is majoring in .

Within corporations,most of those who are engaged in deviant behavior are unaware that their behavior is illegitimate.

Which of the following questions about deviance is more psychological than sociological?

Smoking as deviant emerged due to what social reality?

Sociologists would consider crime to be a form ofdeviance.

Which of these statements about functionalist theory is false?

According to Merton,members of theare most likely to experience the structural strain that produces deviance.

Over time it is possible for some previously accepted behaviors to come to be considered as deviant.

The sociology of deviance has focused heavily on mental illness and crime.

Which of the following would be of the least interest to sociologists studying drug and alcohol use?

Which of these statements about deviant identity from a labeling perspective is false?

While stigmas are easily earned they are also fairly easy to shed and return to a non-stigmatized identity.

The FBI views terrorism as:

When a student violates customary norms,s/he is engaging in.

According to the conflict perspective,when the elite in society violate norms or laws they are not considered deviant because

Summarize the key differences between functionalist and conflict theories of deviance.

Sociologists have found that deviant communities

From a sociological perspective,definitions of deviance depend on the social context in which the behavior occurs.

According to labeling theory,labels are easy to change.