Question 1

When teens perceive themselves as deviant because of who they are,they are using which sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) functionalist 
D) psychology 
A) conflict 
B) symbolic interactionist 
C) functionalist 
D) psychology

Question 2

Psychological explanations of deviance emphasizeas the underlying cause of deviant behavior,unlike sociological explanations.

Accepted Answer

A) individual factors 
B) the context within which the deviance occurred 
C) the effects of labeling 
D) patterns of inequality in society 
A) individual factors 
B) the context within which the deviance occurred 
C) the effects of labeling 
D) patterns of inequality in society

Question 3

Which of these is not one of the factors that symbolic interactionism uses to explain deviant behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) the meanings people attribute to the situation 
B) how people respond to the meanings of a situation 
C) the interaction between different groups 
D) the strength of people's attachment to social norms 
A) the meanings people attribute to the situation 
B) how people respond to the meanings of a situation 
C) the interaction between different groups 
D) the strength of people's attachment to social norms

Question 4

Social labeling theory focuses on who in society can determine that others are deviant and are able to apply sanctions.This aspect of social labeling theory makes it most associated with.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory 
A) functionalism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) feminist theory

Question 5

A weakness of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is that it

Accepted Answer

A) does not address inequity and injustice. 
B) ignores the importance of the social structure. 
C) is less effective explaining forms of deviance other than crime. 
D) does not explain the slow pace at which the legal system changes. 
A) does not address inequity and injustice. 
B) ignores the importance of the social structure. 
C) is less effective explaining forms of deviance other than crime. 
D) does not explain the slow pace at which the legal system changes.

Question 6

A policy maker wants to address drug use with therapy.Which of the following is he or she advocating?

Accepted Answer

A) Mass incarceration 
B) Medicalization of deviance 
C) Deviance as functional for society 
D) The idea that street criminals are an exploited class 
A) Mass incarceration 
B) Medicalization of deviance 
C) Deviance as functional for society 
D) The idea that street criminals are an exploited class

Question 7

Officers Matthews sees two cars speed by.According to the meter,the drivers were each going ten miles over the speed limit.One driver has light colored skin and the other has dark colored skin.Office Matthews pulls over the darker-color skinned driver.Matthews is using:

Accepted Answer

A) good judgment 
B) racial profiling 
C) neutral policing 
D) randomness 
A) good judgment 
B) racial profiling 
C) neutral policing 
D) randomness

Question 8

Labeling some groups of people as deviant may serve as a form of social control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to social control theory,deviant behavior occurs

Accepted Answer

A) when the means for achieving culturally approved goals is blocked. 
B) when people have given up and no longer accept the goals considered desirable by society. 
C) when attachment to society breaks down. 
D) as a result of emotional stress. 
A) when the means for achieving culturally approved goals is blocked. 
B) when people have given up and no longer accept the goals considered desirable by society. 
C) when attachment to society breaks down. 
D) as a result of emotional stress.

Question 10

From a sociological perspective

Accepted Answer

A) a specific behavior is either always deviant or always not. 
B) a behavior may be judged as deviant in one situation but not another. 
C) all members of society must agree on which acts are deviant and which are not. 
D) deviant behaviors affect large groups of people. 
A) a specific behavior is either always deviant or always not. 
B) a behavior may be judged as deviant in one situation but not another. 
C) all members of society must agree on which acts are deviant and which are not. 
D) deviant behaviors affect large groups of people.

Question 11

According to differential association theory,people become deviant

Accepted Answer

A) when other means of achievement are blocked. 
B) by learning from members of their primary groups. 
C) when they lack attachment to other people. 
D) in protest over unjust circumstances. 
A) when other means of achievement are blocked. 
B) by learning from members of their primary groups. 
C) when they lack attachment to other people. 
D) in protest over unjust circumstances.

Question 12

How do sociologists explain the fact that women have lower rates of suicide than men?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are more fearful in general. 
B) Women are very hesitant to do harm,even to themselves. 
C) Women are more embedded in relations of care and responsibility. 
D) Women have less access to the means for committing suicide. 
A) Women are more fearful in general. 
B) Women are very hesitant to do harm,even to themselves. 
C) Women are more embedded in relations of care and responsibility. 
D) Women have less access to the means for committing suicide.

Question 13

Durkheim used the termto refer to the condition existing when social regulation in a society breaks down.

Accepted Answer

A) dysfunction 
B) culture conflict 
C) anomie 
D) egoism 
A) dysfunction 
B) culture conflict 
C) anomie 
D) egoism

Question 14

Describe the patterned impact of race,gender,and class in terms of policing,arrest and conviction,and sentencing; give specific examples whenever possible.

Accepted Answer

The patterned impact of race, gender, an

Question 15

A weakness of conflict theory is its failure to recognize

Accepted Answer

A) the significance of power in group relationships. 
B) how the injustices of society produce crime. 
C) that laws protect most people,not just the affluent. 
D) the origins of crime 
A) the significance of power in group relationships. 
B) how the injustices of society produce crime. 
C) that laws protect most people,not just the affluent. 
D) the origins of crime

Question 16

Discuss Durkheim's three types of suicide and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 17

According to Durkheim,what factors were responsible for producing suicides?

Accepted Answer

A) a person losing their job 
B) the degree of integration one has into the structure of society 
C) psychological stress created from depression 
D) marital status. 
A) a person losing their job 
B) the degree of integration one has into the structure of society 
C) psychological stress created from depression 
D) marital status.

Question 18

There is a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and rates of reported mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The strength of labeling theory is that it

Accepted Answer

A) recognizes the nature of a shared value system in society. 
B) acknowledges that the judgments people make about deviance have powerful effects. 
C) emphasizes economic inequality as the primary source of deviance. 
D) explains why deviant behavior occurs. 
A) recognizes the nature of a shared value system in society. 
B) acknowledges that the judgments people make about deviance have powerful effects. 
C) emphasizes economic inequality as the primary source of deviance. 
D) explains why deviant behavior occurs.

Question 20

The University of Chicago sociologist who defined deviance as a normal response to the social conditions in which people find themselves is.

Accepted Answer

A) W.I.Thomas 
B) Michael Dyson 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Robert Merton 
A) W.I.Thomas 
B) Michael Dyson 
C) Talcott Parsons 
D) Robert Merton

When teens perceive themselves as deviant because of who they are,they are using which sociological perspective?

Psychological explanations of deviance emphasizeas the underlying cause of deviant behavior,unlike sociological explanations.

Which of these is not one of the factors that symbolic interactionism uses to explain deviant behavior?

Social labeling theory focuses on who in society can determine that others are deviant and are able to apply sanctions.This aspect of social labeling theory makes it most associated with.

A weakness of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is that it

A policy maker wants to address drug use with therapy.Which of the following is he or she advocating?

Officers Matthews sees two cars speed by.According to the meter,the drivers were each going ten miles over the speed limit.One driver has light colored skin and the other has dark colored skin.Office Matthews pulls over the darker-color skinned driver.Matthews is using:

Labeling some groups of people as deviant may serve as a form of social control.

According to social control theory,deviant behavior occurs

From a sociological perspective

According to differential association theory,people become deviant

How do sociologists explain the fact that women have lower rates of suicide than men?

Durkheim used the termto refer to the condition existing when social regulation in a society breaks down.

Describe the patterned impact of race,gender,and class in terms of policing,arrest and conviction,and sentencing; give specific examples whenever possible.

A weakness of conflict theory is its failure to recognize

Discuss Durkheim's three types of suicide and give an example of each.

According to Durkheim,what factors were responsible for producing suicides?

There is a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and rates of reported mental illness.

The strength of labeling theory is that it

The University of Chicago sociologist who defined deviance as a normal response to the social conditions in which people find themselves is.

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Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

When teens perceive themselves as deviant because of who they are,they are using which sociological perspective?

Psychological explanations of deviance emphasizeas the underlying cause of deviant behavior,unlike sociological explanations.

Which of these is not one of the factors that symbolic interactionism uses to explain deviant behavior?

Social labeling theory focuses on who in society can determine that others are deviant and are able to apply sanctions.This aspect of social labeling theory makes it most associated with.

A weakness of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is that it

A policy maker wants to address drug use with therapy.Which of the following is he or she advocating?

Officers Matthews sees two cars speed by.According to the meter,the drivers were each going ten miles over the speed limit.One driver has light colored skin and the other has dark colored skin.Office Matthews pulls over the darker-color skinned driver.Matthews is using:

Labeling some groups of people as deviant may serve as a form of social control.

According to social control theory,deviant behavior occurs

From a sociological perspective

According to differential association theory,people become deviant

How do sociologists explain the fact that women have lower rates of suicide than men?

Durkheim used the termto refer to the condition existing when social regulation in a society breaks down.

Describe the patterned impact of race,gender,and class in terms of policing,arrest and conviction,and sentencing; give specific examples whenever possible.

A weakness of conflict theory is its failure to recognize

Discuss Durkheim's three types of suicide and give an example of each.

According to Durkheim,what factors were responsible for producing suicides?

There is a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and rates of reported mental illness.

The strength of labeling theory is that it

The University of Chicago sociologist who defined deviance as a normal response to the social conditions in which people find themselves is.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

Filters