Question 1

104crimes are those motivated by various forms of social bias.

Accepted Answer

A) Person 
B) Victimless 
C) Bias 
D) Hate 
A) Person 
B) Victimless 
C) Bias 
D) Hate

Question 2

Identify the two major sources of data on crime in the U.S.,discuss how each gets its information and how complete they are.

Accepted Answer

The two major sources of data on crime i

Question 3

Once behaviors are considered deviant within society,it is not possible to change this perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A high school student acts bored in class and the teacher decides she is a bad student.This teacher discusses the student with other teachers who then treat that student as if she were a bad student.This describes the process
Of)

Accepted Answer

A) differential association 
B) cultural transmission 
C) labeling 
D) weakening social bonds 
A) differential association 
B) cultural transmission 
C) labeling 
D) weakening social bonds

Question 5

Define white collar crime and corporate crime and give an example of each.Discuss the costs of white collar and corporate crime to society,and the difficulties identifying and prosecuting these types of crimes.

Accepted Answer

White collar crime refers to non-violent

Question 6

Differential association theory explains deviance by

Accepted Answer

A) emphasizing how deviance is culturally transmitted. 
B) focusing on who has the power to label behavior deviant. 
C) reference to societal goals and the means of achieving them. 
D) noting that some people have more power than others to define what is considered deviant. 
A) emphasizing how deviance is culturally transmitted. 
B) focusing on who has the power to label behavior deviant. 
C) reference to societal goals and the means of achieving them. 
D) noting that some people have more power than others to define what is considered deviant.

Question 7

Which of the following types of crime is the least likely to be rigorously enforced?

Accepted Answer

A) personal crimes 
B) property crimes 
C) victimless crimes 
D) violent crimes 
A) personal crimes 
B) property crimes 
C) victimless crimes 
D) violent crimes

Question 8

The shooting of students and faculty at Virginia Tech in the spring of 2007 fits the pattern of Durkheim's
Suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) anomic 
B) altruistic 
C) egoistic 
D) fatalistic 
A) anomic 
B) altruistic 
C) egoistic 
D) fatalistic

Question 9

Members of higher socioeconomic classes are the least likely to be victimized by crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A soldier who kills in battle is not considered deviant,but a murderer is.This illustrates the point that

Accepted Answer

A) killing is not morally deviant. 
B) whether or not behavior is considered deviant depends on the context. 
C) soldiers are not judged as harshly as others in the general population when it comes to how they behave. 
D) military law supersedes civil law. 
A) killing is not morally deviant. 
B) whether or not behavior is considered deviant depends on the context. 
C) soldiers are not judged as harshly as others in the general population when it comes to how they behave. 
D) military law supersedes civil law.

Question 11

81occurs when a person in a position of authority processes an individual without questioning the rules.

Accepted Answer

A) consensus 
B) labeling 
C) exploitation 
D) social control 
A) consensus 
B) labeling 
C) exploitation 
D) social control

Question 12

Cyberterrorism is a future possibility but currently not a threat to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Conflict theorists argue that the law is generally neutral and fair in its form and implementation,favoring no single
group's particular interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

104crimes are those motivated by various forms of social bias.

Identify the two major sources of data on crime in the U.S.,discuss how each gets its information and how complete they are.

Once behaviors are considered deviant within society,it is not possible to change this perception.

A high school student acts bored in class and the teacher decides she is a bad student.This teacher discusses the student with other teachers who then treat that student as if she were a bad student.This describes the process Of)

Define white collar crime and corporate crime and give an example of each.Discuss the costs of white collar and corporate crime to society,and the difficulties identifying and prosecuting these types of crimes.

Differential association theory explains deviance by

Which of the following types of crime is the least likely to be rigorously enforced?

The shooting of students and faculty at Virginia Tech in the spring of 2007 fits the pattern of Durkheim's Suicide.

Members of higher socioeconomic classes are the least likely to be victimized by crime.

A soldier who kills in battle is not considered deviant,but a murderer is.This illustrates the point that

81occurs when a person in a position of authority processes an individual without questioning the rules.

Cyberterrorism is a future possibility but currently not a threat to society.

Conflict theorists argue that the law is generally neutral and fair in its form and implementation,favoring no single group's particular interests.

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Socialization and the Life Course

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Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

104crimes are those motivated by various forms of social bias.

Identify the two major sources of data on crime in the U.S.,discuss how each gets its information and how complete they are.

Once behaviors are considered deviant within society,it is not possible to change this perception.

A high school student acts bored in class and the teacher decides she is a bad student.This teacher discusses the student with other teachers who then treat that student as if she were a bad student.This describes the process Of)

Define white collar crime and corporate crime and give an example of each.Discuss the costs of white collar and corporate crime to society,and the difficulties identifying and prosecuting these types of crimes.

Differential association theory explains deviance by

Which of the following types of crime is the least likely to be rigorously enforced?

The shooting of students and faculty at Virginia Tech in the spring of 2007 fits the pattern of Durkheim's Suicide.

Members of higher socioeconomic classes are the least likely to be victimized by crime.

A soldier who kills in battle is not considered deviant,but a murderer is.This illustrates the point that

81occurs when a person in a position of authority processes an individual without questioning the rules.

Cyberterrorism is a future possibility but currently not a threat to society.

Conflict theorists argue that the law is generally neutral and fair in its form and implementation,favoring no single group's particular interests.

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