Question 1

When it was revealed that golfer Tiger Woods had cheated on his wife with many women, his reputation suffered. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  being labeled according to labeling theory 
B)  being socially controlled according to social control theory 
C)  being dysfunctional according to functionalism 
D)  being irrational according to rational choice theory 
A)  being labeled according to labeling theory 
B)  being socially controlled according to social control theory 
C)  being dysfunctional according to functionalism 
D)  being irrational according to rational choice theory A

Question 2

Smoking cigarettes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  considered the norm but not very healthy 
B)  considered normal in the United States but deviant in China 
C)  considered deviant in the United States but normal in China 
D)  a good example of something that always has been and always will be deviant 
A)  considered the norm but not very healthy 
B)  considered normal in the United States but deviant in China 
C)  considered deviant in the United States but normal in China 
D)  a good example of something that always has been and always will be deviant C

Question 3

Some people lead campaigns or social movements to define something as deviant. For instance, someone might want cigarette smoking on campus to be defined as a deviant act and enforced by a campus-wide no smoking policy. These people are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  immoral entrepreneurs 
B)  virtuous entrepreneurs 
C)  moral entrepreneurs 
D)  honorable entrepreneurs 
A)  immoral entrepreneurs 
B)  virtuous entrepreneurs 
C)  moral entrepreneurs 
D)  honorable entrepreneurs C

Question 4

Which of these aspects of cross-border drug crime help to account for why efforts to counter it have been unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug criminals do not need many resources 
B)  Drug criminals need expertise to commit crimes 
C)  Drug crimes are hard to conceal 
D)  Crimes are underreported to the police 
A)  Drug criminals do not need many resources 
B)  Drug criminals need expertise to commit crimes 
C)  Drug crimes are hard to conceal 
D)  Crimes are underreported to the police

Question 5

Tattoos are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  something that has always been and always will be deviant 
B)  something that used to be considered deviant but is now commonplace 
C)  something that used to be illegal but is now just stigmatized 
D)  something that used to be accepted for men but is now accepted for all. 
A)  something that has always been and always will be deviant 
B)  something that used to be considered deviant but is now commonplace 
C)  something that used to be illegal but is now just stigmatized 
D)  something that used to be accepted for men but is now accepted for all.

Question 6

The USA PATRIOT Act and European Union laws to control global crime have some downsides. Which of these does the text discuss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil rights are in some cases compromised 
B)  More people die using riskier methods to try to cross borders 
C)  Efforts for global crime control divert money from funds for domestic problems 
D)  These crime control efforts often increase rather than decrease trafficking of people 
A)  Civil rights are in some cases compromised 
B)  More people die using riskier methods to try to cross borders 
C)  Efforts for global crime control divert money from funds for domestic problems 
D)  These crime control efforts often increase rather than decrease trafficking of people

Question 7

Prisons are expensive, but their cost might be justified if they help teach people that "crime doesn't pay." Do prisons deter those who end up incarcerated from committing more crimes after they are released from prison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, prisons greatly deter most who have been imprisoned from committing additional crimes 
B)  Yes, prisons deter some prisoners from additional crime but only a small proportion 
C)  No, prisons have little effect on the rates of additional crime committed by those who have been previously imprisoned 
D)  No, prisons have a criminogenic effect leading to more rather than less crimes by those who have been previously imprisoned 
A)  Yes, prisons greatly deter most who have been imprisoned from committing additional crimes 
B)  Yes, prisons deter some prisoners from additional crime but only a small proportion 
C)  No, prisons have little effect on the rates of additional crime committed by those who have been previously imprisoned 
D)  No, prisons have a criminogenic effect leading to more rather than less crimes by those who have been previously imprisoned

Question 8

The strain theory suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a disparity between what is considered valuable and what is available, limiting the number of people who can access what is considered valuable 
B)  people feel strained when labels are put on them, and it compels them toward deviance 
C)  when controls are weakened, deviant behavior is more likely to occur 
D)  the playing field starts out level but is soon strained and becomes uneven 
A)  there is a disparity between what is considered valuable and what is available, limiting the number of people who can access what is considered valuable 
B)  people feel strained when labels are put on them, and it compels them toward deviance 
C)  when controls are weakened, deviant behavior is more likely to occur 
D)  the playing field starts out level but is soon strained and becomes uneven

Question 9

Deviance can be seen as a global flow because people who are defined as deviant can move around the world quickly and easily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Mary downloaded some music from a site on the Internet and didn't pay for it. She thought her actions weren't illegal since many friends of hers had done the same. Mary is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeviant customer 
B)  deviant consumer 
C)  rebellionist 
A)  nondeviant customer 
B)  deviant consumer 
C)  rebellionist

Question 11

A _________________ is a more serious crime which is punishable by a year or more in prison.

Accepted Answer

A)  misdemeanor 
B)  felony 
C)  infraction 
D)  violation 
A)  misdemeanor 
B)  felony 
C)  infraction 
D)  violation

Question 12

Deviance:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be found in all groups, in all parts of the world, and in all times 
B)  is defined the same way for all groups in all parts of the world and in all times 
C)  helps groups specify the limits of acceptable behavior for their members 
D)  helps to place more of a group's norms and values in a gray area 
A)  can be found in all groups, in all parts of the world, and in all times 
B)  is defined the same way for all groups in all parts of the world and in all times 
C)  helps groups specify the limits of acceptable behavior for their members 
D)  helps to place more of a group's norms and values in a gray area

Question 13

The strain theory is part of the structural-functional approach in explaining deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the basis of the structural-functionalist perspective as it relates to explaining deviance? Who is the creator of this perspective?

Accepted Answer

The structural-functionalist perspective

Question 15

The main point in differential association theory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  criminals are genetically predisposed to maladaptive behaviors 
B)  people learn criminal behavior from others 
C)  people are associated with crime in different ways depending on stigma 
D)  people only commit crimes when they are not able to access other opportunities 
A)  criminals are genetically predisposed to maladaptive behaviors 
B)  people learn criminal behavior from others 
C)  people are associated with crime in different ways depending on stigma 
D)  people only commit crimes when they are not able to access other opportunities

Question 16

Research by Sampson and Laub has shown that informal social control is key and the lack of such control is an important cause of juvenile delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One concern with the "broken windows" approach to social control is the fear that police will use it to target people in these neighborhoods even when they have done nothing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What did early criminology focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Which criminals get caught and which criminals go free 
B)  How social institutions encourage or discourage crime 
C)  What physical or psychological characteristics are unique to criminals 
D)  Why some people commit crimes when others in the same circumstances do not 
A)  Which criminals get caught and which criminals go free 
B)  How social institutions encourage or discourage crime 
C)  What physical or psychological characteristics are unique to criminals 
D)  Why some people commit crimes when others in the same circumstances do not

Question 19

Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior, members of the elite:

Accepted Answer

A)  have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties 
B)  often receive harsher punishment than everyone else 
C)  have to pay steeper fines in the court system 
D)  people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher standards 
A)  have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties 
B)  often receive harsher punishment than everyone else 
C)  have to pay steeper fines in the court system 
D)  people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher standards

Question 20

Constructionist theories of deviance focus on those who create and enforce moral order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When it was revealed that golfer Tiger Woods had cheated on his wife with many women, his reputation suffered. This is an example of:

Smoking cigarettes is:

Some people lead campaigns or social movements to define something as deviant. For instance, someone might want cigarette smoking on campus to be defined as a deviant act and enforced by a campus-wide no smoking policy. These people are examples of:

Which of these aspects of cross-border drug crime help to account for why efforts to counter it have been unsuccessful?

Tattoos are an example of:

The USA PATRIOT Act and European Union laws to control global crime have some downsides. Which of these does the text discuss?

Prisons are expensive, but their cost might be justified if they help teach people that "crime doesn't pay." Do prisons deter those who end up incarcerated from committing more crimes after they are released from prison?

The strain theory suggests that:

Deviance can be seen as a global flow because people who are defined as deviant can move around the world quickly and easily.

Mary downloaded some music from a site on the Internet and didn't pay for it. She thought her actions weren't illegal since many friends of hers had done the same. Mary is an example of a:

A _________________ is a more serious crime which is punishable by a year or more in prison.

Deviance:

The strain theory is part of the structural-functional approach in explaining deviant behavior.

What is the basis of the structural-functionalist perspective as it relates to explaining deviance? Who is the creator of this perspective?

The main point in differential association theory is:

Research by Sampson and Laub has shown that informal social control is key and the lack of such control is an important cause of juvenile delinquency.

One concern with the "broken windows" approach to social control is the fear that police will use it to target people in these neighborhoods even when they have done nothing.

What did early criminology focus on?

Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior, members of the elite:

Constructionist theories of deviance focus on those who create and enforce moral order.

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Exam 7: Deviance and Crime

When it was revealed that golfer Tiger Woods had cheated on his wife with many women, his reputation suffered. This is an example of:

Smoking cigarettes is:

Some people lead campaigns or social movements to define something as deviant. For instance, someone might want cigarette smoking on campus to be defined as a deviant act and enforced by a campus-wide no smoking policy. These people are examples of:

Which of these aspects of cross-border drug crime help to account for why efforts to counter it have been unsuccessful?

Tattoos are an example of:

The USA PATRIOT Act and European Union laws to control global crime have some downsides. Which of these does the text discuss?

Prisons are expensive, but their cost might be justified if they help teach people that "crime doesn't pay." Do prisons deter those who end up incarcerated from committing more crimes after they are released from prison?

The strain theory suggests that:

Deviance can be seen as a global flow because people who are defined as deviant can move around the world quickly and easily.

Mary downloaded some music from a site on the Internet and didn't pay for it. She thought her actions weren't illegal since many friends of hers had done the same. Mary is an example of a:

A _________________ is a more serious crime which is punishable by a year or more in prison.

Deviance:

The strain theory is part of the structural-functional approach in explaining deviant behavior.

What is the basis of the structural-functionalist perspective as it relates to explaining deviance? Who is the creator of this perspective?

The main point in differential association theory is:

Research by Sampson and Laub has shown that informal social control is key and the lack of such control is an important cause of juvenile delinquency.

One concern with the "broken windows" approach to social control is the fear that police will use it to target people in these neighborhoods even when they have done nothing.

What did early criminology focus on?

Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior, members of the elite:

Constructionist theories of deviance focus on those who create and enforce moral order.

An Introduction to Sociology in the Global Age

Thinking Sociologically

Researching the Social World

Culture

Socialization and Interaction

Organizations, Societies, and the Global Domain

Social Stratification in the United States

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

The Family

Education

Religion

Politics and the Economy

The Body, Medicine, Health, and Health Care

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Social Change, Social Movements, and Collective Action

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