Question 1

According to Bowditch, "troublemakers" are students who faced violence at home and were often also distracted, uncooperative, or truant, and where thus seen as undeserving of the school's services. As a result, they often faced which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Involuntary expulsion from courses
B)   Suspensions
C)   Paddling
D)   Answers a and b are correct D

Question 2

According to Stack and Gundlach, country music doesn't so much cause suicide as it fosters a mood conducive to suicide among folks who are already _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   drunk
B)   using drugs
C)   thinking about suicide
D)   depressed C

Question 3

How can the idea of Goffman's front be applied not only to abortion clinics but also to how families react to alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

The idea of Goffman's front can be applied not only to abortion clinics but also to how families react to alcoholism by understanding the concept of managing impressions. In the context of abortion clinics, the front refers to the way in which staff and patients present themselves to maintain a certain image and manage the stigma associated with abortion. Similarly, families dealing with alcoholism may also engage in impression management to uphold a certain image to the outside world, while also dealing with the internal struggles and stigma associated with alcoholism.

Families may create a front that portrays a happy and functional image to the outside world, while internally dealing with the challenges and impact of alcoholism on their family dynamics. This can involve hiding the issue from others, minimizing the severity of the problem, or even enabling the behavior of the alcoholic family member in order to maintain the appearance of normalcy.

Furthermore, just as staff and patients at abortion clinics may engage in teamwork to maintain the front, families dealing with alcoholism may also collaborate to uphold a certain image and manage the impact of alcoholism on their family dynamics. This can involve presenting a united front to outsiders, while internally struggling with the effects of alcoholism on their relationships and well-being.

Overall, the concept of Goffman's front can be applied to both abortion clinics and families dealing with alcoholism by understanding how individuals and groups manage impressions to navigate societal expectations and stigma. It highlights the complexities of managing public perceptions while dealing with internal struggles and challenges.

Question 4

According to Martin and Hummer, college fraternities are vitally concerned with _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   socializing
B)   work ethic
C)   sex
D)   masculinity

Question 5

In a college fraternity, a _______ is a new recruit who occupies a trial membership status for a specific period of time.

Accepted Answer

A)   brother
B)   big brother
C)   grand wizard
D)   pledge

Question 6

Conscious, active strategies and actions for making life choices distinct from those considered most socially expected, celebrated, and sanctioned is considered to be _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   inventive pragmatism
B)   inventive functionalism
C)   normative pragmatism
D)   normative resistance

Question 7

According to Ingram and Hinduja, students who believed that little harm is caused by downloading unauthorized MP3s were _______ to participate in moderate levels of piracy.

Accepted Answer

A)   significantly less likely
B)   equally as likely
C)   significantly more likely
D)   marginally more likely

Question 8

When we consider how social structures of inequality influence classroom success and educational outcomes (e.g., school suspensions based on middle-class values lead lower class boys toward delinquent subcultures), how do you think these same structures and social forces influence school shooters?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

In a sample of episodes of the television show Law and Order, the insanity plea is also framed as a potential way for individuals to _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   reduce their sentence
B)   get a plea bargain
C)   avoid media attention
D)   avoid personal responsibility

Question 10

According to _______ , violence against women is directly connected to the patriarchal organizations of society.

Accepted Answer

A)   anomie strain theory
B)   differential association theory
C)   social learning theory
D)   feminist theory

Question 11

According to Bowditch, which of the following is NOT one of the tactics used by disciplinarians when they faced opposition from parents and students?

Accepted Answer

A)   They denigrated the parenting skills of the mother or father.
B)   They threatened the student with failure, arrest, or expulsion.
C)   They explicitly denied any personal responsibility for resolving the problem.
D)   They feigned kindness and concern to win their approval and cooperation.

Question 12

A _______ is a purpose oriented and enduring feature of social life that forms through a complex interrelationship between social positions, roles, norms, and values.

Accepted Answer

A)   social structure
B)   social role
C)   social institution
D)   social position

Question 13

What is the line between a moral panic and a true crisis pattern in a society? Using school shootings as an example, explain how different social problems are linked to rare events of random violence like school shootings to engorge a small amount of some phenomenon into a moral panic (e.g., gun control, bullying, etc.). Does this illustrate the politicization of tragedy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

As Holstein reminds us, insanity is a meaning that we often attribute to people simply on the basis of how they _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   look or appear
B)   manage their finances
C)   manage their home life
D)   act and talk

Question 15

In your own words, describe heteronormativity. Then tie this to how Pfeffer's findings could have an impact on Martin and Hummer's conclusions about the relation between fraternity culture and rape.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

According to Bowditch, _______ are arranged when students moved out of the school's catchment area.

Accepted Answer

A)   disciplinary transfers
B)   responsibility transfers
C)   affirmative action transfers
D)   regular transfers

Question 17

A worldview which defines some behavior or set of behaviors as an illness primarily because of the social and ideological benefits of doing so is called a _______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   medical collaboration
B)   medical social control
C)   medical system impact
D)   medical ideology

Question 18

According to Jackson, which of the following is an example of a family's attempt to eliminate the problem of alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hiding it from children
B)   Giving up on controlling the drinking
C)   The children find out
D)   Social isolation

Question 19

In your lifetime, how has the Internet and digital media changed the way music is sold and distributed? In your opinion, is music piracy deviant or normal? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In a sample of episodes of the television show Law and Order, there were three types of discussion about mental illness. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)   Questioning essence of human nature.
B)   The flaws in the legal and mental health systems.
C)   Personal responsibility and its relation to criminal behavior.
D)   All of the above were discussed.

Exam 5: Institutions