Question 1

The Bernard Madoff scandal included:

Accepted Answer

A)  A Ponzi scheme 
B)  White collar crime 
C)  The minimal sentence possible under the law 
D)  All of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 2

Some experts explain America's willingness to hand out life sentences as having its roots in the Calvinist religious tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which type of sociological theory shifted the focus from why people are criminal or deviant onto the question of why and how people come to be perceived as criminal or deviant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Labeling theory 
C)  Functionalist theory 
D)  Queer theory 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the difference between sociological and individual approaches to crime and deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociological approaches understand crime and deviance as a response to the society in which it occurs. 
B)  Individualist approaches assume that the cause of crime and deviance is inherent in the individual. 
C)  There is no difference 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

In the United States, men are more likely to go to prison than women. Of major ethnic groups, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be incarcerated than whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Chapter 11, what did Foucault mean with his statement "power is in our bodies, not in our heads"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulating people's bodies is a primary concern of every society. 
B)  Education is unimportant when it comes to political activity. 
C)  Sex is a means of power. 
D)  Physical force is always necessary for legitimate power. 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Gusfield examined the cultural factors that contributed to the framing of "drinking and driving". His work is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialized field sociology 
B)  Deviant sociology 
C)  The constructionist paradigm 
D)  Mundane academic research 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Sasson's 'Racist System' frame focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hate crimes 
B)  The criminal justice system as a system that is biased against nonwhite citizens 
C)  Racial inequality outside of the criminal justice system that leads to nonwhites committing more crimes 
D)  Local efforts to mediate racial prejudices 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

Chapter 11 asserts that postmodern society is characterized by diversity and contradiction when it comes to social regulation. On the one hand, prisons and capital punishment continue to be means of disciplinary control. On the other hand, there has been a turn to more subtle techniques of disciplinary control. Which of the following is not evidence of this assertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shopping malls have their own security forces and electronic surveillance measures. 
B)  Many residential communities are gated. 
C)  Capital punishment has been reintroduced as a means of punishment 
D)  Certain breeds of dog known for their violent behaviors are banned in some states and countries. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

Robert Merton explained crime and deviance as "the result of strain caused by lack of sufficient legitimate means to achieve socially approved goals." This is an example of what type of sociological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Labeling theory 
C)  Functionalist theory 
D)  Queer theory 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

According to Chapter 11, one of the paradoxical results of extensive media coverage of crime is that the media are simultaneously perceived as both a major cause of crime and an untapped, powerful, potential solution to crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to constructionists, whatever the statistical facts about crime, an issue's significance depends on how the subject is constructed or framed in a certain way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Crime and Deviance

The Bernard Madoff scandal included:

Some experts explain America's willingness to hand out life sentences as having its roots in the Calvinist religious tradition.

Which type of sociological theory shifted the focus from why people are criminal or deviant onto the question of why and how people come to be perceived as criminal or deviant?

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the difference between sociological and individual approaches to crime and deviance?

In the United States, men are more likely to go to prison than women. Of major ethnic groups, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to be incarcerated than whites.

According to Chapter 11, what did Foucault mean with his statement "power is in our bodies, not in our heads"?

Gusfield examined the cultural factors that contributed to the framing of "drinking and driving". His work is an example of:

Sasson's 'Racist System' frame focuses on:

Robert Merton explained crime and deviance as "the result of strain caused by lack of sufficient legitimate means to achieve socially approved goals." This is an example of what type of sociological theory?

According to Chapter 11, one of the paradoxical results of extensive media coverage of crime is that the media are simultaneously perceived as both a major cause of crime and an untapped, powerful, potential solution to crime.

According to constructionists, whatever the statistical facts about crime, an issue's significance depends on how the subject is constructed or framed in a certain way.