Question 1

Postmodern theories suggest that "truth" exists,despite the massive social changes that have occurred since World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain how feminist theories can be applied to the study of deviance and normality,and provide an example.

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Question 3

You are deciding whether to engage in a particular act.A voice in your head suddenly says,"But what would my grandmother say if I did that?!" Which of the component of symbolic interactionism does this refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) significant others 
B) role-taking 
C) generalized other 
D) tagging 
E) reintegrative shaming

Question 4

Consider Goffman's notion of dramaturgy.Describe its basic assumptions,and distinguish between front-stage selves and back-stage selves.Explain how these assumptions and concepts are related to the concept of stigma,and provide an example of a group that has experienced stigma and some of the methods they use to manage their identity.

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Question 5

Which of the following concepts describes a situation wherein society's masses perceive themselves as having more freedom than they actually do?

Accepted Answer

A) authority 
B) Consciousness 
C) ideology 
D) post-panoptical society 
E) hegemony

Question 6

Which of the following theories would best explain why you carefully monitor your own behaviour to ensure that you are saying the right things,doing the right things,and have the right physical appearance?

Accepted Answer

A) group conflict theory 
B) culture conflict theory 
C) power-reflexive theory 
D) postmodern theory 
E) the theory of false consciousness

Question 7

Feminist theories are critical of mainstream theories for

Accepted Answer

A) implicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
B) ignoring women. 
C) treating women as the Other that stands in contrast to the normative male standard. 
D) explicitly assuming that the male experience can be generalized to understanding the female experience. 
E) a variety of reasons, including all of those listed above.

Question 8

Explain what a panoptical society is,and describe how anarchist groups have responded to living in such a society.

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Question 9

Explain what "the end of the individual" means,and describe the context within which it has arisen.

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Question 10

The concept of ________________the refers to people being nothing more than the style or image being pursued.

Accepted Answer

A) "growth of the individual" 
B) "end of the individual" 
C) "capitalist machine" 
D) "iron cage" 
E) "discourse of personhood"

Question 11

Power-reflexive theories focus on how those in power relate to claims of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the ways that people of Middle-Eastern descent living in the United States have engaged in stigma management since 9/11 is through humour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Robinson (2008)found that anarchist groups have responded to living in a panoptical society by

Accepted Answer

A) the increased use of CCTVs. 
B) using the media to communicate their ideology to more people. 
C) greater integration with the outside world. 
D) creating a "security culture." 
E) tertiary deviance.

Question 14

Explain the difference between disintegrative and reintegrative shaming/

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Question 15

According to labelling theory,deviance is a label attached to some people,but that label has little impact on their subsequent actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following theories would be the most likely to suggest that being caught at deviance increases the likelihood of future deviance?

Accepted Answer

A) the theory of the deviant career 
B) labelling theory 
C) power-reflexive theory 
D) postmodern theory 
E) pluralist conflict theory

Question 17

Of the following theories,which one is not a critical theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Marxist theories 
B) feminist theories 
C) postmodernist theories 
D) non-Marxist conflict theories 
E) all of the above are critical theories

Question 18

Which of the following theories would logically lead to the conclusion that any dominant moral code,by which we can determine "deviance" and "normality",is gradually being eroded in advanced capitalist societies?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic interactionism 
B) labelling theory 
C) pluralist conflict theory 
D) postmodern theory 
E) power-reflexive theory

Question 19

Feminist theorizing is done from outside of the dominant theoretical perspectives within sociology,but also from within the dominant theoretical perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compare and contrast Tannenbaum's and Lemert's versions of labelling theory.

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Exam 3: Explaining Deviance: the Perception, Reaction,and Power

Postmodern theories suggest that "truth" exists,despite the massive social changes that have occurred since World War II.

Explain how feminist theories can be applied to the study of deviance and normality,and provide an example.

You are deciding whether to engage in a particular act.A voice in your head suddenly says,"But what would my grandmother say if I did that?!" Which of the component of symbolic interactionism does this refer to?

Which of the following concepts describes a situation wherein society's masses perceive themselves as having more freedom than they actually do?

Which of the following theories would best explain why you carefully monitor your own behaviour to ensure that you are saying the right things,doing the right things,and have the right physical appearance?

Feminist theories are critical of mainstream theories for

Explain what a panoptical society is,and describe how anarchist groups have responded to living in such a society.

Explain what "the end of the individual" means,and describe the context within which it has arisen.

The concept of ________________the refers to people being nothing more than the style or image being pursued.

Power-reflexive theories focus on how those in power relate to claims of knowledge.

One of the ways that people of Middle-Eastern descent living in the United States have engaged in stigma management since 9/11 is through humour.

Robinson (2008) found that anarchist groups have responded to living in a panoptical society by

Explain the difference between disintegrative and reintegrative shaming/

According to labelling theory,deviance is a label attached to some people,but that label has little impact on their subsequent actions.

Which of the following theories would be the most likely to suggest that being caught at deviance increases the likelihood of future deviance?

Of the following theories,which one is not a critical theory?

Which of the following theories would logically lead to the conclusion that any dominant moral code,by which we can determine "deviance" and "normality",is gradually being eroded in advanced capitalist societies?

Feminist theorizing is done from outside of the dominant theoretical perspectives within sociology,but also from within the dominant theoretical perspectives.

Compare and contrast Tannenbaum's and Lemert's versions of labelling theory.