Question 1

Tannenbaum (1938) suggests that we initially identify a particular act as
"deviant", and soon come to identify the entire person as "deviant". Which
Concepts play a role in this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary deviance 
B)  tagging 
C)  dramatization of evil 
D)  the circularity of deviance 
E)  tagging and the dramatization of evil

Question 2

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 3

When Kendra is in her college classes, she seems quiet, kind, polite, and
Hardworking. But when she gets home, she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra Emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes. This Illustrates the difference between

Accepted Answer

A)  primary deviance and secondary deviance. 
B)  secondary deviance and tertiary deviance. 
C)  her front-stage self and her back-stage self. 
D)  the generalized other and significant others. 
E)  her normative behaviour and her identity.

Question 4

According to Foucault (1995), a panoptical society prevents resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Apply the following assumptions of symbolic interactionism to your own life: (a) role-taking; (b) looking glass self; (c) significant others; and (d) generalized other. Explain how each of these concepts has played a role in your own understandings of "deviance" and "normality".

Accepted Answer

The answer of Apply the following assumptions of symbolic interactionism...

Question 6

The concept of refers to the intertwining of a particular
Worldview with institutionalized power.

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemony 
B)  false consciousness 
C)  ideology 
D)  labelling 
E)  stigmatization

Question 7

In what way are the assumptions of the symbolic interactionist perspective related to the study of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  by being on the receiving end of power and coercive tactics, we develop perceptions of what the social rules are 
B)  through rationalizing techniques, people who break the rules come up with excuses for their rule breaking 
C)  because meanings of deviance vary among people based upon their own interactions and communications, the "deviance dance" emerges 
D)  the bourgeoisie imposes their social rules on the proletariat 
E)  deviance emerges because of conflict between the norms of different cultures

Question 8

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 9

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

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

Tannenbaum (1938) suggests that we initially identify a particular act as "deviant", and soon come to identify the entire person as "deviant". Which Concepts play a role in this process?

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

When Kendra is in her college classes, she seems quiet, kind, polite, and Hardworking. But when she gets home, she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra Emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes. This Illustrates the difference between

According to Foucault (1995), a panoptical society prevents resistance.

Apply the following assumptions of symbolic interactionism to your own life: (a) role-taking; (b) looking glass self; (c) significant others; and (d) generalized other. Explain how each of these concepts has played a role in your own understandings of "deviance" and "normality".

The concept of refers to the intertwining of a particular Worldview with institutionalized power.

In what way are the assumptions of the symbolic interactionist perspective related to the study of deviance?

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?

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