Deck 15: Recent Forms of Deviance

Question 1

_____is ganging up on an individual by several offenders to force someone out of the workplace through rumors, innuendo, and humiliation:

A) Hazing
B) Bullying
C) Mobbing
D) Jostling

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Rapper Kanye West disrespected Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards by:

A) making jokes at her expense
B) calling her bad names
C) accusing her of plagiarism
D) none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is considered as "classy" at one time may later be considered "old fashioned" or cheesy now.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Childhood obesity is a form of child abuse.

Question 5

Computer security is both offensive as well as defensive.

Question 6

After professional tennis player Serena Williams lost a match at the U.S. open, she did the following to one of the judges:

A) used profanity against the judge
B) claimed that she may shove a tennis ball down the judge's throat
C) provided a lukewarm apology for her actions
D) all of the above

Question 7

Thomas Jefferson copied a list of 110 "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company."

Question 8

Piracy often occurs off the coast of _____ (but also in other waters).

A) Tobago
B) Nigeria
C) Somalia
D) Portugal

Question 9

According to a survey by Workplace Bullying Institute, at least _____ percent of women were reported as bullies:

A) 37
B) 40
C) 29
D) 15

Question 10

Bullying is intentional, repeated hurtful acts, words, or other behavior, such as name calling, threatening and/or shunning committed by one or more children against another and an imbalance in real or perceived power between the bully and victim.

Question 11

Which of the following is a myth about sex offending?

A) Victims do not know their offenders.
B) Sex offenders have a high recidivism rates.
C) Most offenders are male teachers.
D) All of the above

Question 12

The act of facilitating arrangements for illegal sex through social networking sites is called "sexting".

Question 13

Behaviors, beliefs, or physical traits that are so far outside the norm that they elicit extremely strong negative sanctions is called:

A) extreme deviance
B) severe deviance
C) brutal deviance
D) excessive deviance

Question 14

Piracy is a war-like act committed by an oppressive government.

Question 15

The U.S. government instituted a civilian office, headed by the CIA that would coordinate an effort to restrict access to government computers and protect systems that run the stock exchanges, clear global banking transactions and manage the air traffic control system.

Question 16

Bullying can occur in all of the following places except:

A) schools
B) churches
C) home
D) None of the above

Question 17

Concerning sex offending, victims do not typically know the offenders, and most of these crimes are committed by people who have low recidivism rates once released from custody or treatment.

Question 18

Organizations and/or individuals who break into computers to gain access to information are called:

A) hackers
B) breakers
C) hecklers
D) computer thieves

Question 19

Individuals are taught "manners" or "social etiquettes" as a child. Which of the following is NOT an example of "social etiquettes?"

A) Respecting your elders
B) Listening to your parents
C) Picking your nose in public
D) All of the above

Question 20

The consequences of bullying include anxiety, sleep deprivation, loss of concentration, and stress headaches.

Question 21

In 2009, the World Net Daily compiled a list of nearly _____ teachers who have been accused or convicted of assaulting students.

A) 500
B) 250
C) 125
D) 220

Question 22

When individuals acquire the norms, values, and attitudes of their group(s), this is called the:

A) reform process
B) transformation process
C) socialization process
D) developmental process

Question 23

How has the use of computers in social networking influenced sex crimes?

Question 24

Explain the common myths surrounding sex offenses.

Question 25

Explain four environmental requirements suggested by the Olweus program.

Question 26

When ships are robbed and held for ransom, it is called:

A) laundering
B) piracy
C) larceny
D) none of the above

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of extreme deviance:

A) Picking your nose in public
B) Believing that you were kidnapped by aliens
C) Coughing without covering your mouth
D) Talking to yourself in public

Question 28

How common is bullying in the workplace? Are males or females more likely to be victims of workplace bullying? Explain your answer.

Question 29

Obesity is defined as a ___________________ of 30 or greater. It is calculated as a combination of weight and height.

A) body mass index (BMI)
B) body accumulation index (BAI)
C) accumulation scale (AS)
D) mass Index (MI)

Question 30

Explain how the U.S. military has become increasingly dependent on computer hardware and software.