Deck 2: Notes on the Sociology of Deviance, Kai Terikson

Question 1

Kai Erikson's conceptualization of deviance is ______.

A)Moral
B)Statistical
C)Medical
D)All of the above

Answer 1

Moral

Question 2

According to Kai Erikson, deviance ______.

A)Helps maintain group boundaries
B)Maintains social stability
C)Is what elicits social control
D)Strengthens collective consciousness
E)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What does Kai Erikson mean by saying "deviance is relative"?

A)Something can be deviant for one group but not for another
B)There is never moral basis for deviance
C)Some forms of deviance are more "deviant" than others
D)All of the above

Answer 3

Something can be deviant for one group but not for another

Question 4

Kai Erikson's conceptualization of deviance is closest to that of ______.

A)Robert Agnew
B)Peter Conrad
C)Emile Durkheim
D)Daniel Moynihan

Question 5

Kai Erikson's conceptualization of deviance belongs to _______ thought.

A)Functionalist
B)Symbolic interactionist
C)Marxist
D)Social pathological

Question 6

How does Erickson's definition of deviance differ from Durkheim's? Pick any type of deviant behavior and explain how both Erickson and Durkheim would classify it as deviance.Then, summarize the key dimensions of difference between these two scholar's definitions.