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Module 7 - Deviance & Crime Quiz
Module 7 - Deviance & Crime Quiz Questions
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2012

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Merton’s structural strain theory traces the origins of deviance to
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the tension between desired cultural goals and the means of achieving them
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Merton’s structural strain theory traces the origins of deviance to
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. the tension between desired cultural goals and the means of achieving them
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Merton explains types of deviance in terms of the amount of correspondence between ______ and ______.
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social norms / social structure
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W. I. Thomas’ explanation of deviance focuses on what he called _____.
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situational analysis
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Durkheim believed that the causes of suicide were
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found in social factors.
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Suicide among the elderly in society best fits which of Durkheim’s types of deviance?
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egoistic suicide
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According to Durkheim, why do societies actually need deviance?
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in order to recognize normal behavior
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Conflict and functionalist theories of deviance share
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an emphasis on the social structure in creating deviance.
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A strength of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is
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its insight into the significance of power relationships.
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A weakness of conflict theory in terms of understanding deviance is that it
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is less effective explaining forms of deviance other than crime
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Functionalist theories of deviance
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view deviance as necessary in order to clarify what the norms of society are.
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Social control theory is based on the assumptions that
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there is a common value system and most people feel some impulse toward deviance.
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According to the social control theory, what is the primary reason that people internalize social norms?
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they care what others think of them
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Labeling theorists would explain recidivism among convicts released from prison as
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caused by the difficulty in changing one’s classification as a deviant.
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The primary weakness of labeling theory is
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it does not explain the reasons for the behavior that comes to be labeled as deviant
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According to the conflict perspective, when the elite in society violate norms or laws they are not considered deviant because
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they have the resources to hide or mask their behavior
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According to sociologists studying crime,
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both organized crime and corporate crime have an institutionalized character
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Psychological explanations of deviance emphasize _____ as the underlying cause of deviant behavior.
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individual factors
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Which of the following problems is an example of the medicalization of deviance?
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alcoholism
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Which of the following questions about deviance is more psychological than sociological?
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What is it about this person that causes them to be deviant?
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The sociological study of gangs in the U.S. has found that
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joining a gang may be an adaptation to conditions of poverty, racism, and sexism. 
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In their research on the American prison system, Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman argue that the prison system is designed to
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give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison
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The actions of the hijackers involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are an example of _____.
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altruistic suicide
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The Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis are both examples of which type of structural strain?
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rebellion
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Sociologists would consider crime to be a form of _____ deviance.
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formal
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According to differential association theory, people become deviant
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by learning from members of their primary groups
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From a sociological standpoint, the situation of the rugby team stranded for months in the Andes demonstrates that eating human flesh
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may be a rational response to a difficult situation
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Studies of corporate crime find that
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the deviant behavior is part of the routine activities of the corporation.
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The functionalist perspective on deviance originates in the work of ______.
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Emile Durkheim
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The example of attitudes toward smoking in the U.S. demonstrates the concept that
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perceptions of deviance are influenced by social change.
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W. I. Thomas’ explanation of deviance focuses on what he called _____.
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situational analysis
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According to Durkheim, what factors were responsible for producing suicides?
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the degree of integration one has into the structure of society
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Which of these types of crime is not included in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report?
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illegal drug use
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According to ______ people behave as they do because of the meanings that they give to different situations.
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symbolic interaction theory
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