QUESTION 1
1. The most effective laws:
are those the state can enforce
are those that violate the moral sentiments of a large number of people
reflect social consensus that certain problems require legal intervention
were made between the 1930s and the 1950s
QUESTION 2
Damian was excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The next week he received a dishonorable discharge from the military. In both cases Damian received a:
negative formal sanction
positive formal sanction
positive formal sanction
negative informal sanction
QUESTION 3
Beth acts like the model employee. She always comes on time and offers to work late when others call in sick. The boss always notes her commitment to the job. The boss is unaware, however, that Beth is acting this way so that she can steal money from the cash drawer and not be suspected. Beth's stigma management technique is:
secrecy
manipulating the physical setting
neutralizations
change to nondeviance
QUESTION 4
1. Which of the following is true about norms?
They are clear-cut rules about behavior in society
They are social properties
They tend not to vary based on different circumstances
They are evaluations of conduct, but not expectations or predictions of conduct
QUESTION 5
1. When speaking of deviant events, we speak not only of a behavior, but also ______.
the length the behavior lasts
the context in which the behavior occurs
the meaning of the behavior
the amount of harm caused because of the behavior
QUESTION 6
What do the text's authors argue for in the study of deviance?
research should begin with a motivation to correct deviance instead of understanding it
researchers should concentrate solely on appreciating the deviant's view of the world
social scientists should avoid trying to see the world from a deviant's perspective
researchers must mix correctional and appreciative perspectives to provide a balanced view of deviance
(Extra Credit)
QUESTION 7
Deviant acts are random events.
True
False
QUESTION 8
Which two definitions of deviance can complement one another?
normative and statistical
absolutist and normative
statistical and absolutist
reactivist and normative
QUESTION 9
_______ deviants do not form deviant self-concepts, and tend not to identify with deviant roles.
Primary Deviants
QUESTION 10
Type the following:
I have read and understood the quiz's instructions, including warning on cheating.
QUESTION 11
1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding relativism deviance?
No matter where criminals might go they would still be criminals.
Some people are more crazy than others; we can tell the difference; and calling lunacy a name does not cause it.
Behavior gets defined as deviant comparable to a given norm, standard of behavior, or the way people react to it.
All of the above are true statements regarding relativism deviance.
QUESTION 12
People are considered deviant:
if they come to adopt social roles identified with deviance
if they engage in deviant acts
if they behave differently than most people
only when they break the law
QUESTION 13
More recent, better designed and executed studies on the biological effects on deviant behavior and crime find that:
biological factors are the most important predictors of crime and deviance
there is a weak relationship or no relationship between biological factors and crime
biological factors have an overwhelming effect on many different types of crime, but not all of them
genes play as strong a role as parents in a child's antisocial behavior
QUESTION 14
Stan notices a sign in a restaurant bathroom that states, "Employees must wash hands before returning to work." This sign is an example of a _______ norm.
descriptive
postscriptive
prescriptive
proscriptive
1. The most effective laws:
are those the state can enforce
are those that violate the moral sentiments of a large number of people
reflect social consensus that certain problems require legal intervention
were made between the 1930s and the 1950s
QUESTION 2
Damian was excommunicated by the Catholic Church. The next week he received a dishonorable discharge from the military. In both cases Damian received a:
negative formal sanction
positive formal sanction
positive formal sanction
negative informal sanction
QUESTION 3
Beth acts like the model employee. She always comes on time and offers to work late when others call in sick. The boss always notes her commitment to the job. The boss is unaware, however, that Beth is acting this way so that she can steal money from the cash drawer and not be suspected. Beth's stigma management technique is:
secrecy
manipulating the physical setting
neutralizations
change to nondeviance
QUESTION 4
1. Which of the following is true about norms?
They are clear-cut rules about behavior in society
They are social properties
They tend not to vary based on different circumstances
They are evaluations of conduct, but not expectations or predictions of conduct
QUESTION 5
1. When speaking of deviant events, we speak not only of a behavior, but also ______.
the length the behavior lasts
the context in which the behavior occurs
the meaning of the behavior
the amount of harm caused because of the behavior
QUESTION 6
What do the text's authors argue for in the study of deviance?
research should begin with a motivation to correct deviance instead of understanding it
researchers should concentrate solely on appreciating the deviant's view of the world
social scientists should avoid trying to see the world from a deviant's perspective
researchers must mix correctional and appreciative perspectives to provide a balanced view of deviance
(Extra Credit)
QUESTION 7
Deviant acts are random events.
True
False
QUESTION 8
Which two definitions of deviance can complement one another?
normative and statistical
absolutist and normative
statistical and absolutist
reactivist and normative
QUESTION 9
_______ deviants do not form deviant self-concepts, and tend not to identify with deviant roles.
Primary Deviants
QUESTION 10
Type the following:
I have read and understood the quiz's instructions, including warning on cheating.
QUESTION 11
1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true regarding relativism deviance?
No matter where criminals might go they would still be criminals.
Some people are more crazy than others; we can tell the difference; and calling lunacy a name does not cause it.
Behavior gets defined as deviant comparable to a given norm, standard of behavior, or the way people react to it.
All of the above are true statements regarding relativism deviance.
QUESTION 12
People are considered deviant:
if they come to adopt social roles identified with deviance
if they engage in deviant acts
if they behave differently than most people
only when they break the law
QUESTION 13
More recent, better designed and executed studies on the biological effects on deviant behavior and crime find that:
biological factors are the most important predictors of crime and deviance
there is a weak relationship or no relationship between biological factors and crime
biological factors have an overwhelming effect on many different types of crime, but not all of them
genes play as strong a role as parents in a child's antisocial behavior
QUESTION 14
Stan notices a sign in a restaurant bathroom that states, "Employees must wash hands before returning to work." This sign is an example of a _______ norm.
descriptive
postscriptive
prescriptive
proscriptive
