Chapter 6 Deviance And Social Control: Quick Quiz
Chapter 6 Quick Quiz
- 1.
- A.
Much involvement in illegal deviant behavior
- B.
Little interest in the study of deviance
- C.
Widespread agreement about what behavior should be considered deviant
- D.
A lack of consensus about what behavior should be seen as deviant
- 2.According to the labeling theory, deviance is ______.
- A.
A label imposed by others upon a given behavior
- B.
A property inherent in the actor
- C.
A label created by the person who commits a deviant act
- D.
An objective reality
- 3.According to opportunity theory, ______.
- A.
Society discourages the individual from engaging in deviant behavior
- B.
Deviance or conformity arises from the relative opportunity structure that frames a person’s life
- C.
Society has no impact on human biological impulses
- D.
Individuals freely choose to partake in deviant behavior
- 4.According to the conflict explanation of deviance, the cause of deviance can be traced to ______.
- A.
The gap between the goals of success and the means of achieving them
- B.
The breakdown of the family and other social controls
- C.
The presence of diverse cultural groups in American society
- D.
The exploitative nature of capitalism
- 5.Feminist theorists argue that most theories of deviance ______.
- A.
Stereotype women
- B.
Are only about men
- C.
Call for the exploitation of women by men
- D.
Are not related to gender
- 6.One characteristic of white-collar criminals is that they see themselves as respectable persons maintaining a non criminal self image. They do this by use of ______.
- A.
Techniques of neutralization
- B.
Forgery
- C.
Labeling
- D.
Leading a double life
- 7.The difference between sociological and psychological theories to explain deviance is that ______.
- A.
Sociological explanations focus on factors outside the individual, and psychological explanations address conditions within the individual
- B.
Psychological explanations are based on genetics while sociologist focus on personality
- C.
Only psychological explanations are accepted by the medical community
- D.
Sociological explanations are more accurate
- 8.Thomas Szasz argues that mental illness is neither mental nor illness. He claims that a mental illness is a physical illness or that a person ______.
- A.
Lacks coping skills or is using inappropriate coping skills
- B.
Is using behaviors for attention
- C.
Is apathetic
- D.
Lacks ability to function in society
- 9.The two most common victims of hate crimes in the United States are ______.
- A.
African Americans and American Jews
- B.
Muslims and African American
- C.
Male homosexuals and Jews
- D.
Whites and people with disabilities
- 10.A specific form of deviance that involves the violation of rules that have been written into law is called ______.
- A.
Shunning
- B.
A morals violation
- C.
Crime
- D.
Shaming
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