Sociology -- Chapter Five
Final 05. 02. 12
- 1.A key element of the sociological approach to deviance is that
- A.
Deviance is viewed as a function of the judgements of particular groups of people
- B.
Deviance is regarded primarily as a statistical phenomenon
- C.
There are frequently situations when deviance must be viewed in an absolute way
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.According to ___ approaches to deviance, deviance is believed to result from some personality disorder or maladjustment that typically develops during childhood
- A.
Psychological
- B.
Sociological
- C.
Criminological
- D.
Biological
- E.
Labeling
- 3.As for biological explanation of deviance, sociologists have concluded that
- A.
Biology explains a substantial amount of deviance
- B.
Biology plays no role in causing deviance
- C.
Biological explanations are more important that psychological ones in understanding deviance
- D.
They should be given more weight than cultural transmission theories
- E.
When biology does play role, it is but one contributing factor rather than the sole cause of deviance.
- 4.Conflict theorists argue that the causes of crime ad deviance can be found in
- A.
The labeling process
- B.
Biological inadequacies of individuals
- C.
Weakened social bonds in industrial societies
- D.
The learning that occurs through primary groups ties
- E.
Certain characteristic of capitalism
- 5.According to the text, a crime is
- A.
An act that is bad in and of itself
- B.
An act that is bad because it is prohibited
- C.
An act that is stigmatized by some powerful groups
- D.
An act that violates a criminal code that has been enacted by an officially constituted political authority
- E.
None of the above
- 6.The most widely use mood-altering drug in the United States is
- A.
Marijuana
- B.
Alcohol
- C.
Cocaine
- D.
Heroin
- E.
Nicotine
- 7.Which of the following statements would be most consistent with the labeling theory approach to understanding mental illness?
- A.
Mental illness is much like physical illness
- B.
Mental illness is the result of childhood traumas that produce maladjustment
- C.
Mental illness is a mode of adaptation to anomie
- D.
Mental illness is caused by a shift from secondary deviance to primary deviance
- E.
The symptoms of mental illness arise when people conform to the expectations of how they think a mentally ill person should behave
- 8."Syndicates" are associated with which type of crime?
- A.
White-collar crime
- B.
Organized crime
- C.
Sexual crime
- D.
Drug crime
- E.
Property crime
- 9.The text recommends all of the following to help in the fight against crime and delinquency EXCEPT
- A.
Reduce poverty
- B.
Legalize some victimless crime
- C.
Promote personal responsibility among prison inmates
- D.
Encourage fuller employment
- E.
Give longer prison sentences for most crimes
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