Deviance, Law, and Crime

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. What is deviance?

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. With labelling theory, it is important to differentiate between which two types of deviance?

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. Minor acts of deviance are defined as which of the following?

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. The experiments of Milgram and Zimbardo were controversial, but they highlighted which important fact in the study of criminal and deviant behaviour?

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. Social constructionists would argue which of the following?

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. Which theory of deviant and criminal behaviour did Travis Hirschi develop?

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. What are the two steps to the process of social construction, according to Berger and Luckmann?

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. Which function of punishment is based on the idea that a punishment should be comparable to the suffering caused by the crime?

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. Labelling theory explains how labelling people as a criminal or deviant can produce which of the following?

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. Which acts are illegal, perceived to be very harmful, and have a high level of public agreement?

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. Many deviant acts break norms but are not punishable by the state.

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. The Canada Youth Criminal Justice Act recognizes the importance of labelling because it makes it illegal to publish the identity of a young offender.

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. Consensus crimes are criminal in nature, but include only minor violations such as speeding and petty theft.

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. White-collar crime often occurs outside of work settings.

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. Specific deterrence aims to make an example out of deviants to deter others from committing crimes.

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. Being labelled criminal or deviant can create a criminal or deviant identity for someone in their youth.

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. Berger and Luckmann argue that we learn about the internalized, predefined worlds of individuals by understanding how individuals interacted with socializing agents such as parents.

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. According to the labelling theory, when an individual is not caught by the police but is still labelled as deviant or criminal, they are viewed by others as criminals or deviants.

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. Youth crimes are usually acts of primary deviance and tend to be of low severity.

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. Most of the theories sociologists use to explain deviant behaviour are based on broader social explanations for this behaviour.

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