Practice Quiz: Chapter 05

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. Which term did Howard Becker coin to describe those who "discover" and attempt to publicize deviant conditions?

a) Moral entrepreneurs correct incorrect

b) Moral crusaders correct incorrect

c) Ethical saints correct incorrect

d) Religious entrepreneurs correct incorrect

e) Righteous citizens correct incorrect

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. Members of social groups can express their disapproval of people and behaviour in which of the following ways?

a) Incarceration correct incorrect

b) Ridicule correct incorrect

c) Ostracism correct incorrect

d) Killing correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following rituals or acts is/are considered a part of a status degradation ceremony?

a) Incompetency hearing correct incorrect

b) Psychiatric examination correct incorrect

c) Courtroom trials correct incorrect

d) Both A and B correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is/are the potential problems with researching deviance?

a) Secrecy correct incorrect

b) Safety correct incorrect

c) Discovery of reportable behaviour correct incorrect

d) Both A and B correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a correlate of crime and/or deviant behaviour?

a) Gender correct incorrect

b) Age correct incorrect

c) Class correct incorrect

d) Ethnicity correct incorrect

e) Location correct incorrect

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. Strain theory derives from the work of which theorist?

a) Emile Durkheim correct incorrect

b) Edwin Sutherland correct incorrect

c) Howard Becker correct incorrect

d) Robert Merton correct incorrect

e) Karl Marx correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to the situation wherein the very attempt to control deviance makes deviance more likely?

a) Primary deviance correct incorrect

b) Deviancy amplification correct incorrect

c) Stigma correct incorrect

d) Discrediting correct incorrect

e) Self-fulfilling prophecy correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to a deviant label that overrides all other status considerations?

a) Master status correct incorrect

b) Role correct incorrect

c) Secondary status correct incorrect

d) Primary status correct incorrect

e) Deviance ownership correct incorrect

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. From time to time all of us might lie, cheat, steal, or engage in some other prohibited behavior but we do not label ourselves as deviant. What do sociologists call this behaviour?

a) Primary deviance correct incorrect

b) Secondary deviance correct incorrect

c) Discredited behaviour correct incorrect

d) Discreditable behaviour correct incorrect

e) Stigma correct incorrect

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. Which theoretical framework argues people behave in ways that reflect the cultural values to which they have been exposed and then internalize?

a) Functionalism correct incorrect

b) Cultural support theory correct incorrect

c) Conflict theory correct incorrect

d) Labelling theory correct incorrect

e) Social constructionism correct incorrect

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. Suicide rates are higher for females than males.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Deviance can only be negative.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Language is a part of what post-modernists call "discourse."

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. To be deemed as a "deviant" by sociologists, a behaviour must hold the potential for being called deviant and also be labelled as such by powerful others.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. According to strain theory, people behave in ways that reflect the cultural values to which they have been exposed and then internalized.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Not everything that could be labelled "deviant" is necessarily labelled deviant by society.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. From the perspective of radical conflict theory, social conflicts regarding the moral meaning of conduct emerge from diverse sources.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Tattooing is always a sign of deviance.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Movies, television, and magazines play a significant role in defining deviance.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

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. Our experience of deviance reflects the influence of the cultural context and the historical period in which we live.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect