Higher Education

Multiple Choice - Chapter 5

Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction - Chapter 5

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Question 1:

According to the author, deviance is
a) illegal and perverse
b) doing wrong
c) straying from the norm
d) All of the above

Question 2:

________ characteristics of deviance are actions taken as explicitly violating the cultural norm, while ________ characteristics are the unstated qualities that might make a group a target for sanctions.
a) overt; covert
b) covert; overt
c) positive; negative
d) negative; positive

Question 3:

Deviance, like other elements of culture, is said to be contested. This means that
a) everyone agrees
b) not everyone agrees
c) it is typically understood by society
d) it is typically misunderstood by society

Question 4:

Social constructionism is the idea that
a) elements of social life are natural
b) elements of social life are created by society or culture
c) elements of social life are universal
d) All of the above

Question 5:

What is the term associated with the pressure to become culturally the same as the dominant culture?
a) Misogyny
b) Multiculturalism
c) Assimilation
d) Racialized Deviance

Question 6:

Racial profiling constitutes
a) undertaking an action for reasons of safety, security, or public protection
b) a reliance on stereotypes about race, colour, and ethnicity
c) a reliance on stereotypes about ancestry, religion, or place of origin
d) All of the above

Question 7:

Clinard and Quinney (1973) broke white collar crime into two categories. These are:
a) corporate and small business
b) factory and service
c) corporate and occupational
d) occupational and service

Question 8:

Which of these countries condemns male homosexuality only?
a) Jamaica
b) Nigeria
c) Armenia
d) All of the above

Question 9:

When youths engage in non-utilitarian stealing, they steal with an intention to gain possession of needed objects.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Covert characteristics of deviance are those that are taken as explicitly violating a cultural norm.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Essentialism argues that there is something ‘natural’ and ‘objectively determined’ about elements of social life.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Goffman believed that there are three types of stigma. These are moral, tribal, and instinctual.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Multiculturalism entails a set of policies and practices directed toward a respect for cultural differences.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

A moral entrepreneur labours to create consensus on an issue on which there is no pre-existing consensus.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Misogyny literally means ‘hating women’.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Patriarchal construct refers to social conditions being thought of or structured in a way that favours men and boys over women and girls.
a) True
b) False