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Higher Education

Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition - Chapter 07

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Question 1:

Deviance as a sociological concept is best defined as a study of
a) criminal acts performed by people.
b) statistical rarity.
c) behaviours and conditions that are related to social control.
d) people's attitudes about actions and concepts in society that are considered unusual.

Question 2:

What is a major problem experienced by those researching deviance?
a) the issue of confidentiality
b) finding willing participants
c) potential physical and emotional danger
d) finding funding from educational and governmental institutions

Question 3:

The subjective dimension of deviance refers to the
a) researcher's discretion regarding the subject matter.
b) status of the behaviour in the system of moral stratification.
c) general attitudes of lawmakers.
d) severity of the punishment for the questionable act or condition.

Question 4:

In Robert Merton's paradigm of deviant behaviour, an example of someone who rejects the basic goals of society but accepts the attitudes towards the means is a
a) bank robber
b) drug dealer
c) bureaucrat
d) political activist

Question 5:

In Robert Merton's paradigm of deviant behaviour, an innovator is someone who
a) accepts both the goals and the means of the culture.
b) accepts the goals and rejects the means of the culture.
c) rejects both the goals and means of the culture.
d) rejects the goals and accepts the means of the culture.

Question 6:

Merton's central explanatory mechanism in his theory of deviance focuses on the
a) personalities of the individuals.
b) group dynamics.
c) structure of society.
d) organization of government.

Question 7:

Which theory researches why more people don't engage in deviant and forbidden behaviour?
a) cultural support theory
b) strain theory
c) symbolic interactionist theory
d) control theory

Question 8:

The transactional theory of deviance focuses on
a) the internalization of cultural beliefs.
b) deviant behaviour as patterns of social life.
c) the absence of social pressures to control deviant behaviour.
d) the sequential interaction of all people involved in the deviant behaviour.

Question 9:

Which type of deviant act tends to happen later in the life cycle?
a) domestic violence
b) professional fraud
c) drug and alcohol abuse
d) theft

Question 10:

__________ people are traditionally assumed to be those most likely to experience mental illness. The onset of most mental illness occurs during __________.
a) Younger; adolescence
b) Younger; childhood
c) Older; childhood
d) Older; adolescence

Question 11:

Social constructionism refers to the idea that
a) people are individually responsible for their behaviour.
b) deviance is inherited in some people's genes.
c) the social group is largely responsible for the deviant behaviour of individuals in the group.
d) deviance is defined by society not by individuals.

Question 12:

A moral entrepreneur is someone who
a) attempts to publicize deviant conditions in order to correct them.
b) protests against governmental exploitation.
c) goes to other countries to teach North American values and morals.
d) is considered an honest businessperson.

Question 13:

The situation in which the very attempt to control deviance makes deviance more likely is known as
a) deviancy amplification.
b) status degradation.
c) medicalization.
d) disclaimer mannerism.

Question 14:

The term 'secondary deviance' refers to
a) occasional deviant acts that have no lasting social consequences.
b) the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it.
c) a deviant role rather than ephemeral acts of deviance
d) all of the above.

Question 15:

In reference to stigma management, those who are considered discreditable attempt to
a) control people around them.
b) regain their credibility by engaging in helpful acts.
c) control information others have about them.
d) restrict the relevance of the stigma.