Question 1

Which type of informal social control is supported by 59 percent of pediatricians in spite of the risk of harmful effects to individuals?

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A)   capital punishment
B)   institutionalization
C)   spanking
D)   time-outsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Discuss why the definitions of deviance and social stigma are dependent on cultural variations and socially accepted norms. Give some examples of how people are stigmatized for behaviors they may no longer engage in.

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Question 3

From a sociological perspective, laws are created in response to perceived needs for

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A)   formal social control.
B)   informal social control.
C)   deprivation techniques of neutralization.
D)   cultural transmission.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which functionalist sociologist developed a theory of deviance that suggests that members of a society may conform or deviate from the culturally prescribed goals and the means of attaining those goals?

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A)   Howard Becker
B)   Edwin Sutherland
C)   Robert Merton
D)   Richard QuinneyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Discuss the relationship between cultural transmission and differential association in explaining deviance or criminal acts. Give an illustration of how a person would likely become criminal using the differential association process.

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Question 6

Law

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A)   emerges from social norms.
B)   can be directed at all members of society.
C)   can govern the behavior of social institutions.
D)   all of theseE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Socialization is the primary source of conforming, obedient behavior, and obedience to the law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2009, psychologist Jerry Burger repeated part of Milgram's authority experiment. The results were significantly different, suggesting a drastic reduction in obedience among participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Repeated protests by feminist organizations resulted in changes concerning criminal laws defining rape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A high school student pierces her tongue and her belly button because three of her best friends have done the same thing. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   stress management.
B)   a sanction.
C)   conformity.
D)   obedience.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Which term is used to refer to the techniques and strategies for regulating human behavior in any society?

Accepted Answer

A)   social control
B)   social promotion
C)   socialization
D)   techniques of neutralizationE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of stigma in the United States?

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A)   Many people with "normal" appearance have cosmetic surgery each year because of the "beauty myth".
B)   People are not stigmatized for deviant behaviors in which they no longer engage.
C)   A person need not be guilty of a crime to be stigmatized.
D)   A recovering alcoholic might be stigmatized.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following statements about deviance is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   According to the sociological definition of deviance, we are all deviant from time to time.
B)   Deviance involves the violation of group norms that may or may not be formalized into law.
C)   Deviation from norms is not always negative, let alone criminal.
D)   All of theseE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

A college fraternity is found guilty of having racist recruitment policies by the college's intrafraternity council and administration, and it is forced to suspend operations on that campus. This is an example of

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A)   an informal sanction.
B)   formal social control.
C)   a victimless crime.
D)   a norm.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Stanley Milgram

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A)   created the theory of differential association.
B)   conducted a study of obedience that required subjects to administer "painful" shocks to other subjects in an analysis of "learning".
C)   noted that punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior.
D)   illustrated how racism is influenced by the need to conform with peers.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements about crime rates in the United States is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reported crime in the United States is high, and the public continues to regard crime as a major social problem.
B)   There has been a significant decline in violent crime in the United States in recent years.
C)   Crimes committed by women have increased.
D)   All of theseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which one of the following theories is associated with the interactionist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural transmission
B)   sociobiology
C)   social conflict
D)   none of theseE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which sociological perspective is reflected through the crime explanations offered in cultural transmission theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   functionalist perspective
B)   conflict perspective
C)   interactionist perspective
D)   feminist perspectiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The anomie theory of deviance was created by

Accepted Answer

A)   É mile Durkheim
B)   Robert Merton
C)   Edwin Sutherland
D)   Howard BeckerE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Bob and Steve are brothers who have different friends. Bob's friends are the "academic type", and Bob follows in their footsteps and goes to college. Steve's friends engage in crime, and Steve follows in their footsteps and goes to prison. Which explanation of deviant behavior is illustrated by this example?

Accepted Answer

A)   labeling
B)   anomie
C)   differential association
D)   dramaturgyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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