Question 1

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

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A)   We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning.
B)   We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules.
C)   We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments.
D)   Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance happens.To what sort of strain does the theory's name refer?

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A)   strain between deviant and nondeviant citizens
B)   strain between social norms that are codified in laws and those that are not
C)   strain between different value systems within a society
D)   strain between socially approved goals and the means of achieving themE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Hate crimes targeting Arab Americans and those mistakenly identified as Arab increased after Arab identity became stigmatized.What sort of stigma was this?

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A)   moral
B)   symbolic
C)   religious
D)   tribalE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

According to Erving Goffman,stigmatized individuals who do not believe that they should have to change or conceal their identities to make "normal" people more comfortable have

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A)   secondary deviance.
B)   in-group orientation.
C)   self-esteem.
D)   deviance avowal.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Traditionally,most of the sociological literature on deviance focuses on

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A)   crime.
B)   mental illness.
C)   the extremely wealthy.
D)   the emotional appeal of deviant acts.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior rather than to the behavior itself?

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Question 7

According to Jack Katz,what do muggers gain from their crimes aside from material objects?

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A)   He argues that they are often trying to return to prison where they feel more secure.
B)   He argues that they seek power and control over their victims.
C)   He argues that they mug for a sense of satisfaction and excitement.
D)   He argues that they mug for a steady living that allows them to move up in social status.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

Accepted Answer

A)   passing.
B)   in-group orientation.
C)   deviance avowal.
D)   symbolic interactionism.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 6: Deviance

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Hate crimes targeting Arab Americans and those mistakenly identified as Arab increased after Arab identity became stigmatized.What sort of stigma was this?

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How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

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A gay man joins a dating website.He tells his friends that he is frustrated when other men on the website describe themselves as "straight-acting,straight-appearing." He believes that these men are treating gay identity as a stigmatized identity by

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Traditionally,most of the sociological literature on deviance focuses on

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Robert Merton developed structural strain theory to explain why deviance happens.To what sort of strain does the theory's name refer?

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According to sociologists,why is deviance related to the societal response to a behavior rather than to the behavior itself?

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