Question 1

In the United States,even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years,the number of people in prison has gone up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

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A)  very few people experience an "unsuccessful socialization."
B)  there has been very little research of this kind.
C)  there is no way to distinguish "normal" from "abnormal" people.
D)  most people who commit crimes have normal personalities.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Participating in the subculture that Elijah Anderson describes as "the code of the streets" raises the risk that young people will end up

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A)  conforming to conventional morality.
B)  doing better than their parents.
C)  having a career in law enforcement.
D)  in jail or worse.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz states that the label of "insanity" is widely applied to behavior that is actually only "different."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Feminist theory claims that women,compared to men,are subject to greater social control.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mike reports the theft of his dirt bike from the front yard of his house.The police would record this as which type of crime?

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A)  burglary
B)  larceny-theft
C)  robbery
D)  auto-theftE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that

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A)  deviance is only what people label as deviant.
B)  most people in the United States will become insane for some period during their lives.
C)  mental illness is a myth so that "insanity" is only "differences" that bother other people.
D)  our society does not do nearly enough to treat the mentally ill.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

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A)  theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing."
B)  drinking too much being redefined as a personal failing.
C)  promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing.
D)  when people steal drugs to self-medicate.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone,who made a lot of money breaking the law.

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A)  innovator
B)  ritualist
C)  retreatist
D)  rebelE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

In Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance,___________ refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them.

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A)  innovation
B)  ritualism
C)  retreatism
D)  rebellionE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Biological factors,including genetics,explain most criminal behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

Accepted Answer

A)  innovator
B)  ritualist
C)  retreatist
D)  rebelE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

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A)  the most serious episodes of deviance.
B)  actions that parents define as deviant.
C)  a passing episode of deviance that has little effect on the person's self-concept.
D)  the experience of deviance early in life.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

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A)  all crimes that take place.
B)  offenses cleared by arrest.
C)  offenses resulting in a criminal conviction.
D)  offenses known to the police.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle.Marco begins to drink even more,becomes bitter,and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers.According to Lemert,Marco's situation illustrates

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A)  the onset of primary deviance.
B)  the onset of secondary deviance.
C)  the formation of a deviant subculture.
D)  the onset of retreatism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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A)  how labeling someone as deviant can increase the deviant behavior.
B)  the amount of contact a person has with others who encourage or discourage conventional behavior.
C)  how well a person can contain deviant impulses.
D)  how others respond to the race,ethnicity,gender,and class of the individual.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Robert Merton claimed that the "strains of masculinity" are an important cause of crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

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A)  during the late teenage years.
B)  in the late twenties.
C)  during the middle thirties.
D)  over age forty.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term _______ correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system.

Accepted Answer

A)  innovator
B)  ritualist
C)  retreatist
D)  rebelE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Deviance

According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term _______ correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system.

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Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to

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Feminist theory claims that women,compared to men,are subject to greater social control.

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Thomas Szasz made the controversial assertion that

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In the United States,even though the crime rate has gone down in recent years,the number of people in prison has gone up.

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Travis Hirschi's control theory makes the point that people who commit crimes typically have little concern about the potential consequences.

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________ correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them.

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His friends begin to criticize Marco as a "juice-head," pushing him out of their social circle.Marco begins to drink even more,becomes bitter,and joins a new group of friends who also are heavy drinkers.According to Lemert,Marco's situation illustrates

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Biological factors,including genetics,explain most criminal behavior.

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Edwin Lemert described "primary deviance" as

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An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is

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Mike reports the theft of his dirt bike from the front yard of his house.The police would record this as which type of crime?

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Participating in the subculture that Elijah Anderson describes as "the code of the streets" raises the risk that young people will end up

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The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because

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In Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance,___________ refers to the process of seeking conventional goals but rejecting the conventional means to achieve them.

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Criminal statistics gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation reflect

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Robert Merton claimed that the "strains of masculinity" are an important cause of crime.

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Psychiatrist Thomas Szasz states that the label of "insanity" is widely applied to behavior that is actually only "different."

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According to Robert Merton's strain theory,the term ________would correctly describe a gangster like Al Capone,who made a lot of money breaking the law.

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The likelihood a person will be arrested for a street crime rises sharply

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