Multiple Choice Questions

Which theory asserts that crime is most likely to occur in communities with weak social ties and the absence of social control?
  • Differential association theory
  • labeling theory
  • Social disorganization theory
  • strain theory
The greater inhibition towards deviance comes from stronger participation in legitimate activities. This describes according to Hirchi _____________
  • a hate crime
  • corporate crime
  • involvement
  • 10 days use
Prostitution is a type of
  • functionalists
  • negative sanction
  • victimless crime
  • victim-less crime
Which of these would not be an argument of Functionalists?
  • A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
  • power and powerlessness
  • Deviance is the result of conflict between those who have and those who do not.
  • In a society where drugs are less stigmatized, problem users are more likely to seek out care.
Researchers Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay studied crime patterns in Chicago in the early 1900s. They found ........
  • involvement
  • When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.
  • it is illegal to trade in drugs
  • that violence and crime were at their worst in the middle of the city and gradually decreased the farther someone traveled from the urban center toward the suburbs.
Which theory explains deviance in terms of the frustration people may feel for wanting to achieve certain goals but they don't have the legitimate means to achieve those goals?
  • labeling theory
  • Social disorganization theory
  • strain theory
  • Differential association theory
The term secondary deviance can be defined as
  • Crime rates, particularly for violent and gun-related crimes, have been on the rise since the 1990s
  • that violence and crime were at their worst in the middle of the city and gradually decreased the farther someone traveled from the urban center toward the suburbs.
  • False
  • When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.
Jim was raised by two parents who were in and out of jail for petty crimes. In school, Jim hangs out with two boys who also commit petty crimes. Eventually Jim breaks into a store and gets arrested. Which theory best explains Jim's behavior?
  • labeling theory
  • Social disorganization theory
  • strain theory
  • Differential association theory
From the article "Portugal's Example: What Happened After It Decriminalized All Drugs, From Weed to Heroin" we learn that to be arrested in Portugal you must be found to hold a supply of more than ________
  • corporate crime
  • it is illegal to trade in drugs
  • 10 days use
  • a hate crime
Which sociological paradigm argues that it is normal to have some deviance in society?.
  • functionalists
  • attachment, involvement , beliefs
  • negative sanction
  • victimless crime
George hates Native Americans and when a Native American moves to his neighborhood, he goes and sprays on their driveway. The police arrest George and charge him with
  • a hate crime
  • 10 days use
  • involvement
  • corporate crime
In the 70s, the Ford motor company allowed the car Pinto to be sold despite a known fault that caused explosions and deaths or serious injuries to its passengers. Ford was guilty of
  • victimless crime
  • 10 days use
  • corporate crime
  • a hate crime
The United States accounts for ______% of the global population, we have ________% of the world's inmates, the largest number of prisoners in the world
  • 5;25
  • involvement
  • False
  • a hate crime
Conflict theories of deviance and criminality focus on issues of_____________
  • In a society where drugs are less stigmatized, problem users are more likely to seek out care.
  • power and powerlessness
  • A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
  • Deviance is the result of conflict between those who have and those who do not.
Which theory supports that people learn deviance from others who provide role models and opportunities for deviance.
  • Differential Association
  • it is illegal to trade in drugs
  • labeling
  • attachment, involvement , beliefs
Which of these, if stronger, would make control of deviance easier according to Hirchi?
  • functionalists
  • attachment, involvement , beliefs
  • victimless crime
  • it is illegal to trade in drugs
The term deviance can be defined as
  • In a society where drugs are less stigmatized, problem users are more likely to seek out care.
  • Deviance is the result of conflict between those who have and those who do not.
  • power and powerlessness
  • A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
_________________ is a punishment or negative reaction toward deviance.
  • functionalists
  • victimless crime
  • victim-less crime
  • negative sanction
The teacher does not like Scott and shows him her disdain. On occasion she rolls her eyes when Scott speaks. Scott loses his confidence and believes he is stupid. Eventually he drops out. This is an example of ________
  • strain theory
  • labeling theory
  • Differential association theory
  • Social disorganization theory
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