Question 1

The term capital punishment refers to

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A)   white-collar crime.
B)   nonviolent crime.
C)   the death penalty.
D)   laws regulating capitalism in countries under autocratic rule.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The United States has 5% of the world's population and about _____ of the world's prisoners.

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A)   3%
B)   5%
C)   13%
D)   25%E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Because deviance undermines predictability, a system of _____ was developed to enforce the norms.

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A)   street crime
B)   sociology
C)   social control
D)   assumption reinforcementE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

On any given day, one out of _____ African American, one out of _____ Latino, and one out of _____ white men in their 20s is in jail.

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A)   20; 13; 19
B)   10; 20; 30
C)   8; 26; 100
D)   5; 30; 143E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

When judges assign youthful offenders to social workers and counselors, rather than sending them to reform school or jail, they are using diversion, which testifies to the power of

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A)   labeling theory.
B)   neutralization.
C)   shaming.
D)   degradation ceremonies.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

In the medicalization of deviance, deviance becomes a symptom of some underlying illness that demands treatment by

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A)   the court.
B)   sociologists.
C)   physicians.
D)   the police.E) None of the above
F) A) and D) C

Question 7

There are a variety of ways to approach deviance. _____ look for answers within individuals, such as a possible genetic predisposition to deviance.

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A)   All sociologists
B)   Conflict theorists
C)   Sociobiologists
D)   PsychologistsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

_____ is the violation of norms.

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A)   Negative sanction
B)   Deviance
C)   Social control
D)   StigmaE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

_____ may force a group to rethink its moral boundaries, helping the group to adapt to changing circumstances.

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A)   Deviance
B)   Strain theory
C)   White collar crime
D)   Social disintegrationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

_____ attempt(s)  to neutralize the moral demands of society.

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A)   None of us
B)   Very few people
C)   Only deviates
D)   All of usE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Psychologists look at _____ as a possible cause of deviance.

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A)   factors outside the individual
B)   social influences that recruit people to break norms
C)   personality disorders
D)   genesE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

How does deviance clarify moral boundaries and affirm norms?

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A)   By following the tenets of strain theory
B)   Punishment of a deviating group member helps make clear what it means to be a member of the group.
C)   By opening up the illegitimate opportunity structure
D)   Rewarding deviance enhances the strength of the group as a whole.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D) B

Question 13

Strain theory _____ the sociological view that deviants are the product of society.

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A)   rejects
B)   offers an alternative to
C)   diminishes
D)   supportsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Killing is _____ in mainstream society; but for members of the Mafia, when certain of their norms are broken that threaten a person's honor, _____ would be a deviant act.

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A)   deviant; not killing
B)   deviant; killing
C)   frowned upon; killing
D)   not deviant; killingE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Shaming is

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A)   illegal.
B)   a relic dating to colonial times.
C)   starting to make a comeback.
D)   a form of neutralization.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Ted gave a talk to his high school class that was laced with humor and understanding and showed that he really grasped the important points in the history of the French Revolution, which was what his history class was studying. When he was finished, Ted was praised by his teacher as well as by several classmates. The praise was an example of a

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A)   norm.
B)   positive sanction.
C)   stigmatization.
D)   negative sanction.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In strain theory, institutionalized means are

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A)   rejected.
B)   approved ways of reaching cultural goals.
C)   unapproved ways of reaching cultural goals.
D)   outmoded.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Serial murder is defined as the killing of several victims in _____ or more separate events.

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A)   three
B)   five
C)   eight
D)   15E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 19

Sociologist Robert Merton developed

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A)   deviance theory.
B)   a defense of white-collar crime.
C)   strain theory.
D)   modern sociology.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Conflict theorists view the criminal justice system as

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A)   operating impartially to bring justice to all.
B)   a tool designed by the powerful to maintain their power and privilege.
C)   focusing on punishment of the powerful.
D)   an honest endeavor by society to settle disputes equitably.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The United States has 5% of the world's population and about _____ of the world's prisoners.

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On any given day, one out of ___ African American, one out of _ Latino, and one out of ___ white men in their 20s is in jail.

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