Question 1

The __________ perspective is more pertinent for studying less serious kinds of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)  objective
B)  constructionist
C)  deterministic
D)  psychological

Question 2

Assess the difference between deviant behavior and crime.

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Deviant behavior and crime are often use...

Question 3

Crime is a violation of a formal norm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A sociologist is interested in studying the deviant behavior of prostitutes and other night people.He or she should utilize a constructionist perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Many traditional criminologists,using the positivist perspective,believed that criminals possessed specific biological and psychological traits that made them different from non-criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Despite years of research,most sociologists today cannot agree upon a precise definition of deviant behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The main purpose of the positivist approach to deviance is

Accepted Answer

A)  developing empathy with deviant persons.
B)  seeking out the causes of deviant behavior.
C)  to make moral judgments about deviant behavior.
D)  to study biases toward persons seen as deviant.

Question 8

Which of the following aspects of deviance would be of special interest to constructionist sociologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic facts about deviance
B)  statistical data
C)  how deviants seek positive meanings in deviant activity
D)  moral reactions to deviant behavior

Question 9

Positivists treat deviance as if it were unpleasant and harmful to society,while constructionists

Accepted Answer

A)  have an appreciation for and empathy with deviants.
B)  emphasize the importance of social control of deviant behavior.
C)  stress the importance of being deviant themselves.
D)  study the biological aspects of human behavior.

Question 10

Early in the twentieth century,criminologists believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  criminals are made,not born.
B)  criminals are born,not made.
C)  criminal status varies within time and space.
D)  crime is determined by the social environment.

Question 11

Which statement about the definition of deviance is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance should include only important violations of the norms.
B)  All sociologists agree that deviance includes mundane,routine,and normal violations of the norms.
C)  Deviance is not an important subject anymore.
D)  Sociologists cannot agree on a precise definition of deviance.

Question 12

The author argues that an integrated definition of deviant behavior must focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  the deviant behavior itself.
B)  the deviant label.
C)  the methods of sociologists.
D)  both deviant behavior and the deviant label.

Question 13

Discuss why the general public and sociologists have failed to agree upon a definition of deviance.Why is achieving a definition so difficult?

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The general public and sociologists have...

Question 14

All of the following are part of the positivist perspective on deviance,EXCEPT that deviance is

Accepted Answer

A)  a label.
B)  intrinsically real.
C)  an observable object.
D)  determined by forces beyond an individual's control.

Question 15

If you tell a child that he or she is a thief often enough,he or she is going to believe it.This statement best fits the __________ perspective on deviance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If you tell a child that he...

Question 16

Today's positivist sociologists recognize the important role of ____________ in determining a person's status as a criminal.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Today's positivist sociologists recognize the important role...

Question 17

Determinist,objectivist,and absolutist are other terms for aspects of the __________ perspective on deviance.

Accepted Answer

A)  constructionist
B)  humanist
C)  modern
D)  positivist

Question 18

According to the concept of determinism,deviance is determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  forces beyond the individual's control.
B)  forces within the individual's control.
C)  strictly human behavior.
D)  the level of free will exhibited by the individual.

Question 19

The positivist perspective on deviance assumes that humans are active in determining their own lives,and are not passive subjects of powerful forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

From the constructionist perspective,deviants are

Accepted Answer

A)  actively seeking meaning in their deviant activities.
B)  totally different from normal people.
C)  biologically defective.
D)  propelled by well-defined social forces.

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The __________ perspective is more pertinent for studying less serious kinds of deviance.

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All of the following are part of the positivist perspective on deviance,EXCEPT that deviance is

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Despite years of research,most sociologists today cannot agree upon a precise definition of deviant behavior.

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Which statement about the definition of deviance is TRUE?

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