Question 1

An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn't have time to administer to the needs of the poor,hungry,and homeless individuals who seek assistance.According to Merton's theory,this welfare worker would be a(n)

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A)  ritualist.
B)  rebel.
C)  innovator.
D)  retreatist.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following connections to criminality is commonly rejected by sociologists?

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A)  environmental influences
B)  genetic roots
C)  social structure
D)  Gemeinschaft and GesellschaftE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Martha Stewart's criminal activity was considered a professional crime,as she committed her crimes during the course of her regular business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which theory attributes increases in crime and deviance to the absence or breakdown of communal relationships and social institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural transmission theory
B)  labeling theory
C)  social disorganization theory
D)  conflict theoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which term is used in the sociological literature to describe a loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective?

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A)  anomie
B)  neutralization
C)  cultural transmission
D)  disobedienceE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The contemporary study of possible genetic roots of criminality is but one aspect of the larger debate over

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A)  biosociology.
B)  sociobiology.
C)  impression management.
D)  Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Recent sociological research supports the position that some forms of crime and deviance have genetic roots.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The social constructionist perspective is most closely affiliated with which other sociological explanation of deviance?

Accepted Answer

A)  the theory of differential association
B)  labeling theory
C)  the anomie theory of deviance
D)  social disorganization theoryE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Discuss the problems that social scientists face when using crime statistics as data.

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Social scientists face several problems ...

Question 10

Dave,the president of a small corporation,has a wild weekend.He spends a night with a prostitute,gambles illegally,drinks excessively,and uses drugs.Some would argue he has committed various

Accepted Answer

A)  organized crimes.
B)  victimless crimes.
C)  white-collar crimes.
D)  corporate crimes.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

One of the major themes revealed from Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District was that

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A)  there is a clear line separating illegal activities and deviant behavior.
B)  crime is functional in its subculture and helps to provide stability.
C)  patrolling confirmed many of the stereotypes held about the neighborhood.
D)  gang-related thefts was the neighborhood's major preoccupation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

According to the research of Kai Erikson,the Puritans' persecution and execution of women suspected of being witches represented continuing attempts to define and redefine the boundaries of their community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which sociological perspective emphasizes how societies literally could not operate if massive numbers of people defied standards of appropriate conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  labeling perspectiveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

An important aspect of a professional criminal's work is

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A)  studying crime statistics.
B)  boundary maintenance.
C)  developing skilled techniques.
D)  goal multiplication.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Crime is a violation of

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A)  criminal law for which formal penalties are applied by some governmental authority.
B)  societal standards and is punished with informal sanctions.
C)  informal norms that are sanctioned with stigmas.
D)  normative behaviors that are considered by society to be proper conduct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

According to Robert Merton,an innovator is an individual who has

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A)  abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means.
B)  withdrawn from the goals and means of society.
C)  accepted the goals of society,but pursues them with means regarded as improper.
D)  None of these answers is correct.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A professional criminal is

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A)  an affluent individual who commits crimes in the course of daily business activities.
B)  always a member of a highly structured criminal organization that is involved in smuggling,drug trafficking,prostitution,and gambling.
C)  a person who pursues crime as a daily occupation,developing skilled techniques and enjoying a degree of status among other criminals.
D)  None of these answers is correct.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following theories offers a view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to conform systematically to society's norms?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie theory of deviance
B)  labeling theory
C)  control theory
D)  theory of differential associationE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which sociologist used the term differential association to describe the process by which exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts leads to violation of rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Quinney
B)  Erving Goffman
C)  Robert Merton
D)  Edwin SutherlandE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is a criticism of social disorganization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  too much focus on larger forces
B)  seems to "blame the victim"
C)  that there are no viable organizations
D)  that troubled areas are hopelessE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 7: Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Recent sociological research supports the position that some forms of crime and deviance have genetic roots.

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The social constructionist perspective is most closely affiliated with which other sociological explanation of deviance?

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A professional criminal is

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Martha Stewart's criminal activity was considered a professional crime,as she committed her crimes during the course of her regular business.

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An important aspect of a professional criminal's work is

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Which sociological perspective emphasizes how societies literally could not operate if massive numbers of people defied standards of appropriate conduct?

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Which term is used in the sociological literature to describe a loss of direction felt in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective?

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According to the research of Kai Erikson,the Puritans' persecution and execution of women suspected of being witches represented continuing attempts to define and redefine the boundaries of their community.

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Which of the following connections to criminality is commonly rejected by sociologists?

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The contemporary study of possible genetic roots of criminality is but one aspect of the larger debate over

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An employee at a welfare office is so concerned with paperwork that he doesn't have time to administer to the needs of the poor,hungry,and homeless individuals who seek assistance.According to Merton's theory,this welfare worker would be a(n)

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Which of the following theories offers a view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to conform systematically to society's norms?

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According to Robert Merton,an innovator is an individual who has

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Which theory attributes increases in crime and deviance to the absence or breakdown of communal relationships and social institutions?

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Crime is a violation of

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One of the major themes revealed from Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District was that

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Which of the following is a criticism of social disorganization theory?

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Discuss the problems that social scientists face when using crime statistics as data.

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Dave,the president of a small corporation,has a wild weekend.He spends a night with a prostitute,gambles illegally,drinks excessively,and uses drugs.Some would argue he has committed various

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Which sociologist used the term differential association to describe the process by which exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts leads to violation of rules?

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