Question 1

The oldest justification for punishing an offender is:

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A)   deterrence.
B)   retribution.
C)   social protection.
D)   rehabilitation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Both Albert Cohen and Walter Miller argue that deviance is most likely to arise among:

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A)   high-income males.
B)   middle-class men and women.
C)   low-income youths.
D)   all class levels.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Many researchers agree that, in the United States, most arrests for street crime involve people of lower class position. Why, according to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen, Walter Miller, and Elijah Anderson, would this be the case? How would a broader definition of crime (to include more white-collar and corporate offenses) change the profile of the typical criminal?

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According to Robert Merton, Albert Cohen...

Question 4

Albert Cohen suggested that lower-class youths form delinquent subcultures to gain the self-respect society as a whole denies them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime:

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A)   almost always leads to a criminal conviction.
B)   provokes a strong response from the community.
C)   is usually resolved in a civil rather than a criminal court.
D)   rarely involves serious harm to the public as a whole.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Today in the United States, women are arrested for serious street crime as often as men are.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society.

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Question 8

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) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

"Crime" differs from "deviance" in that crime:

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A)   is always more serious.
B)   is usually less serious.
C)   refers to a violation of norms enacted into law.
D)   involves a larger share of the population.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Read the following four statements about the social foundations of deviance. Select the one statement that is False.

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A)   Deviance exists only in relation to cultural norms.
B)   There are many acts that are always and everywhere deviant.
C)   People become deviant as others define them that way.
D)   What the norms are and how people apply them involve social power.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory links deviance to:

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A)   how others respond to the behavior in question.
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) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Read the four statements below. Which comes closest to the correct view of the role of biology in causing people to commit crimes?

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A)   Males with certain body types commit the most serious crimes.
B)   Lombroso proved a century ago that biological factors are the major cause of crime.
C)   Biological factors may have a real but small effect in causing some people to commit crimes.
D)   Genetics research has succeeded in explaining most criminality.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Using the terms of Robert Merton's strain theory, which of the following concepts correctly describes the behavior of a school "dropout" who rejects both cultural goals and the conventional means to reach them?

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

Question 14

Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime:

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A)   is about the same for people of all class levels.
B)   is higher for people in higher class levels.
C)   is higher for people in lower class levels.
D)   almost always involves middle-class people.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Exam 9: Deviance

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State four ways in which, according to Emile Durkheim, deviance is functional for society.

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Research suggests that, with regard to social class, arrest for serious crime:

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Edwin Sutherland stated that white-collar crime:

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