Test Bank Thio's Deviant Behavior 13th Edition Taylor 2025 Chapters 1-15

Test Bank for
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Thio’s
Deviant Behavior
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by Alan Swinkels
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Thio’s
Deviant Behavior b




Thirteenth Edition b




Jim D. Taylor
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UniversitybofbIdaho


Martin D. Schwartz
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GeorgebWashingtonbUniversity

, CHAPTER ONE b




What Is Deviant Behavior?
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MultiplebChoicebQuestions
1. bWhichbstatementbaboutbthebdefinitionbofbdeviancebisbTRUE?
a) Almostballbpersonsbinbabsocietybwillbagreebonbthebnaturebofbdeviantbbehavior.
b) Definitionsbofbdeviantbbehaviorbarebdeterminedbbybconsensusbamongbabnation‟sb
religiousbgroups.
c) Therebisboftenbabgreatbdealbofbdisagreementbamongbpeoplebasbtobwhoborbwhatb
theybconsiderbdeviant.
d) Fewbpersonsbinbabsocietybarebconcernedbaboutbthebdefinitionbofbdeviance.

Answer:bc
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bEasy
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

2. Inb1965,bsociologistbJ.bL.bSimmonsbaskedbabsamplebofbpeoplebfrombthebgeneralbpubl
icbwhobtheybthoughtbwerebdeviant.bWhichbconclusionbcanbbebreachedbbasedbonbSim
mons‟bresults?
a) Onlybthosebconsideredbtobbeb“badbpeople,”bsuchbasbdrugbaddicts,bprostitutes,borb
criminals,bwerebseenbasbdeviant.
b) Therebwasbabgreatbdealbofbconsensusbamongbthosebpolledbasbtobwhobwasbdeviantb
andbwhobwasbnot.
c) Perceptionsbofbdeviancebfellbclearlybintobfourbmainbcategories.
d) Almostbanyone,binbsomeonebelse‟sbeyes,bcanbbebconsideredbdeviantbinbsomebway.

Answer:bd
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bModeratebSki
llbLevel:bAnalyzebIt

3. Amongbsociologists,btherebis
a) muchbpersonalbinvolvementbinbillegalbdeviantbbehavior.
b) abgrowingbawarenessbthatbdeviancebisbbestbstudiedbbybcriminologists.
c) widespreadbagreementbaboutbwhatbbehaviorbshouldbbebconsideredbdeviant.
d) ablackbofbconsensusbaboutbwhatbkindsbofbbehaviorbshouldbbebseenbasbdeviant.

Answer:bd
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bEasy

,SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

4. Comparedbtobthebothers,bwhichbgroupbisbmostbcapablebofbavoidingbbeingbfalsely,b
erroneously,borbunjustlyblabeledbasbdeviant?
a) Affluentbpeople
b) Peopleblivingbbelowbthebpovertybline
c) Peoplebinbpositionsbofbpower
d) Peoplebwhobarebsociallybpowerless

Answer:bc
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bModerate
SkillbLevel:bApplybWhatbYoubKnow

5. Denisbreliesbonbabwheelchairbbecausebofbhisbcerebralbpalsy.bWouldbhebbebconsideredb
“deviant”baccordingbtobsomebdefinitionsbofferedbbybsociologists?
a) Yes,bbecausebthebmerebfactbofbusingbabwheelchairbviolatesbformalbnorms
b) No,bbecausebdeviancebonlybappliesbtobpeoplebwhobbreakblawsborbcommitbviolentb
acts
c) Yes,bbecausebpeoplebwithbdisabilitiesbareboftenbdevaluedbbybsociety
d) No,bbecausebhisbpositive/negativeb“deviancebratio”bisbimbalanced

Answer:bc
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bDifficult
SkillbLevel:bApplybWhatbYoubKnow

6. WhichbstatementbaboutbdeviancebisbTRUE?
a) Deviancebshouldbincludebonlybimportantbviolationsbofbnorms.
b) Allbsociologistsbagreebthatbdeviancebincludesbmundane,broutine,bandbnormalb
violationsbofbformalbnorms.
c) Deviancebisbconsideredbab“fringebtopic”bbybmostbsociologists.
d) Sociologistsbdobnotbagreebonbabprecisebdefinitionbofbdeviance.

Answer:bd
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bEasy
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

7. Whichbtypesbofbpeoplebarebexamplesbofbpositivebdeviants?
a) Saints,bintellectuals,bandbgeniuses
b) Sexbworkersbandbprofessionalbgamblers
c) Peoplebwhobarebbadlybscarred,bblind,borbmutilated
d) Murderers,brapists,bandbkidnappers

Answer:ba
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.

, Topic:bConflictingbDefinitionsb
DifficultybLevel:bEasy
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

8. Sociologistsbwhobarebinfluencedbbybthebpositivistbperspectivebofbabsolutismbtendbtob
viewbdeviantbbehaviorbasbanbattributebthatb .
a) isbdictatedbbybthosebinbpower
b) fadesboverbtime
c) variesbaccordingbtobone‟sbculture
d) inheresbinbthebindividual

Answer:bd
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bModerate
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

9. Sociologistsbwhobendorsebthebrolebofbpowerbinbthebdefinitionbofbdeviancebhaveb
discoveredbthatbpeoplebwhobarebwealthybandbpowerful
a) arebrarelybdeviant.
b) typicallybcanbavoidbbeingblabeledbasbdeviant.
c) arebwelcomingbtowardbmostbtypesbofbdeviantbbehavior.
d) ignorebmostbformsbofbdeviantbbehavior.

Answer:bb
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bModerate
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

10. Accordingbtobsociologistsbwhobstudybthebrolebofbpowerbinbthebdefinitionbofbdeviance,b
deviancebisbanybactbthat
a) violatesbthebcriminalblaw.
b) violatesbdeeplybheldbmoralbvalues.
c) powerfulbpeoplebconsiderbtobbebabviolationbofbsomebsocialbrule.
d) involvesbthebbehaviorbofbpeopleblivingbbelowbthebpovertybline.

Answer:bc
LearningbObjective:b1.1bIdentifybyourbpersonalbdefinitionsbofbdeviantbbehavior.b
Topic:bConflictingbDefinitions
DifficultybLevel:bModerate
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConcepts

11. Sociologicalbdefinitionsbofbdeviancebfallbintobtwobopposingbperspectives,bthebpositivistb
andbtheb .
a) traditional
b) feminist
c) constructionist
d) modernist