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Test Bank For Thio's Deviant Behavior, 13th Edition by Jim
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CHAPTER ONE v




What Is Deviant Behavior?
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MultiplevChoicevQuestions
1. WhichvstatementvaboutvthevdefinitionvofvdeviancevisvTRUE?
a) Almostvallvpersonsvinvavsocietyvwillvagreevonvthevnaturevofvdeviantvbehavior.
b) Definitionsvofvdeviantvbehaviorvarevdeterminedvbyvconsensusvamongvavnation‟svr
eligiousvgroups.
c) Therevisvoftenvavgreatvdealvofvdisagreementvamongvpeoplevasvtovwhovorvwhatvt
heyvconsidervdeviant.
d) Fewvpersonsvinvavsocietyvarevconcernedvaboutvthevdefinitionvofvdeviance.

Answer:vc
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

2. Inv1965,vsociologistvJ.vL.vSimmonsvaskedvavsamplevofvpeoplevfromvthevgeneralvpubli
cvwhovtheyvthoughtvwerevdeviant.vWhichvconclusionvcanvbevreachedvbasedvonvSimm
ons‟vresults?
a) Onlyvthosevconsideredvtovbev“badvpeople,”vsuchvasvdrugvaddicts,vprostitutes,vorv
criminals,vwerevseenvasvdeviant.
b) Therevwasvavgreatvdealvofvconsensusvamongvthosevpolledvasvtovwhovwasvdeviantv
andvwhovwasvnot.
c) Perceptionsvofvdeviancevfellvclearlyvintovfourvmainvcategories.
d) Almostvanyone,vinvsomeonevelse‟sveyes,vcanvbevconsideredvdeviantvinvsomevway.

Answer:vd
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vModeratevSki
llvLevel:vAnalyzevIt

3. Amongvsociologists,vtherevis
a) muchvpersonalvinvolvementvinvillegalvdeviantvbehavior.
b) avgrowingvawarenessvthatvdeviancevisvbestvstudiedvbyvcriminologists.
c) widespreadvagreementvaboutvwhatvbehaviorvshouldvbevconsideredvdeviant.
d) avlackvofvconsensusvaboutvwhatvkindsvofvbehaviorvshouldvbevseenvasvdeviant.

Answer:vd
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy

,SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

4. Comparedvtovthevothers,vwhichvgroupvisvmostvcapablevofvavoidingvbeingvfalsely,v
erroneously,vorvunjustlyvlabeledvasvdeviant?
a) Affluentvpeople
b) Peoplevlivingvbelowvthevpovertyvline
c) Peoplevinvpositionsvofvpower
d) Peoplevwhovarevsociallyvpowerless

Answer:vc
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vModerate
SkillvLevel:vApplyvWhatvYouvKnow

5. Denisvreliesvonvavwheelchairvbecausevofvhisvcerebralvpalsy.vWouldvhevbevconsideredv“
deviant”vaccordingvtovsomevdefinitionsvofferedvbyvsociologists?
a) Yes,vbecausevthevmerevfactvofvusingvavwheelchairvviolatesvformalvnorms
b) No,vbecausevdeviancevonlyvappliesvtovpeoplevwhovbreakvlawsvorvcommitvviolentv
acts
c) Yes,vbecausevpeoplevwithvdisabilitiesvarevoftenvdevaluedvbyvsociety
d) No,vbecausevhisvpositive/negativev“deviancevratio”visvimbalanced

Answer:vc
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vDifficult
SkillvLevel:vApplyvWhatvYouvKnow

6. WhichvstatementvaboutvdeviancevisvTRUE?
a) Deviancevshouldvincludevonlyvimportantvviolationsvofvnorms.
b) Allvsociologistsvagreevthatvdeviancevincludesvmundane,vroutine,vandvnormalv
violationsvofvformalvnorms.
c) Deviancevisvconsideredvav“fringevtopic”vbyvmostvsociologists.
d) Sociologistsvdovnotvagreevonvavprecisevdefinitionvofvdeviance.

Answer:vd
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

7. Whichvtypesvofvpeoplevarevexamplesvofvpositivevdeviants?
a) Saints,vintellectuals,vandvgeniuses
b) Sexvworkersvandvprofessionalvgamblers
c) Peoplevwhovarevbadlyvscarred,vblind,vorvmutilated
d) Murderers,vrapists,vandvkidnappers

Answer:va
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.

,Topic:vConflictingvDefinitionsv
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

8. Sociologistsvwhovarevinfluencedvbyvthevpositivistvperspectivevofvabsolutismvtendvtov
viewvdeviantvbehaviorvasvanvattributevthatv .
a) isvdictatedvbyvthosevinvpower
b) fadesvovervtime
c) variesvaccordingvtovone‟svculture
d) inheresvinvthevindividual

Answer:vd
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vModerate
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

9. Sociologistsvwhovendorsevthevrolevofvpowervinvthevdefinitionvofvdeviancevhavev
discoveredvthatvpeoplevwhovarevwealthyvandvpowerful
a) arevrarelyvdeviant.
b) typicallyvcanvavoidvbeingvlabeledvasvdeviant.
c) arevwelcomingvtowardvmostvtypesvofvdeviantvbehavior.
d) ignorevmostvformsvofvdeviantvbehavior.

Answer:vb
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vModerate
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

10. Accordingvtovsociologistsvwhovstudyvthevrolevofvpowervinvthevdefinitionvofvdeviance,v
deviancevisvanyvactvthat
a) violatesvthevcriminalvlaw.
b) violatesvdeeplyvheldvmoralvvalues.
c) powerfulvpeoplevconsidervtovbevavviolationvofvsomevsocialvrule.
d) involvesvthevbehaviorvofvpeoplevlivingvbelowvthevpovertyvline.

Answer:vc
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vModerate
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

11. Sociologicalvdefinitionsvofvdeviancevfallvintovtwovopposingvperspectives,vthevpositivistv
andvthev .
a) traditional
b) feminist
c) constructionist
d) modernist

, Answer:vc
LearningvObjective:v1.1vIdentifyvyourvpersonalvdefinitionsvofvdeviantvbehavior.v
Topic:vConflictingvDefinitions
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vRemembervthevFacts

12. Priorvtovthevtwentiethvcentury,vcriminalsvwerevthoughtvto
a) havevcertainvfamilialvcharacteristicsvthatvnoncriminalsvdidvnot.
b) bevfeebleminded,vpsychotic,vneurotic,vpsychopathic,vorvotherwisevmentallyv
disturbed.
c) possessvthevsamevmentalvandvphysicalvcharacteristicsvasvnoncriminals.
d) havevstrongerveducationalvbackgroundsvcomparedvtovnoncriminals.

Answer:vb
LearningvObjective:v1.2vCharacterizevthevpositivistvperspectivevonvdeviancevusingvitsvthre
evmajorvassumptions.
Topic:vThevPositivistvPerspectivev
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vRemembervthevFacts

13. Determinist,vobjectivist,vandvabsolutistvarevtermsvassociatedvwithvaspectsvofvthe
perspectivevonvdeviance.
a) constructionist
b) humanist
c) modern
d) positivist

Answer:vd
LearningvObjective:v1.2vCharacterizevthevpositivistvperspectivevonvdeviancevusingvitsvthre
evmajorvassumptions.
Topic:vThevPositivistvPerspectivev
DifficultyvLevel:vEasy
SkillvLevel:vUnderstandvthevConcepts

14. Somevstudentsvwerevdiscussingvtheirvsociologyvclassvovervlunch.v“It‟svfascinatingvtov
mevthatv„deviant‟visvnothingvmorevthanvavlabelvwevapplyvtovsomevpeople,”vsaidvAssu
nta.v“Whoevervcontrolsvthevlabelsvcontrolsvthevperceptions.”v“It‟svprettyvclearvthatvthe
revarevdeviantsvandvtherevarevnondeviants,vandvthatvavpersonvfallsvsquarelyvintovonev
categoryvorvthevother,”vcounteredvBeppo.v“Huh,”vgruntedvCorrado.v“Youvcan‟tvseevd
eviance…it‟svnotvlikevit‟svanvobject.vYouvjustvinfervit.”v“Ivdunno,”vshruggedvDino.v“Ivthin
kvpeoplevchoosevtovbevdeviantvorvnot;vit‟svavvoluntaryvact.”vWhichvofvthesevfourvstudi
ousvsociologyvscholarsvendorsesvthevpositivistvperspectivevonvdeviance?
a) Assunta
b) Beppo
c) Corrado
d) Dino

Answer:vb
LearningvObjective:v1.2vCharacterizevthevpositivistvperspectivevonvdeviancevusingvits