Test Bank for Thio-s Deviant Behavior, 13th Edition by Alex C. Thio and Jim D. Taylor Complete Chapters.pdf

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




What Is Deviant Behavior?
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MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1. Whichmstatementmaboutmthemdefinitionmofmdeviancemis mTRUE?
a) Almostmallmpersons minmamsociety mwillmagreemonmthemnaturemofmdeviantmbehavior.
b) Definitions mofmdeviantmbehaviormaremdeterminedmby mconsensus mamongmamnatio
n‟s mreligious mgroups.
c) Theremis moftenmamgreatmdealmofmdisagreementmamongmpeoplemas mtomwhomormw
hatmthey mconsidermdeviant.
d) Fewmpersons minmamsociety maremconcernedmaboutmthemdefinitionmofmdeviance.

Answer:mc
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

2. Inm1965,msociologistmJ.mL.mSimmonsmaskedmamsamplemofmpeoplemfrom mthemgeneralm
public mwhomthey mthoughtmweremdeviant.mWhichmconclusionmcanmbemreachedmbased
monmSimmons‟mresults?

a) Only mthosemconsideredmtombem“badmpeople,”msuchmasmdrugmaddicts,mprostitutes,
mormcriminals,mweremseenmas mdeviant.

b) Theremwas mamgreatmdealmofmconsensusmamongmthosempolledmas mtomwhomwas mdevi
antmandmwhomwas mnot.
c) Perceptions mofmdeviancemfellmclearly mintomfourmmainmcategories.
d) Almostmanyone,minmsomeonemelse‟s meyes,mcanmbemconsideredmdeviantminmsomemway.

Answer:md
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mModeratemS
killmLevel:mAnalyzemIt

3. Amongmsociologists,mtheremis
a) muchmpersonalminvolvementminmillegalmdeviantmbehavior.
b) amgrowingmawareness mthatmdeviancemis mbestmstudiedmby mcriminologists.
c) widespreadmagreementmaboutmwhatmbehaviormshouldmbemconsideredmdeviant.
d) amlack mofmconsensus maboutmwhatmkinds mofmbehaviormshouldmbemseenmas mdeviant.

Answer:md
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mEasy

,SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

4. Comparedmtomthemothers,mwhichmgroupmis mmostmcapablemofmavoidingmbeingmfals
ely,merroneously,mormunjustly mlabeledmas mdeviant?
a) Affluentmpeople
b) Peoplemlivingmbelowmthempoverty mline
c) Peopleminmpositions mofmpower
d) Peoplemwhomaremsocially mpowerless

Answer:mc
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mApply mWhatmYoumKnow

5. Denis mrelies monmamwheelchairmbecausemofmhis mcerebralmpalsy.mWouldmhembemconside
redm“deviant”maccordingmtomsomemdefinitions mofferedmby msociologists?
a) Yes,mbecausemthemmeremfactmofmusingmamwheelchairmviolates mformalmnorms
b) No,mbecausemdeviancemonly mapplies mtompeoplemwhombreak mlaws mormcommitmviol
entmacts
c) Yes,mbecausempeoplemwithmdisabilities maremoftenmdevaluedmby msociety
d) No,mbecausemhis mpositive/negativem“deviancemratio”mis mimbalanced

Answer:mc
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mDifficult
SkillmLevel:mApply mWhatmYoumKnow

6. Whichmstatementmaboutmdeviancemis mTRUE?
a) Deviancemshouldmincludemonly mimportantmviolations mofmnorms.
b) Allmsociologists magreemthatmdeviancemincludes mmundane,mroutine,mandmnor
malmviolations mofmformalmnorms.
c) Deviancemis mconsideredmam“fringemtopic”mby mmostmsociologists.
d) Sociologists mdomnotmagreemonmamprecisemdefinitionmofmdeviance.

Answer:md
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

7. Whichmtypes mofmpeoplemaremexamples mofmpositivemdeviants?
a) Saints,mintellectuals,mandmgeniuses
b) Sex mworkers mandmprofessionalmgamblers
c) Peoplemwhomarembadly mscarred,mblind,mormmutilated
d) Murderers,mrapists,mandmkidnappers

Answer:ma
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavior.

,Topic:mConflictingmDefinitions
mDifficulty mLevel:mEasy

SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

8. Sociologists mwhomareminfluencedmby mthempositivistmperspectivemofmabsolutism mtend
mtomview mdeviantmbehaviormas manmattributemthatm .
a) is mdictatedmby mthoseminmpower
b) fades movermtime
c) varies maccordingmtomone‟s mculture
d) inheres minmthemindividual

Answer:md
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

9. Sociologists mwhomendorsemthemrolemofmpowerminmthemdefinitionmofmdeviancemh
avemdiscoveredmthatmpeoplemwhomaremwealthy mandmpowerful
a) aremrarely mdeviant.
b) typically mcanmavoidmbeingmlabeledmas mdeviant.
c) aremwelcomingmtowardmmostmtypes mofmdeviantmbehavior.
d) ignoremmostmforms mofmdeviantmbehavior.

Answer:mb
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

10. Accordingmtomsociologists mwhomstudymthemrolemofmpowerminmthemdefinitionmofmdevian
ce,mdeviancemis many mactmthat
a) violates mthemcriminalmlaw.
b) violates mdeeply mheldmmoralmvalues.
c) powerfulmpeoplemconsidermtombemamviolationmofmsomemsocialmrule.
d) involves mthembehaviormofmpeoplemlivingmbelowmthempoverty mline.

Answer:mc
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mModerate
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

11. Sociologicalmdefinitions mofmdeviancemfallmintomtwomopposingmperspectives,mthempositiv
istmandmthem .
a) traditional
b) feminist
c) constructionist
d) modernist

, Answer:mc
LearningmObjective:m1.1mIdentify myourmpersonalmdefinitions mofmdeviantmbehavi
or.mTopic:mConflictingmDefinitions
Difficulty mLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts

12. Priormtomthemtwentiethmcentury,mcriminals mweremthoughtmto
a) havemcertainmfamilialmcharacteristics mthatmnoncriminals mdidmnot.
b) bemfeebleminded,mpsychotic,mneurotic,mpsychopathic,mormotherwisemmental
ly mdisturbed.
c) possess mthemsamemmentalmandmphysicalmcharacteristics mas mnoncriminals.
d) havemstrongermeducationalmbackgrounds mcomparedmtomnoncriminals.

Answer:mb
LearningmObjective:m1.2mCharacterizemthempositivistmperspectivemonmdeviancemusingmits mt
hreemmajormassumptions.
Topic:mThemPositivistmPerspectiv
emDifficulty mLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mRemembermthemFacts

13. Determinist,mobjectivist,mandmabsolutistmaremterms massociatedmwithmaspects mofmthe
perspectivemonmdeviance.
a) constructionist
b) humanist
c) modern
d) positivist

Answer:md
LearningmObjective:m1.2mCharacterizemthempositivistmperspectivemonmdeviancemusingmits mt
hreemmajormassumptions.
Topic:mThemPositivistmPerspectiv
emDifficulty mLevel:mEasy
SkillmLevel:mUnderstandmthemConcepts

14. Somemstudents mweremdiscussingmtheirmsociology mclassmovermlunch.m“It‟smfascinating
mtommemthatm„deviant‟mis mnothingmmoremthanmamlabelmwemapply mtomsomempeople,”msa

idmAssunta.m“Whoevermcontrols mthemlabels mcontrols mthemperceptions.”m“It‟s mpretty mcl
earmthatmtheremaremdeviants mandmtheremaremnondeviants,mandmthatmampersonmfalls ms
quarely mintomonemcategory mormthemother,”mcounteredmBeppo.m“Huh,”mgruntedmCorra
do.m“Youmcan‟tmseemdeviance…it‟s mnotmlikemit‟s manmobject.mYoumjustminfermit.”m“Imdunn
o,”mshruggedmDino.m“Imthink mpeoplemchoosemtombemdeviantmormnot;mit‟s mamvoluntary m
act.”mWhichmofmthesemfourmstudious msociology mscholars mendorsesmthempositivistmper
spectivemonmdeviance?
a) Assunta
b) Beppo
c) Corrado
d) Dino

Answer:mb
LearningmObjective:m1.2mCharacterizemthempositivistmperspectivemonmdeviancemusingmits