SOA EXAM #3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Tattoos are an example of:
A. something that has always been and always will be deviant
B. something that used to be considered deviant but is now commonplace
C. something that used to be illegal but is now just stigmatized
D. something that used to be accepted for men but is now accepted for all ANSW✅✅B
Before the era of the Great Recession of 2008, those who saved their money instead of spending it
were known as:
A. deviant consumers
B. non deviant consumers
C. dangerous consumers
D. safe consumers ANSW✅✅D
Hoarders, people who fill their homes with items from the ceiling to the floor, are examples of:
A. dangerous consumers
B. medicalized view of overconsumption
C. deviant consumers
D. mentally ill consumers ANSW✅✅B
According to the reading, deviance:
A. always starts with malicious intent
B. is an action, belief, or human characteristic that violates group norms
C. is the same everywhere across the globe
D. varies across time from one era to another ANSW✅✅B
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shifted over time to be
_____________________________.
A. stigmatized
B. normal
, C. evil
D. crimes ANSW✅✅B
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing
________________________ theories.
A. predictable
B. constructionist
C. empirical
D. explanatory ANSW✅✅
__________________________ was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical
perspective.
A. George Homans
B. Howard Becker
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim ANSW✅✅D
According to the structural-functionalist theoretical perspective, deviance is:
A. socially constructed through our interactions with others
B. defined by those who have power
C. used to define and clarify a group's of norms and values
D. always considered to be an issue in society ANSW✅✅C
The strain theory suggests that:
A. there is a disparity between what is considered valuable and what is available, limiting the
number of people who can access what is considered valuable
B. people feel strained when labels are put on them, an dit compels them toward deviance
C. when controls are weakened, deviant behavior is more likely to occur
D. the playing field starts out level but is soon strained and becomes uneven ANSW✅✅A
John is a drug dealer who wants to make quick money. According to the strain theory, John is an
example of a(n):
CORRECT ANSWERS
Tattoos are an example of:
A. something that has always been and always will be deviant
B. something that used to be considered deviant but is now commonplace
C. something that used to be illegal but is now just stigmatized
D. something that used to be accepted for men but is now accepted for all ANSW✅✅B
Before the era of the Great Recession of 2008, those who saved their money instead of spending it
were known as:
A. deviant consumers
B. non deviant consumers
C. dangerous consumers
D. safe consumers ANSW✅✅D
Hoarders, people who fill their homes with items from the ceiling to the floor, are examples of:
A. dangerous consumers
B. medicalized view of overconsumption
C. deviant consumers
D. mentally ill consumers ANSW✅✅B
According to the reading, deviance:
A. always starts with malicious intent
B. is an action, belief, or human characteristic that violates group norms
C. is the same everywhere across the globe
D. varies across time from one era to another ANSW✅✅B
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shifted over time to be
_____________________________.
A. stigmatized
B. normal
, C. evil
D. crimes ANSW✅✅B
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing
________________________ theories.
A. predictable
B. constructionist
C. empirical
D. explanatory ANSW✅✅
__________________________ was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical
perspective.
A. George Homans
B. Howard Becker
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim ANSW✅✅D
According to the structural-functionalist theoretical perspective, deviance is:
A. socially constructed through our interactions with others
B. defined by those who have power
C. used to define and clarify a group's of norms and values
D. always considered to be an issue in society ANSW✅✅C
The strain theory suggests that:
A. there is a disparity between what is considered valuable and what is available, limiting the
number of people who can access what is considered valuable
B. people feel strained when labels are put on them, an dit compels them toward deviance
C. when controls are weakened, deviant behavior is more likely to occur
D. the playing field starts out level but is soon strained and becomes uneven ANSW✅✅A
John is a drug dealer who wants to make quick money. According to the strain theory, John is an
example of a(n):
