SOA EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
When control/critical theorists look at deviant behavior, they focus on:
A. how people interact and define the world around them
B. how deviance fulfills certain purposes from the macro view of society
C. how inequality causes the less powerful to engage in deviant and criminal acts
because they have few ways of succeeding in society
D. how individuals learn deviant behavior from family members and friends - Answer- C
The _______________________________ focuses on how deviance is created by the
capitalist economic system.
A. structural-functionalist perspective
B. interactionist perspective
C. conflict-critical theorist
D. functionalist perspective - Answer- C
Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior,
members of the elite:
A. have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties
B. often receive harsher punishment than everyone else
C. have to pay steeper fines in the court system
D. people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher
standards - Answer- A
Labeling theory is one variety of __________________________ that is useful for
thinking about deviance.
A. conflict/critical theory
B. symbolic interactionism
C. rational choice theory
D. structural-functionalism - Answer- B
Which of these are people who are more likely to be socially defined as deviant
according to labeling theory?
A. poor people
B. middle-class people
C. people with white collar jobs
D. rich people - Answer- A
, Sue has been struggling with prescription drug abuse for years. Her coworkers consider
her behavior to be extremely disruptive to her work performance and want her to get
help for her addiction. Sue's coworkers are examples of:
A. labeling agents
B. deviant agents
C. social control agents
D. strain agents - Answer- C
When a person has internalized a deviant label that is placed on them, this is referred to
as:
A. primary deviance
B. entrenched deviance
C. secondary deviance
D. tertiary deviance - Answer- C
The Elephant Man is an example of a ___________________________ because he
was defined as deviant by others due to his appearance.
A. discredited stigma
B. stigmata
C. discreditable stigma
D. master stigma - Answer- A
__________________________ is the term for a widespread but disproportionate
reaction to the form of deviance in question.
A. Stigma
B. Witch hunt
C. Secondary stigma
D. Moral panic - Answer- D
What did early criminology focus on?
A. Which criminals get caught and which criminals go free
B. How social institutions encourage or discourage crime
C. What physical or psychological characteristics are unique to criminals
D. Why some people commit crimes when others in the same circumstances do not -
Answer- C
The main point in differential association theory is:
A. criminals are genetically predisposed to maladaptive behaviors
B. people learn criminal behavior from others
C. people are associated with crime in different ways depending on stigma
D. people only commit crimes when they are not able to access other opportunities -
Answer- B
According to the reading, deviance:
A. always starts with malicious intent
B. is an action, belief, or human characteristic that violates group norms
CORRECT ANSWERS
When control/critical theorists look at deviant behavior, they focus on:
A. how people interact and define the world around them
B. how deviance fulfills certain purposes from the macro view of society
C. how inequality causes the less powerful to engage in deviant and criminal acts
because they have few ways of succeeding in society
D. how individuals learn deviant behavior from family members and friends - Answer- C
The _______________________________ focuses on how deviance is created by the
capitalist economic system.
A. structural-functionalist perspective
B. interactionist perspective
C. conflict-critical theorist
D. functionalist perspective - Answer- C
Conflict-critical theorists argue that when it comes to deviant and criminal behavior,
members of the elite:
A. have the ability to commit deviant acts and escape penalties
B. often receive harsher punishment than everyone else
C. have to pay steeper fines in the court system
D. people pay much more attention to these crimes and hold the elite to higher
standards - Answer- A
Labeling theory is one variety of __________________________ that is useful for
thinking about deviance.
A. conflict/critical theory
B. symbolic interactionism
C. rational choice theory
D. structural-functionalism - Answer- B
Which of these are people who are more likely to be socially defined as deviant
according to labeling theory?
A. poor people
B. middle-class people
C. people with white collar jobs
D. rich people - Answer- A
, Sue has been struggling with prescription drug abuse for years. Her coworkers consider
her behavior to be extremely disruptive to her work performance and want her to get
help for her addiction. Sue's coworkers are examples of:
A. labeling agents
B. deviant agents
C. social control agents
D. strain agents - Answer- C
When a person has internalized a deviant label that is placed on them, this is referred to
as:
A. primary deviance
B. entrenched deviance
C. secondary deviance
D. tertiary deviance - Answer- C
The Elephant Man is an example of a ___________________________ because he
was defined as deviant by others due to his appearance.
A. discredited stigma
B. stigmata
C. discreditable stigma
D. master stigma - Answer- A
__________________________ is the term for a widespread but disproportionate
reaction to the form of deviance in question.
A. Stigma
B. Witch hunt
C. Secondary stigma
D. Moral panic - Answer- D
What did early criminology focus on?
A. Which criminals get caught and which criminals go free
B. How social institutions encourage or discourage crime
C. What physical or psychological characteristics are unique to criminals
D. Why some people commit crimes when others in the same circumstances do not -
Answer- C
The main point in differential association theory is:
A. criminals are genetically predisposed to maladaptive behaviors
B. people learn criminal behavior from others
C. people are associated with crime in different ways depending on stigma
D. people only commit crimes when they are not able to access other opportunities -
Answer- B
According to the reading, deviance:
A. always starts with malicious intent
B. is an action, belief, or human characteristic that violates group norms
