SOC 6TH EDITION BENOKRAITIS PRACTICE
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
EXPERT REVIEWED
⩥ The term "deviant" refers to a moral, not a social, judgment. Answer:
False
⩥ In labeling theory, what is the difference between primary deviance
and secondary deviance? Answer: Secondary deviance is an eventual
effect of primary deviance, which is the initial deviant behavior.
⩥ The latest crime statistics in the United States suggest that fifteen- to
nineteen-year-olds make up about _______ percent of the population but
account for _______ percent of criminal arrests while people sixty-five
and older make up more than ________ percent of the population but
account for less than _______ percent of arrests. Answer: 7, 15, 13, 1
⩥ Using labeling theory, place in order from first to last the stages by
which a student, named Evan, assumes the role of social deviant.
Answer: Evan is late for school twice in one week, The school principal
publicly calls Evan a truant, Evan's teachers and friends start to treat him
as a troublemaker, Evan comes to think of himself as a rule breaker,
Evan begins to break rules on a regular basis, Evan's behavior reflects
his view of himself as a rule breaker.
, ⩥ August is a senior at a very expensive private high school. His father
is a successful stock broker and his mother is a partner in a Manhattan
law firm. August gets caught stealing a shirt and claims he was just
seeking the thrill of stealing something. This example highlights what
concept of deviance studied by Jack Katz? Answer: the foreground
⩥ What term describes "actions considered deviant within a given
context but are later reinterpreted as appropriate or even heroic"?
Answer: positive deviance
⩥ The way that the My Lai massacre ended during the Vietnam War is
an example of what? Answer: positive deviance; Three soldiers put their
lives at risk to stop the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. These
soldiers violated norms and laws of the Armed Forces to do so.
⩥ According to Émile Durkheim, which of the following are functions
that deviance performs? Answer: Deviance can help clarify moral
boundaries.
Deviance can promote social cohesion.
⩥ Which of the following statements about Nikki Jones's 2012
ethnographic study of inner-city African American girls in Philadelphia
is true? Answer: The intersectionality of race, class, and gender places
these young women in a bind as they navigate respectability and
practicality.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
EXPERT REVIEWED
⩥ The term "deviant" refers to a moral, not a social, judgment. Answer:
False
⩥ In labeling theory, what is the difference between primary deviance
and secondary deviance? Answer: Secondary deviance is an eventual
effect of primary deviance, which is the initial deviant behavior.
⩥ The latest crime statistics in the United States suggest that fifteen- to
nineteen-year-olds make up about _______ percent of the population but
account for _______ percent of criminal arrests while people sixty-five
and older make up more than ________ percent of the population but
account for less than _______ percent of arrests. Answer: 7, 15, 13, 1
⩥ Using labeling theory, place in order from first to last the stages by
which a student, named Evan, assumes the role of social deviant.
Answer: Evan is late for school twice in one week, The school principal
publicly calls Evan a truant, Evan's teachers and friends start to treat him
as a troublemaker, Evan comes to think of himself as a rule breaker,
Evan begins to break rules on a regular basis, Evan's behavior reflects
his view of himself as a rule breaker.
, ⩥ August is a senior at a very expensive private high school. His father
is a successful stock broker and his mother is a partner in a Manhattan
law firm. August gets caught stealing a shirt and claims he was just
seeking the thrill of stealing something. This example highlights what
concept of deviance studied by Jack Katz? Answer: the foreground
⩥ What term describes "actions considered deviant within a given
context but are later reinterpreted as appropriate or even heroic"?
Answer: positive deviance
⩥ The way that the My Lai massacre ended during the Vietnam War is
an example of what? Answer: positive deviance; Three soldiers put their
lives at risk to stop the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. These
soldiers violated norms and laws of the Armed Forces to do so.
⩥ According to Émile Durkheim, which of the following are functions
that deviance performs? Answer: Deviance can help clarify moral
boundaries.
Deviance can promote social cohesion.
⩥ Which of the following statements about Nikki Jones's 2012
ethnographic study of inner-city African American girls in Philadelphia
is true? Answer: The intersectionality of race, class, and gender places
these young women in a bind as they navigate respectability and
practicality.
