Chapter 6 Quiz Answers Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers

Chapter 6 Quiz Answers Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers According to the text, which of the following populations are most likely to commit crimes? Alex has made a small fortune hacking into peoples' smartphones and threatening to release their personal information unless they pay a ransom. How would a sociologist classify Alex according to Robert Merton's typology? Aubrey's mother says to her: "I don't want you to hang around with Michelle. She's going to be a bad influence on you." Aubrey's mother may not know it, but she's subscribing to which theory? Bribes, tax fraud, and insider trading are all examples of what kind of crime? Chimamanda is a Nigerian immigrant living in Philadelphia. She was recently physically attacked on the bus by a group of men and they yelled racial slurs at her and screamed "Go back to where you came from!" Ever since this horrible incident she is nervous about going out alone. Chimamanda is a victim of a(n) _____. Conflict theorists assert that it is the imbalance of power that leads to deviance, and that those in power in a society are able to criminalize behavior through the use of norms, rules, and laws. This process is a form of what? Hiram had a lot of fun dancing at the night club over the weekend. He decides to keep the party going on Monday by dancing on the bus all the way to work and continuing to do so in the office. His fellow commuters and work colleagues give him strange looks and move away from him. This confuses Hiram because nobody did that when he was dancing at the club. Labeling theory would help Hiram understand what's happening because it explains that deviance is a matter of _____. Jace spends most of his time by himself—he has no family or friends, and doesn't work. Perry, on the other hand, has close relationships with his family members, has a good career, and is an active member of his church. Which theory would predict that Jace is more likely to commit crime because he has weaker social bonds? Joey came of age as a gay man in the 1960s when homosexuality was severely stigmatized. However, he openly and proudly declared himself to be gay, even though he knew his family would reject him, and lived his life how we wanted to in the gay neighborhoods of New York City. Joey exhibited _____. Lakeith is a black man who has a nonviolent felony drug offense on his criminal record. Bram is a white man with a similar criminal record. They are both currently trying to find jobs. Which of the following outcomes would be most consistent with the results of Devah Pager's 2003 study of how race and the stigma of a criminal record affect employment opportunities? Many of the Founding Fathers were cannabis farmers, but by 1937 every state in the United States had outlawed marijuana use. Today, more states have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. What does this illustrate about deviance? Motor vehicle theft and burglary are classified as property crime in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report because these crimes _____. Responding to criminal activity is not always simple. A life sentence as punishment for three felonies from the Clinton era "three strikes and you're out" policy is an example of what kind of approach to crime? Rosa Parks broke a law by refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man. Ultimately, this act was a pivotal moment in the launch of the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks's refusal to move to the back of the bus is an example of _____. Sociologist Jack Katz studied deviance in terms of the deviant's own in-the-moment experience of committing the act. This emotional attractiveness of being bad is referred to as what aspect of deviance? The FBI's Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data show which of the following crimes to be the most common in the United States? The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is a group that advocates for the civil rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. This group rejects the standards that label deaf people as deviant and instead embraces the idea of _____. What does a Suri woman who inserts increasingly larger clay plates into her lower lip in order to enlarge it illustrate about deviance? What kind of person investigates the following questions: Who makes laws? Who breaks laws? Who benefits from designing and enforcing laws? How do individuals begin committing crimes? What are the intentions of law enforcement institutions? Which kind of theory would say that the rules are different for the rich than they are for the poor, making deviant behavior almost unavoidable for people in the poor and working classes? Which of the following is a reason why young people are more likely to be arrested than elderly people? Which of the following statements about crime and demographics is true? While African Americans have a higher homicide victimization rate than whites, black men are much more likely than black women to become victims of homicide. This comparison demonstrates _____. Xavier, a high school dropout, is in prison for robbery. While in prison he has been receiving therapy, working on his GED, and getting job training. He and the prison administrators hope that when he gets out he'll be able to live an honest and productive life. This is an example of which approach to punishment?