SOA Exam #3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shifted over time to be
_____________________________.
A. stigmatized
B. normal
C. evil
D. crimes - CORRECT ANSWER -B
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing
________________________ theories.
A. predictable
B. constructionist
C. empirical
D. explanatory - CORRECT ANSWER -
__________________________ was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical
perspective.
A. George Homans
B. Howard Becker
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The strain theory suggests that:
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shifted over time to be
_____________________________.
A. stigmatized
B. normal
C. evil
D. crimes - CORRECT ANSWER -B
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing
________________________ theories.
A. predictable
B. constructionist
C. empirical
D. explanatory - CORRECT ANSWER -
__________________________ was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical
perspective.
A. George Homans
B. Howard Becker
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The strain theory suggests that:
