SOA EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Hoarders, people who fill their homes with items from the ceiling to the floor, are examples of:
ANSW✅✅medicalized view of overconsumption
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing what theory?
ANSW✅✅Explanatory
Who was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical perspective?
ANSW✅✅Émile Durkheim
According to the structural-functionalist theoretical perspective, deviance is: ANSW✅✅Used to
define and clarify a group's norms and values
The strain theory suggests that: ANSW✅✅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
John is a drug dealer who wants to make quick money. According to the strain theory, John is an
example of a(n)" ANSW✅✅Innovator
Mary has been working as an administrative assistant at the same company for 30 years. She goes
through the motions at her job with little motivation. She has realized that she will never get
promoted and has become extremely defeated. According to the strain theory, Mary is an example
of a(n): ANSW✅✅Ritualist
According to the reading, deviance: ANSW✅✅is an action belief, or human characteristic that
violates group norms
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shirted over time to be
ANSW✅✅normal
CORRECT ANSWERS
Hoarders, people who fill their homes with items from the ceiling to the floor, are examples of:
ANSW✅✅medicalized view of overconsumption
Theorists who propose that deviant behavior is genetically inherited are utilizing what theory?
ANSW✅✅Explanatory
Who was one of the creators of the structural/functionalist theoretical perspective?
ANSW✅✅Émile Durkheim
According to the structural-functionalist theoretical perspective, deviance is: ANSW✅✅Used to
define and clarify a group's norms and values
The strain theory suggests that: ANSW✅✅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
John is a drug dealer who wants to make quick money. According to the strain theory, John is an
example of a(n)" ANSW✅✅Innovator
Mary has been working as an administrative assistant at the same company for 30 years. She goes
through the motions at her job with little motivation. She has realized that she will never get
promoted and has become extremely defeated. According to the strain theory, Mary is an example
of a(n): ANSW✅✅Ritualist
According to the reading, deviance: ANSW✅✅is an action belief, or human characteristic that
violates group norms
Many conditions that were once considered deviant have shirted over time to be
ANSW✅✅normal
