TEST BANK FOR DEVIANT
BEHAVIOR, 12TH EDITION, ALEX
C. THIO, JIM D. TAYLOR,
MARTIN D. SCHWARTZ
, CHAPTER ONE t t
What Is Deviant Behavior?
t t t tt
Multiple tChoice tQuestions t t
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tstatements tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance tis tTRUE? t t
a) Almost tall tpersons tin ta tsociety twill tagree ton tthe tnature tof tdeviant tbehavior. t t
b) Definitions tof tdeviant tbehavior tare tdetermined tby ta tnation’s teconomy. t t
c) There tis tusually ta tgreat tdeal tof tdisagreement tamong tpeople tas tto twhat tthey
tconsider tdeviant. t t
d) Few tpersons tin ta tsociety tare tconcerned tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance. t t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
2. In t1965, tJ. tL. tSimmons tasked ta tsample tof tthe tgeneral tpublic twho tthey tthought twere
tdeviant. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tdid tsignificant tnumbers tof tpeople tfeel twere tdeviant?
tt
a) alcoholics tand tprostitutes t t
b) communists tand tatheists t t
c) psychiatrists tand tpriests t t
d) all tof tthe tabove t t
Answer: tD; tPage tReference: t4; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
3. Among tsociologists, tthere tis t t
a) much tinvolvement tin tillegal tdeviant tbehavior. t t
b) little tinterest tin tthe tstudy tof tdeviance. t t
c) widespread tagreement tabout twhat tbehavior tshould tbe tconsidered tdeviant. t t
d) a tlack tof tconsensus tabout twhat tbehavior tshould tbe tseen tas tdeviant. t t
Answer: tD; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
4. Which tgroup tis tmost tcapable tof tavoiding tbeing tfalsely, terroneously, tor tunjustly
tlabeled tdeviant? ta) tThe taffluent t
b) The tpoor t
c) The tpowerful t
d) The tpowerless t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
5. All tof tthe tfollowing tare tdefinitions tof tdeviance tproposed tby tdifferent tsociologists, t
EXCEPT tthat tdeviance tis t t
a) behavior tthat tis tlabeled tnegative tby tpoliticians tand tthe tpolice. t t
b) a tdeparture tfrom tthe tnormative tstandards tof ta tcommon tculture. t t
c) always timmoral tbehavior. t t
d) behavior teliciting tanger tor tdisapproval tfrom tlarge tnumbers tof tpeople. t t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
6. Which tstatement tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance tis tTRUE? t t
a) Deviance tshould tinclude tonly timportant tviolations tof tthe tnorms. t t
BEHAVIOR, 12TH EDITION, ALEX
C. THIO, JIM D. TAYLOR,
MARTIN D. SCHWARTZ
, CHAPTER ONE t t
What Is Deviant Behavior?
t t t tt
Multiple tChoice tQuestions t t
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tstatements tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance tis tTRUE? t t
a) Almost tall tpersons tin ta tsociety twill tagree ton tthe tnature tof tdeviant tbehavior. t t
b) Definitions tof tdeviant tbehavior tare tdetermined tby ta tnation’s teconomy. t t
c) There tis tusually ta tgreat tdeal tof tdisagreement tamong tpeople tas tto twhat tthey
tconsider tdeviant. t t
d) Few tpersons tin ta tsociety tare tconcerned tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance. t t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
2. In t1965, tJ. tL. tSimmons tasked ta tsample tof tthe tgeneral tpublic twho tthey tthought twere
tdeviant. tWhich tof tthe tfollowing tdid tsignificant tnumbers tof tpeople tfeel twere tdeviant?
tt
a) alcoholics tand tprostitutes t t
b) communists tand tatheists t t
c) psychiatrists tand tpriests t t
d) all tof tthe tabove t t
Answer: tD; tPage tReference: t4; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
3. Among tsociologists, tthere tis t t
a) much tinvolvement tin tillegal tdeviant tbehavior. t t
b) little tinterest tin tthe tstudy tof tdeviance. t t
c) widespread tagreement tabout twhat tbehavior tshould tbe tconsidered tdeviant. t t
d) a tlack tof tconsensus tabout twhat tbehavior tshould tbe tseen tas tdeviant. t t
Answer: tD; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
4. Which tgroup tis tmost tcapable tof tavoiding tbeing tfalsely, terroneously, tor tunjustly
tlabeled tdeviant? ta) tThe taffluent t
b) The tpoor t
c) The tpowerful t
d) The tpowerless t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
5. All tof tthe tfollowing tare tdefinitions tof tdeviance tproposed tby tdifferent tsociologists, t
EXCEPT tthat tdeviance tis t t
a) behavior tthat tis tlabeled tnegative tby tpoliticians tand tthe tpolice. t t
b) a tdeparture tfrom tthe tnormative tstandards tof ta tcommon tculture. t t
c) always timmoral tbehavior. t t
d) behavior teliciting tanger tor tdisapproval tfrom tlarge tnumbers tof tpeople. t t
Answer: tC; tPage tReference: t5; tBloom’s tCategory: tUnderstanding t
6. Which tstatement tabout tthe tdefinition tof tdeviance tis tTRUE? t t
a) Deviance tshould tinclude tonly timportant tviolations tof tthe tnorms. t t
