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BEHAVIOR, 12TH EDITION, ALEX
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C. THIO, JIM D. TAYLOR,
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MARTIN D. SCHWARTZ
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SCHOLARVAULT
, CHAPTER ONE
What Is Deviant Behavior?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following statements about the definition of deviance is TRUE?
a) Almost all persons in a society will agree on the nature of deviant behavior.
b) Definitions of deviant behavior are determined by a nation’s economy.
c) There is usually a great deal of disagreement among people as to what they
consider deviant.
d) Few persons in a society are concerned about the definition of deviance.
Answer: C; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
2. In 1965, J. L. Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were
deviant. Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were
deviant?
a) alcoholics and prostitutes
b) communists and atheists
c) psychiatrists and priests
d) all of the above
Answer: D; Page Reference: 4; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
3. Among sociologists, there is
a) much involvement in illegal deviant behavior.
b) little interest in the study of deviance.
c) widespread agreement about what behavior should be considered deviant.
d) a lack of consensus about what behavior should be seen as deviant.
Answer: D; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
4. Which group is most capable of avoiding being falsely, erroneously, or unjustly
labeled deviant?
a) The affluent
b) The poor
c) The powerful
d) The powerless
Answer: C; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
5. All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,
EXCEPT that deviance is
a) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police.
b) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture.
c) always immoral behavior.
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BEHAVIOR, 12TH EDITION, ALEX
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C. THIO, JIM D. TAYLOR,
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MARTIN D. SCHWARTZ
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SCHOLARVAULT
, CHAPTER ONE
What Is Deviant Behavior?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following statements about the definition of deviance is TRUE?
a) Almost all persons in a society will agree on the nature of deviant behavior.
b) Definitions of deviant behavior are determined by a nation’s economy.
c) There is usually a great deal of disagreement among people as to what they
consider deviant.
d) Few persons in a society are concerned about the definition of deviance.
Answer: C; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
2. In 1965, J. L. Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were
deviant. Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were
deviant?
a) alcoholics and prostitutes
b) communists and atheists
c) psychiatrists and priests
d) all of the above
Answer: D; Page Reference: 4; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
3. Among sociologists, there is
a) much involvement in illegal deviant behavior.
b) little interest in the study of deviance.
c) widespread agreement about what behavior should be considered deviant.
d) a lack of consensus about what behavior should be seen as deviant.
Answer: D; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
4. Which group is most capable of avoiding being falsely, erroneously, or unjustly
labeled deviant?
a) The affluent
b) The poor
c) The powerful
d) The powerless
Answer: C; Page Reference: 5; Bloom’s Category: Understanding
5. All of the following are definitions of deviance proposed by different sociologists,
EXCEPT that deviance is
a) behavior that is labeled negative by politicians and the police.
b) a departure from the normative standards of a common culture.
c) always immoral behavior.
SCHOLARVAULT
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