CMY3701 – MCQ
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,Question 1
Interactionist theorist, Edwin Lemert, developed the concepts of primary
deviance and secondary deviance Primary deviance refers to while
secondary deviance refers to…
1) initial deviant behaviour, repeated deviant behaviour
2) commission of the crime, visible criminal behaviour
3) initial deviant behaviour, stigmatisation of the person
4) opportunity to commit crime, labelling the individual
Question 2
Strain theorists assert that crime is the consequence of … that people
experience as a result of their inability to achieve social and financial
success by legal means.
1) frustration and materialism
2) frustration and anger
3) pressure and materialism
4) pressure and anger
Question 3
The following statement relates to Hirschi's (1967) social bonding theory:
"A young person's degree of … to significant others or to institutions may
inhibit deviant behaviour."
1) commitment
2) beliefs
3) attachment
4) involvement
Question 4
Control theory continues to develop as a significant criminological
perspective One example of a developed control theory is…
1) Social learning theory
2) Social disorganisation theory
3) Theory of anomie and strain
4) General theory of self-control
, Question 5
The basic argument of differential association is that criminal behaviour is
learnt from other people. This eliminates the roles of … as causes of
deviant behaviour.
1) heredity, human nature and innovation
2) rationalisation, motives and attitude
3) heredity, rationalisation and attitude
4) rationalisation, motives and innovation
Question 6
If individuals are rewarded for committing crimes, they are more likely to
commit them again This statement refers to which one of the following
concepts?
1) Social bond
2) Commitment
3) Social control
4) Reinforcement
Question 7
According to Merton (1938), an integrated society maintains a balance
between the
1) approved methods and culture
2) social structure and culture
3) cultural goals and objectives
4) social means and objectives
Question 8
Durkheim's work was influential in shifting the analysis of criminality away
from sources rooted in the individual to sources rooted in sociocultural
factors. He believed that crime is a/an … in any society and is therefore
…
1) complex structure; rational
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
,Question 1
Interactionist theorist, Edwin Lemert, developed the concepts of primary
deviance and secondary deviance Primary deviance refers to while
secondary deviance refers to…
1) initial deviant behaviour, repeated deviant behaviour
2) commission of the crime, visible criminal behaviour
3) initial deviant behaviour, stigmatisation of the person
4) opportunity to commit crime, labelling the individual
Question 2
Strain theorists assert that crime is the consequence of … that people
experience as a result of their inability to achieve social and financial
success by legal means.
1) frustration and materialism
2) frustration and anger
3) pressure and materialism
4) pressure and anger
Question 3
The following statement relates to Hirschi's (1967) social bonding theory:
"A young person's degree of … to significant others or to institutions may
inhibit deviant behaviour."
1) commitment
2) beliefs
3) attachment
4) involvement
Question 4
Control theory continues to develop as a significant criminological
perspective One example of a developed control theory is…
1) Social learning theory
2) Social disorganisation theory
3) Theory of anomie and strain
4) General theory of self-control
, Question 5
The basic argument of differential association is that criminal behaviour is
learnt from other people. This eliminates the roles of … as causes of
deviant behaviour.
1) heredity, human nature and innovation
2) rationalisation, motives and attitude
3) heredity, rationalisation and attitude
4) rationalisation, motives and innovation
Question 6
If individuals are rewarded for committing crimes, they are more likely to
commit them again This statement refers to which one of the following
concepts?
1) Social bond
2) Commitment
3) Social control
4) Reinforcement
Question 7
According to Merton (1938), an integrated society maintains a balance
between the
1) approved methods and culture
2) social structure and culture
3) cultural goals and objectives
4) social means and objectives
Question 8
Durkheim's work was influential in shifting the analysis of criminality away
from sources rooted in the individual to sources rooted in sociocultural
factors. He believed that crime is a/an … in any society and is therefore
…
1) complex structure; rational
