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