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WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY UNIT 3 NEW VERSION EXAM
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS NEWEST 2026-2027.
White-Collar crime is often perpetrated by wealthy individuals who have the resources to
avoid encounters with the law. - ANSWER-How would a conflict theorist explain the low
rates of arrest and incarceration for white-collar crimes?
the definition of deviance can change depending on the circumstances. - ANSWER-Why is it
difficult for sociologists to define an action or behavior as absolutely deviant?
structural strain - ANSWER-Robert Merton believed that __________ contributes to deviance
and crime.
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People are less likely to be blamed for their condition if it is considered a disease rather
than deviant behavior. - ANSWER-How does the medicalization of deviance benefit certain
members of society?
labeling theory and differential association theory. - ANSWER-What are two contributions
of the symbolic interactionist perspective on deviance?
social norms - ANSWER-Societal expectation for behavior.
crime - ANSWER-Behavior or action that violates a society's legal code.
innovation - ANSWER-The response to social strain of pursuing the socially-promoted goal
through an illegitimate or alternative means.
stigma - ANSWER-A negative label attached to a person, behavior, or circumstance that
distinguishes him or her from the rest of society.
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hate crime - ANSWER-A crime that is motivated by biases based on characteristics of the
victim such as race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and
ethnicity.
conformity - ANSWER-One of the five possible responses to social strain which accepts
both the socially-promoted goals and the legitimate means of pursuing them.
labeling theory - ANSWER-The theory that how people are labeled or identified will
influence their self-identification or behavior.
victimless crime - ANSWER-A crime that involves only the perpetrator or two consenting
adults, such as the consumption of illegal drugs or prostitution.
medicalization - ANSWER-The process by which certain human problems and conditions
are redefined as medical conditions, and therefore treated as a disease or illness.
WGU C273 INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIOLOGY UNIT 3 NEW VERSION EXAM
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS NEWEST 2026-2027.
White-Collar crime is often perpetrated by wealthy individuals who have the resources to
avoid encounters with the law. - ANSWER-How would a conflict theorist explain the low
rates of arrest and incarceration for white-collar crimes?
the definition of deviance can change depending on the circumstances. - ANSWER-Why is it
difficult for sociologists to define an action or behavior as absolutely deviant?
structural strain - ANSWER-Robert Merton believed that __________ contributes to deviance
and crime.
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People are less likely to be blamed for their condition if it is considered a disease rather
than deviant behavior. - ANSWER-How does the medicalization of deviance benefit certain
members of society?
labeling theory and differential association theory. - ANSWER-What are two contributions
of the symbolic interactionist perspective on deviance?
social norms - ANSWER-Societal expectation for behavior.
crime - ANSWER-Behavior or action that violates a society's legal code.
innovation - ANSWER-The response to social strain of pursuing the socially-promoted goal
through an illegitimate or alternative means.
stigma - ANSWER-A negative label attached to a person, behavior, or circumstance that
distinguishes him or her from the rest of society.
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hate crime - ANSWER-A crime that is motivated by biases based on characteristics of the
victim such as race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and
ethnicity.
conformity - ANSWER-One of the five possible responses to social strain which accepts
both the socially-promoted goals and the legitimate means of pursuing them.
labeling theory - ANSWER-The theory that how people are labeled or identified will
influence their self-identification or behavior.
victimless crime - ANSWER-A crime that involves only the perpetrator or two consenting
adults, such as the consumption of illegal drugs or prostitution.
medicalization - ANSWER-The process by which certain human problems and conditions
are redefined as medical conditions, and therefore treated as a disease or illness.
