SOC 2070 - SOCIAL DEVIANCE QUESTIONS
To the sociologist of deviance, when considering whether something is deviant or not,
the most relevant question is: - Answer -How do relevant audiences feel about it and
react to it?
In defining what is deviant, sociologists reject the concept of: - Answer -absolutism
According to Moynihan in "Defining Deviancy Down," what sociologist saw crime as
normal? - Answer -Emile Durkheim
Sociologically, deviance takes place or exists: - Answer -Everywhere and anywhere
people engage in behaviour, hold and express beliefs, and possess traits that others
regard as unacceptable or reprehensible.
Sociologically, deviance: - Answer -none of the above; deviance can refer to all of the
above.
Deviance is a transhistorical, cross-cultural concept that applies everywhere and
throughout history. - Answer -True
In the United States, the majority of the population regards atheism as deviant. -
Answer -True
Standards for deviance are universal; every specific act, belief, or trait that is regarded
as deviant in one society is also regarded as deviant in all other societies at all times. -
Answer -False
By definition, deviance is unusual or "different" from the majority; being in the minority
defines one as deviant. - Answer -False
Social Disorganization Theory seeks to explain deviance through the factor of: -
Answer -Location
What does Routine Activities Theory assume? - Answer -There are always motivated
offenders
An example that fits the category innovators in "Merton's Strain Theory" is - Answer -
drug dealers and gangsters
Which is NOT a key part of social control? - Answer -Reciprocity
Disorganized communities have more of this: - Answer -Absences of a capable
guardian
To the sociologist of deviance, when considering whether something is deviant or not,
the most relevant question is: - Answer -How do relevant audiences feel about it and
react to it?
In defining what is deviant, sociologists reject the concept of: - Answer -absolutism
According to Moynihan in "Defining Deviancy Down," what sociologist saw crime as
normal? - Answer -Emile Durkheim
Sociologically, deviance takes place or exists: - Answer -Everywhere and anywhere
people engage in behaviour, hold and express beliefs, and possess traits that others
regard as unacceptable or reprehensible.
Sociologically, deviance: - Answer -none of the above; deviance can refer to all of the
above.
Deviance is a transhistorical, cross-cultural concept that applies everywhere and
throughout history. - Answer -True
In the United States, the majority of the population regards atheism as deviant. -
Answer -True
Standards for deviance are universal; every specific act, belief, or trait that is regarded
as deviant in one society is also regarded as deviant in all other societies at all times. -
Answer -False
By definition, deviance is unusual or "different" from the majority; being in the minority
defines one as deviant. - Answer -False
Social Disorganization Theory seeks to explain deviance through the factor of: -
Answer -Location
What does Routine Activities Theory assume? - Answer -There are always motivated
offenders
An example that fits the category innovators in "Merton's Strain Theory" is - Answer -
drug dealers and gangsters
Which is NOT a key part of social control? - Answer -Reciprocity
Disorganized communities have more of this: - Answer -Absences of a capable
guardian
