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Chapter 1
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to Clinard and Meier (2010), which two conceptions of deviance exist in the study
of deviant behavior?
a) Normative and non-normative
b) Objectively problematic and subjectively given
c) Relativist and normative conceptions
d) Folkways and mores
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Rules of behavior that are defined both formally and informally are ________.
a) norms
b) laws
c) folkways
d) mores
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Laws are:
a) everyday norms and simple activities that do not cause a major disturbance if deviated.
b) a moral norm that will upset people however will not face formal sanctions.
c) a moral norm that will upset people and receive formal sanctions.
d) backed by official or formal sanctions, and is a deviation from norms understood by majority
of a group.
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. From a social constructionist perspective, deviance is:
a) defined the same across multiple countries.
b) constructed based on interactions of those immediate to society and not inherent.
c) defined by multiple societies and subcultures as the same thing.
d) behaviors that are inherently deviant.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
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Difficulty Level: Medium
5. From a critical perspective, deviance is:
a) based on social, economic, and political conditions of society, and is established by those in
power to maintain and enhance power.
b) equal across gender, class, and social statuses within society.
c) behaviors and conditions that are inherently deviant and occur in the same ways across
social, economic, and political conditions.
d) occurring only in groups with power as a way to breakdown and minimalize group powers.
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is not part of the steps in scientific research methods?
a) Research question
b) Examine results and theorize
c) Data and data collection methods
d) Incorporating personal beliefs and own politics
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. According to critical conceptions, deviance is established by ____________.
a) those in power, to maintain and enhance their power
b) society as a consensus of everyone’s goals
c) those in lower socioeconomic statuses, based on their best interests
d) folkways and mores
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The scientific method is:
a) not a generalizable, step-by-step procedure.
b) a systematic procedure that helps safe guard against researcher bias.
c) often disregarded among researchers today.
d) is not followed internationally.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Ideas in Action
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The Fremont Arts Council or FAC is an example of deviance because:
a) riding bicycles is permitted in certain areas only.
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b) it displays the appropriateness of nudity in certain contexts.
c) it allows children to write in chalk on streets sectioned off.
d) patrons of the FAC celebrate medieval dress in this context.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Analysis, Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. __________________ conceptions of deviance are also referred to as social constructionist
and reactionist or relativist perspectives.
a) Normative and non-normative
b) Objectively given
c) Subjectively problematic
d) Folkway
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
True/False
1. Objectively given and subjectively problematic are the same conception of deviance.
Ans: FALSE
2. Objectively given deviance is also referred to as normative or positivistic by the authors.
Ans: TRUE
3. Subjectively problematic means that deviance is constructed based on interactions of those in
society.
Ans: TRUE
4. According to objectively given conceptions, behaviors, or conditions are not inherently
deviant.
Ans: FALSE
5. A critical conception of deviance is not a legitimate conception of deviance today.
Ans: FALSE
6. According to the relativist conception of deviance, universal definitions of deviance exist that
apply across all time and place.
Ans: FALSE
7. Drinking too much alcohol is considered a deviant behavior in the United States today.
Ans: TRUE
Instructor Resource
Chapter 1
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. According to Clinard and Meier (2010), which two conceptions of deviance exist in the study
of deviant behavior?
a) Normative and non-normative
b) Objectively problematic and subjectively given
c) Relativist and normative conceptions
d) Folkways and mores
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Rules of behavior that are defined both formally and informally are ________.
a) norms
b) laws
c) folkways
d) mores
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Laws are:
a) everyday norms and simple activities that do not cause a major disturbance if deviated.
b) a moral norm that will upset people however will not face formal sanctions.
c) a moral norm that will upset people and receive formal sanctions.
d) backed by official or formal sanctions, and is a deviation from norms understood by majority
of a group.
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. From a social constructionist perspective, deviance is:
a) defined the same across multiple countries.
b) constructed based on interactions of those immediate to society and not inherent.
c) defined by multiple societies and subcultures as the same thing.
d) behaviors that are inherently deviant.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
, Inderbitzin, Bates & Gainey, Deviance and Social Control 2nd Edition
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Difficulty Level: Medium
5. From a critical perspective, deviance is:
a) based on social, economic, and political conditions of society, and is established by those in
power to maintain and enhance power.
b) equal across gender, class, and social statuses within society.
c) behaviors and conditions that are inherently deviant and occur in the same ways across
social, economic, and political conditions.
d) occurring only in groups with power as a way to breakdown and minimalize group powers.
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is not part of the steps in scientific research methods?
a) Research question
b) Examine results and theorize
c) Data and data collection methods
d) Incorporating personal beliefs and own politics
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. According to critical conceptions, deviance is established by ____________.
a) those in power, to maintain and enhance their power
b) society as a consensus of everyone’s goals
c) those in lower socioeconomic statuses, based on their best interests
d) folkways and mores
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Conception of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The scientific method is:
a) not a generalizable, step-by-step procedure.
b) a systematic procedure that helps safe guard against researcher bias.
c) often disregarded among researchers today.
d) is not followed internationally.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension, Knowledge
Answer Location: Ideas in Action
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The Fremont Arts Council or FAC is an example of deviance because:
a) riding bicycles is permitted in certain areas only.
, Inderbitzin, Bates & Gainey, Deviance and Social Control 2nd Edition
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b) it displays the appropriateness of nudity in certain contexts.
c) it allows children to write in chalk on streets sectioned off.
d) patrons of the FAC celebrate medieval dress in this context.
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Analysis, Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. __________________ conceptions of deviance are also referred to as social constructionist
and reactionist or relativist perspectives.
a) Normative and non-normative
b) Objectively given
c) Subjectively problematic
d) Folkway
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Conceptions of Deviance
Difficulty Level: Hard
True/False
1. Objectively given and subjectively problematic are the same conception of deviance.
Ans: FALSE
2. Objectively given deviance is also referred to as normative or positivistic by the authors.
Ans: TRUE
3. Subjectively problematic means that deviance is constructed based on interactions of those in
society.
Ans: TRUE
4. According to objectively given conceptions, behaviors, or conditions are not inherently
deviant.
Ans: FALSE
5. A critical conception of deviance is not a legitimate conception of deviance today.
Ans: FALSE
6. According to the relativist conception of deviance, universal definitions of deviance exist that
apply across all time and place.
Ans: FALSE
7. Drinking too much alcohol is considered a deviant behavior in the United States today.
Ans: TRUE
