SOC: DEVIANCE

Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?

• Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
• What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
• Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
• Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.

How does primary deviance differ from secondary deviance?

• Primary deviance derives from primary groups.
• Secondary deviance is not as important as primary deviance.
• In primary deviance people identify with deviant behavior.
• Primary deviance is deviant behavior that only happens once in a while.

Consider the following statement: “The more you hang around with a group of teenagers who shoplift, the more likely it is that you will become a shoplifter.” Which of the following theories would most strongly agree with this statement?

• control theory
• differential association theory
• labeling theory
• retreatism theory

Theory focuses on how individuals come to be imprinted as a deviant

• Labeling Theory
• Control Theory
• Cultural Transmission Theory
• Differential Association Theory

Any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government

• Recidivism
• Anomie
• Crime
• Rebellion

When criminal acts are a defining characteristic of your lifestyle

• Primary Deviance
• Adolescent Deviance
• Alternative Deviance
• Secondary Deviance

Students in George’s sixth-grade class avoid him because they know his father is in prison for auto theft. This is an example of

• ritualism
• rebellion.
• a stigma.
• attachment.

Which of the following is considered deviant behavior in industrial society?

• refusal to work
• owning private property
• competition among employees
• agrarian labor

Which of the following is a job that is created and maintained because of deviance? 

• educator
• security guard
• senator
• nurse

Which of the 4 deviant responses outlined in strain theory would describe someone who acts like they want to succeed, but doesn't actually make an effort?

• Rebellion
• Retreatism
• Ritualism
• Innovation