Deviance Quiz Review

Which of the following definitions best explains deviance?

• non-normative: different from what people generally accept as normal
• conformative: the same as what people generally accept as normal
• cultural behaviors and ideas that are popular with the majority of people in a society
• the practice of judging one culture by the standards of another

Which of the following definitions best explains social control?

• attempts by society to regulate people's thoughts and behaviors in ways that limit, or punish, deviance.
• argues that the people you choose to spend time with makes deviant behavior more or less likely
• a status label that affects a person’s self-concept, social identity, and interactions with others, generally in a negative manner

Which of the following definitions best explains the concept of sanctions?

• a method of social control that grants or limits privileges of the individual by the group: consequences
• argues that the people you choose to spend time with makes deviant behavior more or less likely
• attempts by society to regulate people's thoughts and behaviors in ways that limit, or punish, deviance.
• a status label that affects a person’s self-concept, social identity, and interactions with others, generally in a negative manner

"affirmative reactions, usually in response to conformity" best explains which of the following types of sanctions?

• Positive
• Negative
• Formal

"social reactions that judge or discourage deviance" best explains which of the following types of sanctions?

• Positive
• Negative
• Formal

"when norms are codified into law, and violation almost always results in consequences from the criminal justice system" best explains which of the following types of sanctions?

• Positive
• Negative
• Formal

"achieving culturally set goals by way of conventionally unacceptable, or deviant, means; generally considered criminal behavior" best describes which of the following concepts?

• Innovation
• Ritualism
• Retreatism

"a deep devotion to the rules because they are the rules " best describes which of the following concepts?

• Innovation
• Ritualism
• Retreatism

"a person who rejects both the conventional means and goals of society" best demonstrates which of the following concepts?

• Innovation
• Ritualism
• Retreatism

"looks forward in time, predicting future behavior based on stigma" best explains which of the following types of labelling theory?

• Retrospective
• Prospective