Social Control and Deviance Chapter 7 Exam

The theory suggesting that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is

• labeling theory.

• control theory.

• differential-association theory.

• cultural-transmission theory.

Forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are examples of

• organized crime.

• violent crime.

• white-collar crime.

• victimless crime.

Which of the following is a function served by corrections?

• rebellion

• retreatism

• recidivism

• retribution

Police officers are more likely to make an arrest when

• a. a serious crime has been committed.

• b. the injured parties are from the lower social classes.

• c. the person making the report is polite to the officer.

• d. a minor offense has been committed.

The occasional violation of norms is known as

• primary deviance.

• secondary deviance.

• techniques of neutralization.

• innovation.

The mode of adaptation used by beggars and hermits is

• retreatism.

• rebellion.

• ritualism.

• innovation.

Which of the following statements is not a conclusion that can be drawn from the data in the graphs?

• Men are more likely to be arrested than women.

• More than two thirds of all people arrested are white.

• About 80 percent of arrests involve people younger than 35.

• People older than 35 make up nearly three quarters of all arrests.

18. The ____________________ perspective explains deviance in terms of power and inequality.

(a)  

• conflict
• functionalist

• interactionist

• biological

The ____________________ perspective explains deviance through strain theory, which views it as a natural outgrowth of the values, norms, and structure of society.

(a)  

• functionalist
• conflict
• sociological

____________________ is the situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable.

• Anomie

• Euphoria

• Solidarity

• Conformity