SOC 001H 4.7 Chapter 7 Quiz

The term crime can be defined as: A harmful action directed at the authorities. An unintended consequence of necessary action. A sequence of events leading to incarceration. A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.

A behavior that violates official law and is punishable through formal sanctions.

What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime? A violent crime is punishable in a court of law; a hate crime is not. A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not. A violent crime is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics. A hate crime is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.

A hate crime is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.

In general, which types of crime are most likely to have the most victims per act or series of acts? Violent crime Street crime International crime Corporate crime

Corporate crime

Ally's father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally's experience? Differential association theory Labeling theory Opaque theory Strain theory

Differential association theory

Please match the sociologist to his theory: Edwin Sutherland Travis Hirschi Robert Merton Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay

Edwin Sutherland - Differential association Travis Hirschi - Control theory Robert Merton - Strain theory Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay - Cultural deviance theory

What is an example of deviance? Laughing at an instructor's joke during a class Failing to signal a turn while driving Not noticing a phone call on a silenced device Waking up at 5 am to go for a run

Failing to signal a turn while driving

Which of the following is not a branch of the U.S. Criminal Justice System? The courts The police The jury The corrections system

The jury

Social control is: A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual. An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society's members base their daily lives. The regulation and enforcement of norms. A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.

The regulation and enforcement of norms.

Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society? Karl Marx Émile Durkheim Carl Sagan Wright Mills

Wright Mills

Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a: Positive formal sanction Positive informal sanction Negative informal sanction Negative formal sanction

Positive formal sanction