Sociology Chapter 7

The FBI's __________ includes crimes which have been reported to the police.

Uniform Crime Report

According to Merton, Americans are taught to strive towards the "American Dream" of economic success. He called these aspirations

cultural goals.

Your sociology professor and college dean are examples of people who have a strong effect on your

formal social controls.

As a child, Jeanne was constantly punished by her parents for not following directions and for disobeying the house rules. Jeanne experienced

negative sanctions.

Larry completed a project at work two days earlier than he originally planned. Larry's boss congratulated him and his co-workers gave him "high fives" when they saw him. Larry was experiencing

positive sanctions.

Sanctions are

rewards or punishments for obeying or violating a norm.

Heather has been teaching for 25 years at the local junior high school. She does not care about a big pay check and has stopped caring about the success of her students. Heather is just doing enough to make it to retirement. According to Merton, Heather is a/n

ritualist.

A/n _____ is a negative label that devalues a person and disqualifies him/her from full social acceptance.

stigma

Which of the following is a major source of crime statistics?

victimization surveys

Crime differs from deviance because crime

violates written laws.

_____ is behavior that violates expected rules or norms.

Deviance

Which of the following statements about deviance is incorrect?

Deviance does not vary across societies.

Which of the following statements is true regarding deviance?

Deviance is universal, but the characteristics may vary across time, group, and societies.

_____ deviance is behavior that violates laws; _____ deviance is behavior that breaks customary practices.

Formal; informal

_________ social controls come from our childhood socialization.

Informal

Which of the following is a shortcoming of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

It does not include corporate crimes, kidnapping, and Internet crimes.

Which one of the following about the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is false?

It has a low response rate.

_____ refer(s) to the technique and strategies that regulate people's behavior in society.

Social control

Which of the following statements about crime and arrests is true?

There are more arrests for property crimes than for violent crimes.

Which of the following is most likely to be the victim of a crime?

a 24-year-old African American man who lives just outside of the industrial park downtown

Crime and deviance are functional when they

affirm cultural norms and values.

People _____________ constitute a majority of those arrested.

aged 29 and younger

As age increases, the odds of being a victim of a crime _____ and the likelihood of engaging in crime _____.

decreases; decreases

Crime and deviance are dysfunctional when they

erode trust in personal and formal relationships.

Henry's family was unable to pay their bills last month. He wanted the best for his family, but had a low-paying job. To "earn" some extra cash, be began selling fraudulent tickets at the Civic Center. According to Merton, Henry is a/n

innovator.