SOC 100: Chapter 6
Which of the following situations is an example of deviance avowal?
A man admits to his family that he is a smoker, and even if he quits, he will always be a smoker because the addition is lifelong.
Although the term often references race, which of the following is also an example of "passing"?
A man with wrist scars from an attempted suicide covers them by wearing long sleeves, even in the summer
breast augmentation
Americans
Which of the following statements about crime and gender have been supported by data from the last decade?
As women gain power in the labor market through education and income, crime rates among women rise to match those among men more closely.
butt augmentation
Brazilians
Place each study of deviance in the order it was published from first to last.
David Matza called for social scientists to understand deviant phenomena in a perspective he called "naturalism." Alexander Liazos suggested that the sociology of deviance mostly focuses on "nuts and sluts." Jack Katz noted that many studies of deviance focus on background rather than foreground factors. Leila Rupp and Verta Taylor spent three years studying drag queens.
According to Émile Durkheim, which of the following are functions that deviance performs?
Deviance can help clarify moral boundaries. Deviance can promote social cohesion.
offered a functionalist theory of the causes of suicide
Emile Durkheim
applied social interactionist theory to the dynamics of stigma
Erving Goffman
applied labeling theory to the question of how deviance begins
Howard S. Becker
the first act of rule breaking
primary deviance
Scandinavian and Nordic countries have prisons based on what type of punishment model?
rehabilitation
Erving Goffman suggests there are three main types of stigma: physical, moral, and ___________.
tribal
What are the distinguishing features of a symbolic interactionist theory of social deviance?
a focus on individual psychology rather than on the social dynamics of large populations a recognition of the impact of assigning labels to behaviors and to people
innovator
accepts society's approved goals but rejects the means to achieve those goals
What, in broad terms, is the definition of deviance?
any transgression of socially established norms that causes a negative reaction
What term describes "actions considered deviant within a given context but are later reinterpreted as appropriate or even heroic"?
positive deviance
An educator is disgusted with standardized testing and teaching methods that lead students to simply gain a credential rather than actually learn about the world. She decides to start a charter school that employs innovative teaching methods, doesn't give students grades, and encourages creative thinking over rote learning. How would Robert Merton's strain theory of deviance classify this educator?
as a rebel
Which of the following hypothetical scenarios are examples of social control in the United States?
parents often reminding their young children not to pick their nose compulsory schooling laws for high school-aged students
The latest crime statistics in the United States suggest that fifteen- to nineteen-year-olds make up about _______ percent of the population but account for _______ percent of criminal arrests while people sixty-five and older make up more than ________ percent of the population but account for less than _______ percent of arrests.
7, 15, 13, 1
In the United States, imprisonment as a method of punishment was rare until what century?
nineteenth century
The way that the My Lai massacre ended during the Vietnam War is an example of what?
positive deviance; Three soldiers put their lives at risk to stop the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. These soldiers violated norms and laws of the Armed Forces to do so.
renounces society's approved goals and means entirely and instead works toward his or her own goals using new means
rebel
passing a law that states that first-time offenders for any violent crime will be submitted to a psychological evaluation and given mental health treatment
rehabilitation
rebel
renounces society's approved goals and means entirely and instead works toward his or her own goals using new means
retreatist
renounces society's approved goals and means entirely and lives outside the conventional norms altogether
gives up on achieving society's approved goals but accepts the means to achieve those goals
ritualist
Which term, coined by Robert Merton, is based on the W. I. Thomas theorem that "if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences"?
self-fulfilling prophecy
Maria is the school chess champion and is invited to compete at a regional tournament. An opponent tells Maria that men are naturally better at chess than women. Upon hearing this, Maria becomes upset and worried about her performance and subsequently loses her first match. What has Maria just experienced?
stereotype threat
Which Greek word does "stigma" come from?
tatoo
The year ________ saw the highest homicide rate in U.S. history, at _______ per 100,000 persons or 24,700 murders. Since then, the number has declined to ________ per 100,000 persons, or 14,196 murders in _______.
1991, 9.8, 4.5, 2013
According to a study from 2016, what percentage of young people were victims of cyberbullying at some point in their lives?
33%
Using labeling theory, place in order from first to last the stages by which a student, named Evan, assumes the role of social deviant.
Evan is late for school twice in one week, The school principal publicly calls Evan a truant, Evan's teachers and friends start to treat him as a troublemaker, Evan comes to think of himself as a rule breaker, Evan begins to break rules on a regular basis, Evan's behavior reflects his view of himself as a rule breaker.
Someone who admits that he has a problem, such as alcoholism, but wants to shake the stigma associated with it and change his life for the better is experiencing tertiary deviance.
False
The term "deviant" refers to a moral, not a social, judgment.
False
The total number of violent crimes decreased between 2000 and 2015, but the total number of property crimes increased between 2000 and 2015.
False
Which of the following are necessary for a behavior or characteristic to be defined as deviant?
Necessary: group reactions, norms Unnecessary: group orientations, laws
Researchers in a psychology experiment (Rosenhan 1973) applied labeling theory to the diagnosis of schizophrenia in a psychiatric setting. What was the experimental design?
Nonschizophrenic persons first feigned mental illness, then reverted to normal behavior. The goal was to see how doctors would interpret the change.
developed strain theory as a functionalist account of social deviance
Robert Merton
Which of the following is an example of positive deviance?
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man
In labeling theory, what is the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance?
Secondary deviance is an eventual effect of primary deviance, which is the initial deviant behavior.
Which of the following are examples of Edwin Sutherland's differential association theory?
Shanice finds some classmates defacing the women's bathroom with spray paint and joins in. Justin begins using drugs regularly after hanging out with a group of peers who pressured him to do so.
Which of the following statements about Nikki Jones's 2012 ethnographic study of inner-city African American girls in Philadelphia is true?
The intersectionality of race, class, and gender places these young women in a bind as they navigate respectability and practicality.
Hate Crime
crime that deliberately targets victims because of their demographic characteristics
The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is an example of what stigma-related concept?
in-group orientation
A citizen group sends letters to the governor of a southern state and asks her to reconsider stopping the execution of a man on death row convicted of murdering a police officer. The governor declines, stating that the purpose of the criminal justice system is to remove this convicted murderer from society so that everyone else can be protected. What type of justification for punishment is used by the governor?
incapacitation
passing a law that states that anyone committing fraud will be imprisoned for a minimum of twenty years
incapacitation
The rapid increase in incarceration rates since the late 1970s overlaps with which of the following?
increase in privatization in prisons
accepts society's approved goals but rejects the means to achieve those goals
innovator
A psychology experiment (Rosenhan 1973) applied labeling theory to the diagnosis of schizophrenia in a psychiatric setting. What were the results?
results: An initial diagnosis of schizophrenia tended to color the medical staff's interpretation of patients' later behaviors. Patients initially diagnosed with schizophrenia were kept under observation for several weeks, despite behaving normally all that time. not results: Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia tended to be treated with suspicion and hostility by both medical staff and other patients After an initial diagnosis of schizophrenia, a change in behavior led to patients shedding the deviant t
renounces society's approved goals and means entirely and lives outside the conventional norms altogether
retreatist
A researcher examines the effects of learning communities on a college campus. In these communities, students live in a small dorm hall together, have one faculty advisor, attend a first-year seminar together, and participate in social activities together. After completing her study, the researcher finds that compared to students living in regular dorms or off-campus, students in these communities are less likely to engage in either underage drinking or cheat on assignments and tests, and have fewer disciplinary actions on their records. Which sociological perspective best explains this finding?
social control theory
According to Erving Goffman, when one is labeled a deviant and experiences stigma, what does that individual acquire?
spoiled identity
a label that alters self-concept and social identity
stigma, secondary deviance
neck stretching
the Padaung
inserting plates to enlarge the lower lip
the Suri
August is a senior at a very expensive private high school. His father is a successful stock broker and his mother is a partner in a Manhattan law firm. August gets caught stealing a shirt and claims he was just seeking the thrill of stealing something. This example highlights what concept of deviance studied by Jack Katz?
the foreground
A sociologist believes that students with less money or connections who are caught plagiarizing are punished harshly and have fewer options afterward, whereas students with more financial or social resources can either transfer to another school or rely on their parents for help. What theoretical perspective does this thinking represent?
conflict theory
American criminologist Richard Quinney theorized that capitalism—and the exploitation and oppression of the working class—make deviant and even criminal behavior nearly inescapable for workers. The ruling class can make laws that target the poor. When the poor act out against repression, they become targets for law enforcement, while the rich and powerful remain free to do what they like. Quinney's theory falls under which sociological perspective?
conflict theory
The opening text of this chapter suggests that William Randolph Hearst pressured politicians in early twentieth-century America to make marijuana illegal. Over many decades, social scientists have examined how the selective application of drug laws and the penalties attached to them have favored some groups while harshly penalizing others. Which sociological perspective best explains this finding?
conflict theory
White Collar Crime
crime that does not involve force crime that is committed by high social status individuals crime that is policed and typically punished less strenuously than other types of crime
What is the systematic scientific study of crime, criminals, and criminal justice known as?
criminology
passing a law that states that anyone caught stealing an item or items valued at $1000 or more will have one hand cut off
deterrence
ritualist
gives up on achieving society's approved goals but accepts the means to achieve those goals
Robert Merton's typology identifies five routes for individuals based on cultural goals and institutionalized means—conformity, ritualism, innovation, retreatism, and rebellion—and all but one is deviance by Merton's definition.
true
