Sociology - Chapter 7 Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

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Which situations are examples of conformity? Multiple select question. A man gets a stylish new haircut after he sees several of his friends with a similar style. A person drives at the speed limit and signals before changing lanes. A woman moves to a new town and starts using local slang. An airplane passenger sits in his assigned seat, even though he would prefer sitting in first class.

A man gets a stylish new haircut after he sees several of his friends with a similar style. A woman moves to a new town and starts using local slang.

True or false: Psychologist Jerry Burger's 2006 recreation of the classic Milgram experiment reveals that contemporary "teachers" are significantly less likely to obey the expert and, thus, refuse to administer harmful shocks to "learners." True false question.TrueFalse

False

Identify a true statement about the cultural transmission approach. Multiple choice question. It cannot be used to explain the behavior of those who abuse alcohol or drugs. It believes that learning criminal behavior also includes the motives, drives, and rationalizations of criminals. It negates the motives, drives, and rationalizations of criminals. It does not include the techniques of lawbreaking.

It believes that learning criminal behavior also includes the motives, drives, and rationalizations of criminals.

Which sociological theory of deviance argues that deviance is often a result of people being unable to meet the goals of society by following the means offered by society? Multiple choice question. Quinney's conflict theory of deviance Merton's anomie theory of deviance Sutherland's differential association theory social disorganization theory

Merton's anomie theory of deviance

According to sociologist Travis Hirschi's control theory, what is the main reason people conform to social norms? Multiple choice question. Our bonds to family, friends, and peers influence us to go along with social norms. People consciously weigh the pros and cons of following social norms. People are afraid of formal consequences for breaking social norms. People believe there is something in it for themselves.

Our bonds to family, friends, and peers influence us to go along with social norms.

According to sociologist Travis Hirschi's control theory, what is the main reason people conform to social norms? Multiple choice question. People are afraid of formal consequences for breaking social norms. People believe there is something in it for themselves. Our bonds to family, friends, and peers influence us to go along with social norms. People consciously weigh the pros and cons of following social norms.

Our bonds to family, friends, and peers influence us to go along with social norms.

_____ occurs when law enforcement officers assume that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities. Multiple choice question. Symbolic ethnicity Racial profiling Culture lag Organic solidarity

Racial profiling

Which of the following is put forth by the societal-reaction approach? Multiple choice question. Response to an act determines deviance. Behavior and response are not interlinked. Response and behavior have no relation to deviance. Behavior itself determines deviance.

Response to an act determines deviance.

Which of the following is true of hate crime laws? Multiple choice question. Penalties for hate crimes are mandated by the federal government. Some states do not have hate crime laws. All states have hate crime laws. The federal government requires all states to have hate crime laws.

Some states do not have hate crime laws.

The social psychologist ______ made a useful distinction between conformity and obedience. Multiple choice question. Émile Durkheim Karl Marx Robert Merton Stanley Milgram

Stanley Milgram

Which of the following is true of the general public's view of crime? Multiple choice question. The general public closely follows the crime-rate statistics put out by the FBI. The general public is relieved at the dramatic declines in the crime rate. The general public is unconcerned with crime. The general public perceives crime to be a growing threat.

The general public perceives crime to be a growing threat.

Identify a true statement about white-collar crimes. Multiple choice question. They are crimes based on race, religion, and/or nationality of individuals. They are crimes carried out through legitimate means. They are often perpetrated through people's occupational roles. They are sometimes referred to as bias crimes.

They are often perpetrated through people's occupational roles.

In a cross-national comparison, which of the following countries has the highest crime rate? Multiple choice question. New Zealand Denmark the United States Venezuela

Venezuela

__________ __________ involve interviewing households across the nation and asking if they were victims of a specific set of crimes during the preceding year.

Victimization surveys

_____ are illegal acts committed in the course of business activities, often by affluent, respectable people. Multiple choice question. White-collar crimes Professional crimes Victimless crimes Hate crimes

White-collar crimes

Which of the following statements about crime in the United States is true? Multiple choice question. Violent and property crime rates are at their highest rates since 1963. Both violent crime and property crime have dropped dramatically since the 1990s. Violent crime rates have been increasing over the last two decades. While property crime rates have decreased, violent crime rates have increased.

Both violent crime and property crime have dropped dramatically since the 1990s.

Identify a true statement about crime trends in the United States. Multiple choice question. A dramatic increase in crime trends has been registered in the last decade. Violent crimes and property crimes have substantially increased in the last 10 years. Major declines in crime trends have been registered in victimization surveys in the last decade. The proportion of major crimes committed by women has substantially decreased.

Major declines in crime trends have been registered in victimization surveys in the last decade.

Identify a true statement about victimization surveys. Multiple choice question. They are the best ways of reporting crimes such as tax evasion and blackmail. They require victims to disclose information about their victimization to interviewers. They are administered mostly on police officers and government officials. They do not require victims to understand what has happened to them.

They require victims to disclose information about their victimization to interviewers.

Identify a true statement about crime statistics. Multiple choice question. They are frequently cited because they are completely reliable. They pertain to the highest level of accuracy. They serve as an indicator of police activity. They do not provide the approximate level of certain crimes.

They serve as an indicator of police activity.

Identify a possible explanation of the decline in both index crimes and victimization rates in recent years. Multiple choice question. community-oriented policing continuation of old gun control laws the increase in the crack cocaine epidemic a massive decrease in the prison population

community-oriented policing

Recent replications of Milgram's classic experiment have ______ his findings. Multiple choice question. dismissed disputed confused confirmed

confirmed

Homicide rates have rapidly escalated in ______. Multiple choice question. industrialized nations in western Europe countries with democratically elected governments underdeveloped nations with a shortage of food and water developing countries with large illegal drug operations

developing countries with large illegal drug operations

True or false: Crime statistics must be interpreted as an exact representation of the incidence of crime. True false question.TrueFalse

false

True or false: The United States has a higher rate of car theft than Australia, England, Italy, and New Zealand. True false question.TrueFalse

false

When an offender is motivated to choose a victim based on race, religion, ethnic group, national origin, or sexual orientation, this is considered by the government to be a _____________ crime.

hate

____ are also referred to as bias crimes. Multiple choice question. Hate crimes Transnational crimes White-collar crimes Victimless crimes

hate crimes

The eight types of crime tabulated each year by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are known as ________ crimes.

index

The crime index is disproportionately devoted to ______. Multiple choice question. transnational crimes violent crimes property crimes white-collar crimes

property crimes

The most common motivation for hate crimes is ______. Multiple choice question. race religion sexual orientation gender

race

Which of the following are crimes reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the Uniform Crime Report? Multiple select question. rape murder robbery tax evasion arson

rape murder robbery arson

What are some of the possible explanations sociologists have given for the decline in crime? Multiple select question. the decline of the crack cocaine epidemic of the late 1980s the aging of the population changes in moral values among the population new crime prevention programs

the decline of the crack cocaine epidemic of the late 1980s the aging of the population new crime prevention programs

Which of the following is most likely responsible for the general public's perception that crime is a growing threat? Multiple choice question. the media law enforcement agencies educators the federal government

the media

Which term specifically refers to crime that occurs across multiple national borders? Multiple choice question. felony crime differential crime transnational crime petty crime

transnational crime

In its research on deviance, labeling theory focuses on ______. Multiple choice question. troubles in society delinquents agents of social control violators of social norms

agents of social control

In its research on deviance, labeling theory focuses on ______. Multiple choice question. violators of social norms agents of social control delinquents troubles in society

agents of social control

In the context of Robert Merton's typology, identify an example of a retreatist. Multiple choice question. a member of a revolutionary political organization a professional thief who steals money to buy consumer goods an adolescent addicted to alcohol a bureaucratic official who blindly applies rules and regulations

an adolescent addicted to alcohol

Which of the following refers to Durkheim's notion on the loss of direction felt by individuals when social control becomes ineffective? Multiple choice question. functionalism anomie social constraint communion

anomie

Émile Durkheim used the term ______ to describe the loss of direction felt by individuals in a society when social control of individual behavior has become ineffective. Multiple choice question. obedience stigma anomie deviance

anomie

The term law may be defined as ______. Multiple choice question. an organized system that is designed to oppress minorities a process to convert deviants into law-abiding citizens informal social control governmental social control

governmental social control

According to Robert Merton's modes of individual adaptation, a(n) _____ accepts society's goals but pursues them with means regarded as improper. Multiple choice question. innovator rebel retreatist ritualist

innovator

Which approach would be most interested in how a given person comes to commit a deviant act or why on some occasions crimes do or do not occur? Multiple choice question. feminist interactionist conflict functionalist

interactionist

According to sociologist Edwin Sutherland, people acquire their definitions of proper and improper behavior through _____. Multiple choice question. rule violations interactions with a primary group and significant others harsh punishments for minor misbehaviors deviant acts

interactions with a primary group and significant others

The term crime refers to a violation of a ______. Multiple choice question. law sanction norm stigma

law

Formalized norms that govern people's behavior are referred to as ______. Multiple choice question. laws anomie justice sanctions

laws

According to Edwin Sutherland's theory about cultural transmission and how it affects behavior, a person ______. Multiple choice question. learns criminal behavior by interacting with others is less likely to be deviant after seeing others behaving in a deviant manner experiences deviance but suppresses it to appease society is born with criminal behavioral learnings and realizes them when exposed to others

learns criminal behavior by interacting with others

A professional criminal is someone who ______. Multiple choice question. steals something only once or twice is never caught or sanctioned only engages in white-collar crime makes a business of committing crimes

makes a business of committing crimes

Which of the following behaviors are examples of informal social control? Multiple select question. making fun of someone who has demonstrated bad behavior awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to a war hero laughing at someone's joke ankle bracelets worn by people under house arrest

making fun of someone who has demonstrated bad behavior laughing at someone's joke

Which of the following statements about hate crimes are true? Multiple select question. An ordinary crime can be a hate crime if the offender chooses a victim based on race, religion, ethnic group, national origin, or sexual orientation. They are defined by both the purpose of the offenders' conduct and their actions. All hate crimes are committed by members of the dominant group against those who are relatively powerless. They are sometimes referred to as bias crimes.

An ordinary crime can be a hate crime if the offender chooses a victim based on race, religion, ethnic group, national origin, or sexual orientation. They are defined by both the purpose of the offenders' conduct and their actions. They are sometimes referred to as bias crimes.

_____ is any act by an organization that is punishable by the government. Multiple choice question. Corporate crime Hate crime Victimless crime Professional crime

Corporate crime

_____ is an example of a corporate crime. Multiple choice question. Gambling Corruption Prostitution Burglary

Corruption

_________ is a violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties.

Crime

_____ emphasizes that people learn criminal behavior through their social interactions. Multiple choice question. Impression management Dominant ideology Cultural transmission Anticipatory socialization

Cultural transmission

Sociologists use the term _____ to describe the willing exchange among adults of widely desired but illegal goods and services. Multiple choice question. organized crime victimless crime hate crime professional crime

victimless crime

Which of the following are common criticisms of social disorganization theory? Multiple select question. It is based on anecdotal evidence, not hard research. It fails to account for troubled neighborhoods that have strong, viable organizations. It ignores community members' relationships to other communities and outside organizations. It seems to blame the victims.

It fails to account for troubled neighborhoods that have strong, viable organizations.

Critics of the cultural transmission approach to deviant behavior would make what assertion? Multiple choice question. It is too focused on why deviance happens despite pressure to conform and obey. It fails to explain the impoverished person who steals out of necessity. It does not explain the deviant behavior of juvenile delinquents. It really only explains the conduct of first-time impulsive shoplifters.

It fails to explain the impoverished person who steals out of necessity.

What did Émile Durkheim claim as an important function of punishing deviants? Multiple choice question. It entertains the public and thus contributes to social stability. It helps define acceptable behavior and thus contributes to social stability. It satisfies people's deep-seated "blood lust" and thus prevents family violence. It helps the deviants realize the error of their ways and thus reduces deviance.

It helps define acceptable behavior and thus contributes to social stability.

Which statement best describes conflict theorists' views on lawmaking? Multiple choice question. Lawmaking is an attempt by people in power to force their norms and values on others. Laws are developed primarily to protect people from the violent and harmful actions of others. Laws are a necessary evil for every culture. Lawmaking is a natural part of the socialization process.

Lawmaking is an attempt by people in power to force their norms and values on others.

According to most functionalists, what is deviance? Multiple choice question. a common part of human existence that helps define limits of proper behavior conduct defined primarily by formal authority figures conduct created by agents of social control to coerce others into their own morality a negative part of the human experience that has little value for society

a common part of human existence that helps define limits of proper behavior

Identify true statements about transnational crimes. Multiple select question. They exclude crimes on businesses and trades. They occur simultaneously in different nations. They involve crimes such as corruption and bribery of public officials. They occur across multiple national borders.

They involve crimes such as corruption and bribery of public officials. They occur across multiple national borders.

Identify a true statement about professional criminals. Multiple choice question. They indulge in crimes on a rare basis. They possess skilled techniques on the crimes they pursue. They are the least respected among other criminals. They have a higher chance of arrest, conviction, and imprisonment.

They possess skilled techniques on the crimes they pursue.

Which of the following is typical for ritualists? Multiple choice question. They attempt to create a new social structure. They feel alienated from dominant goals. They accept societal goals and pursue them according to the best means possible. They view work as a way of life rather than a means for achieving success.

They view work as a way of life rather than a means for achieving success.

According to most functionalists, what is deviance? Multiple choice question. conduct defined primarily by formal authority figures a negative part of the human experience that has little value for society conduct created by agents of social control to coerce others into their own morality a common part of human existence that helps define limits of proper behavior

a common part of human existence that helps define limits of proper behavior

In the context of Robert Merton's typology, identify an example of an innovator. Multiple choice question. a professional thief who specializes in safecracking an adolescent addicted to alcohol a member of a revolutionary political organization a bureaucratic official who blindly applies rules and regulations

a professional thief who specializes in safecracking

In the context of Robert Merton's typology, identify an example of an innovator. Multiple choice question. an adolescent addicted to alcohol a bureaucratic official who blindly applies rules and regulations a professional thief who specializes in safecracking a member of a revolutionary political organization

a professional thief who specializes in safecracking

Recruits who enter military service typically ______ to the habits and language of other recruits and ______ the orders of superior officers. Multiple choice question. conform; obey ignore; obey conform; deviate obey; conform

conform; obey

According to the sociologist Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance, the most common adaptation to societal means and goals is ______. Multiple choice question. conformity rebellion innovation ritualism retreatism

conformity

Formal social control is used to discourage violations of social norms and to encourage which behaviors? (Choose every correct answer.) Multiple select question. conformity obedience etiquette status

conformity obedience

Which are the five basic modes of adaptation to social norms according to Robert Merton's anomie theory of deviance? Multiple choice question. conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance capitalism, socialism, communism, fascism, and totalitarianism conformity, acceptance, rebellion, greed, and retreatism

conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion

According to ________ theorists, socialization develops our self-control so well that we do not need further pressure to obey social norms. Multiple choice question. conformity control anomie labeling

control

Even though physical and behavioral characteristics stigmatize people, oftentimes high technology crimes do not. Which of the following are socially tolerated forms of deviance? Multiple select question. offering prostitution services via Craigslist copying software to a computer without a license pirating DVDs and motion pictures file sharing music

copying software to a computer without a license pirating DVDs and motion pictures file sharing music

Which school of thought emphasizes that one learns criminal behavior by interacting with others? Multiple choice question. cultural transmission differential justice social disorganization anomie

cultural transmission

Which of the following is a new type of white-collar crime that emerged around the beginning of the twenty-first century? Multiple choice question. ethnic cleansing cybercrime income tax evasion consumer fraud

cybercrime

Which of the following are examples of cybercrime? Multiple select question. cyberespionage stealing a computer using Twitter for mean gossip identity theft

cyberespionage identity theft

What is the term for behavior that violates the norms or expectations of a group or a society? Multiple choice question. conformity functionalism obedience deviance

deviance

According to the social constructionist perspective ______. Multiple select question. deviance is a product of the culture we live in learning deviant behaviours from loved ones is a major determinant of crime intensive media coverage about "missing children" and "deadbeat dads" can help create major social concern decision-making processes create deviant identities

deviance is a product of the culture we live in

According to the social constructionist perspective ______. Multiple select question. deviance is a product of the culture we live in decision-making processes create deviant identities learning deviant behaviours from loved ones is a major determinant of crime intensive media coverage about "missing children" and "deadbeat dads" can help create major social concern

deviance is a product of the culture we live in decision-making processes create deviant identities intensive media coverage about "missing children" and "deadbeat dads" can help create major social concern

Social control can best be described as the techniques and strategies for preventing ______ behavior in any group or society. Multiple choice question. desired deviant social unnecessary

deviant

When members of a culture violate the norms of that culture, they are displaying ______ behavior. Multiple choice question. conforming deviant acceptable obedient

deviant

Sociologist Edwin Sutherland used the term _____ to describe the process through which exposure to attitudes favorable to criminal acts leads to rule violations. Multiple choice question. differential association impression management anticipatory socialization cultural transmission

differential association

The sociologist Edwin Sutherland used the term ______ for when people violate laws after being exposed to attitudes that are favorable to violation of the law. Multiple choice question. conformity anomie differential association societal reaction

differential association

If a criminal justice system treats a certain race or social class differently from another race or social class, it is displaying ______. Multiple choice question. differential justice criminal justice deviant behavior class warfare

differential justice

Sociologists view law as a process of ______ standards of morality and of how, and to what degree, violators should be punished. Multiple choice question. unchanging static evolving devolving

evolving

In Milgram's view the key to the subject's obedience was the ______. Multiple choice question. joy the subjects received by administering shocks experimenter's authority deviance of the subject acting of the learner

experimenter's authority

True or false: According to sociologists, deviant behavior occurs because of genetic disposition. True false question.TrueFalse

false

In general, the failure to behave according to society's norms can lead to which consequences? Multiple select question. fear and ridicule jail sentences fines maintenance of the status quo

fear and ridicule jail sentences fines

Obedience can best be defined as ______. Multiple choice question. doing what everyone else is doing to fit in going along with one's peers because it seems like the right thing to do following the commands of a perceived authority refusing to obey orders

following the commands of a perceived authority

When a school principal suspends a student, the principal is using or applying ______. Multiple choice question. conformity formal social control informal social control differential association

formal social control

The social psychologist Stanley Milgram used the term conformity to mean ______. Multiple choice question. going along with peers who have no authority to control our behavior social control that is carried out casually by ordinary people compliance with higher authorities a label to devalue members of a certain group

going along with peers who have no authority to control our behavior

Informal social control is used by people to casually enforce social ______. Multiple choice question. dysfunctions norms beliefs deviance

norms

Informal social control is used by people to casually enforce social ______. Multiple choice question. norms dysfunctions deviance beliefs

norms

People ______ their superiors and ______ their peers. Multiple choice question. reject; dominate obey; conform to conform to; obey dominate; reject

obey; conform to

Once people have had a stigma attached to their identities, they ______. Multiple select question. often have trouble presenting a positive image to others may experience lowered self-esteem are often able to use it to their advantage can do things to easily reverse the stigma

often have trouble presenting a positive image to others may experience lowered self-esteem

When an illegal activity, such as prostitution or gambling, is regulated by a group, it could be said that this activity is dominated by ______. Multiple choice question. individual criminals differential association organized crime social control

organized crime

Professional criminals resemble ______, in that they have work-based relationships and become part of a subculture related to their field. Multiple choice question. people in ordinary occupations occasional criminals organized crime bosses cybercriminals

people in ordinary occupations

Functionalists note that deviance creates both ______ and ______ consequences for social stability. Multiple choice question. positive; negative social; biological profitable; inexpensive important; unimportant

positive; negative

The social significance of ______ is emphasized in both labeling theory and the conflict perspective. Multiple choice question. conformity informal control anomie power

power

Identify an example of a victimless crime. Multiple choice question. shoplifting burglary prostitution rape

prostitution

When police pull over more young Black men than white men, they could be enacting what practice? Multiple choice question. racial privilege racial posturing racial participle racial profiling

racial profiling

According to Robert Merton's theory of deviance, the ________ feels alienated from the dominant means and goals and may seek a dramatically different social order.

rebel

In Robert Merton's typology, the ______ feels alienated from the dominant means and goals and may seek a dramatically different social order. Multiple choice question. ritualist rebel innovator conformist

rebel

According to conflict theorists, criminal laws ______. Multiple choice question. enforce shared social values in a consistent manner reflect competing values and interests help provide equality among the classes promote the stability of society

reflect competing values and interests

According to Robert Merton's typology, a(n) _____ has basically withdrawn from both the goals and the means of society. Multiple choice question. innovator rebel retreatist ritualist

retreatist

In the context of Robert Merton's modes of individual adaptation, a(n) _____ has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means. Multiple choice question.

ritualist

In the context of Robert Merton's modes of individual adaptation, a(n) _____ has abandoned the goal of material success and become compulsively committed to the institutional means. Multiple choice question. rebel ritualist retreatist innovator

ritualist

Penalties and rewards related to social norms are referred to as ______. Multiple choice question. laws sanctions deviants conformities

sanctions

According to sociologists, the creation of laws is a(n) ______ process. Multiple choice question. social cultural intellectual informal

social

Related to labelling theory, the ______ ______ perspective focuses on how deviance is the product of the culture we live in. Specifically, it focuses on the decision-making processes that create deviant identities. Multiple choice question. social constructionist social disorganization societal formation societal reaction

social constructionist

Even troubled neighborhoods have viable, healthy organization, which persist despite problems that surround them. This is critique of ______. Multiple choice question. social disorganization theory the social constructivist perspective the anomie theory of deviance labeling theory

social disorganization theory

One contribution of differential association theory is that it directs attention the importance of ______ in increasing a person's motivation to engage in deviant behavior. Multiple choice question. social interaction differential justice social disorganization labels

social interaction

In the context of different perspectives on deviance, labeling theory is also called the ______. Multiple choice question. societal-reaction approach social disorganization theory life-course approach anomie theory of deviance

societal-reaction approach

Émile Durkheim suggested that punishments within a culture help define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to social ______. Multiple choice question. stability stigma deviance instability

stability

Erving Goffman coined the term __________ to describe the labels society uses to devalue members of certain social groups.

stigma

The term social control refers to the ______. Multiple choice question. deviant behavior that violates basic norms in each culture, subculture, and group techniques and strategies used to prevent deviant human behavior in any society acceptance that deviant behavior exists and will have to be recognized as a part of society amount of taxes collected through legislative means

techniques and strategies used to prevent deviant human behavior in any society

What two events have been especially important in making racial profiling and policing tactics a visible part of the national discussion? Multiple select question. the #BlackLivesMatter movement institution of discriminatory voting practices in the 2020 election footage from bystanders' smartphones and police body cams review of affirmative action cases by the Supreme Court

the #BlackLivesMatter movement footage from bystanders' smartphones and police body cams

The term differential justice can best be defined as ______. Multiple choice question. the type of treatment that different races, ethnic groups, or social classes receive from the criminal justice system the type of punishment that is administered, depending on the crime that is committed what goes around, comes around the type of justice that is impartial, fair, and appropriate

the type of treatment that different races, ethnic groups, or social classes receive from the criminal justice system

What is organized crime? Multiple choice question. the work of a group that regulates relations among criminal enterprises involved in illegal activities crime that professional criminals engage in and approach as a job criminal behavior committed by highly organized individuals a form of crime that exists in movies but is not present in today's society

the work of a group that regulates relations among criminal enterprises involved in illegal activities

Which examples demonstrate how technology has negatively affected standards of social behavior? Multiple select question. uncivil online comments commercial advertising dominating online areas meant to carry items of community interest items of community interest posted on online bulletin boards inappropriate posts to online discussion boards

uncivil online comments commercial advertising dominating online areas meant to carry items of community interest inappropriate posts to online discussion boards

Which of the following would most sociologists consider deviant? Multiple select question. nothing, because sociologists are not willing to say any behavior is deviant violating group norms, whether the behavior is legal or illegal anything that violates accepted social norms

violating group norms, whether the behavior is legal or illegal anything that violates accepted social norms

Prior to Milgram's experiment, a sample of psychologists predicted that ______, and what Milgram found was that ______. Multiple choice question. people would administer severe shocks; many actually did virtually all subjects would refuse to administer shocks; many actually did people would not administer any shock; indeed they did not people would not administer any shock; many actually did

virtually all subjects would refuse to administer shocks; many actually did

The functionalist approach to deviance seeks to explain ______. Multiple choice question. how a given person comes to commit a deviant act the everyday behavior that leads to conformity or deviance why rule violations continue to happen despite pressure to conform and obey why on some occasions crimes do or do not occur

why rule violations continue to happen despite pressure to conform and obey


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