sociology of deviance chapter 1

Which group is most capable of avoiding being falsely, erroneously, or unjustly labeled deviant? The affluent The poor The powerful The powerless

The powerful

n 1965, J. L. Simmons asked a sample of the general public who they thought were deviant. Which of the following did significant numbers of people feel were deviant? homosexuals and prostitutes communists and atheists psychiatrists and priests all of the above

all of the above

Because they consider deviance real, positivist sociologists tend to focus their study on the positive ways in which nondeviants view those who have been labeled deviant. lawmakers and law enforcers. nondeviants who label others deviants rather than deviant behavior and persons. deviant behavior and persons rather than nondeviants who label others deviants.

deviant behavior and persons rather than nondeviants who label others deviants.

Which of the following kinds of deviance is best understood through a positivist perspective? higher-consensus deviance lower-consensus deviance immoral deviance criminal deviance

higher-consensus deviance

Which of the following conditions separates the positivist and constructionist perspectives on deviance? the variety and type of religious attitudes toward deviant behavior the amount of private consensus about what is deviant behavior the number of persons involved in deviant behavior the amount of public consensus about what type of behavior is deviant

the amount of public consensus about what type of behavior is deviant