Sociology Chapter 8: Deviance and Social Control

Which of the following statements about deviance are true? (Select all that apply)

What is the perspective that argues that deviance is the result of how others interpret a behavior?

What is a label that overshadows all other components of a person's identity?

What did Emile Durkheim state about deviant behavior?

Deviant behavior has which of the following impacts on society? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following would be considered deviant behaviors in the United States of the early 21st century? (Select all that apply)

What function of deviance is demonstrated by the mourning and fear after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

Labeling theory argues that deviance is the result of how others interpret a behavior.

What did sociologist Emile Durkheim believe about healthy societies?

What is the term for the shame attached to behavior or status that is considered socially unacceptable?

Deviance is a product of the social relationship between those who affirm the boundaries of 'normal' and those who cross such boundaries.

How can deviance be functional and positive according to Durkheim? (Select all that apply)

Why do sociologists avoid defining deviance as a consequence of individual immorality?

What is a formal system for punishing students who cheat an example of?

Which statements about the medicalization of deviance are true? (Select all that apply)

Kai Erikson's study of deviance within the seventeenth-century Massachusetts Bay Colony illustrates which function of deviance?

What does the rational choice approach state about deviant behavior?

Which innovations were once considered deviant? (Select all that apply)

Which of the following are considered sociological explanations of deviance that emphasize social dynamics? (Select all that apply)

A ______ is a group in which membership is based on a shared commitment to specific nonconformist beliefs or behaviors.

Individuals who see deviance as a consequence of ______ essentially view deviant behavior as evil.

Commission of deviant acts without the social support of other participants is known as ______ deviance.

The designation of deviant behavior as an illness that health professionals can treat is referred to as the ______ of deviance.

Which sociologist suggested that deviance results from the conflict between the dominant norms and goals of American society and the legitimate means of achieving these goals?

What does the example of a young man intending to rob a fast food restaurant but changing his mind after seeing police illustrate?

Which statements about body weight in the United States are true? (Select all that apply)

Which statements about deviant subcultures are true? (Select all that apply)

Today's favorable attitude toward cosmetic surgery, and the declining stigma associated with it, is an example of what?

People who intentionally cut, burn, or otherwise mutilate their bodies demonstrate which kind of deviance?

What landmark piece of legislation was instrumental in preventing discrimination against people who are disabled?

______ emphasizes that pressure on those who lack the means to achieve culturally defined goals leads them to pursue deviant routes to success.

Which statements demonstrate why power is significant? (Select all that apply)

According to a national survey, women defined as obese with a BMI greater than 30 have ______ than women with a BMI less than 30.

We may not always be conscious of the battle between deviance and social control because we tend to ______ social norms and expectations.

What does continually being observed by authorities who police the boundaries of what's normal refer to?

What is the process by which previously deviant behaviors become accepted as conventional?

What are social institutions that enforce norms and rules, attempt to prevent rule violations, and identify and punish rule violators called?

Advocates of Deaf Culture do not consider deaf people to be disabled; instead, they define the deaf community as a ______ minority.

Which statements about surveillance in the twenty-first century are true? (Select all that apply)

What is most likely to happen when organizations with political or economic power violate norms?

Which statements are true of third-party cookies? (Select all that apply)

The incentives and punishments that promote conformity in social life are known as what?

What does crime refer to?

What did Durkheim believe is the only force capable of controlling human passions?

Which of the following are examples of property crime? (Select all that apply)

What is an example of a public order crime?

Possibilities for surveillance in the twenty-first century have expanded dramatically.

What is the process of making an illegal action legal referred to as?

Tracking is done by which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Hate crimes are motivated by bias against a victim's which of the following? (Select all that apply)

What is the design of the criminal justice system intended to do? (Select all that apply)

Which explanations have sociologists offered for the declining crime rates in the United States in the 1990s? (Select all that apply)

Which are examples of violent crime? (Select all that apply)

What are the most common crimes referred to as?

What rationale for societal punishment holds that the more severe the crime, the harsher the penalty should be?

What criminal action has recently become decriminalized in states such as Colorado, California, and Oregon?

In the criminal justice system, what is a return to criminal behavior termed?

What type of crime is attacking individuals based on their sexual orientation?

Which arguments do critics of the death penalty use? (Select all that apply)

What are statistics that measure the incidence of crime in relation to population size called?

What does research indicate about whites favoring the death penalty compared to nonwhites?

What is the process by which nonconformist activities or styles turn into commercial products referred to as?

Those who believe in deterrence think that potential criminals will be less likely to pursue criminal activity when they see what?

In the United States, the rate of recidivism is very low.

Which arguments are used to advocate for the death penalty? (Select all that apply)

Which group is far more likely than African Americans to favor the death penalty?

What can the slogan 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas' be referred to as?