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Sexuality & Deviance in Society
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1Define deviance
- ARecognized violation of cultural norms
- BViolation of society's formally enacted criminal law
2Identify the three social foundations of deviance
- AVaries according to cultural norms
- BIndividuals become deviant as others define them that way
- CHow societies set norms and how they define rule-breading involves social power
- DEncourages social change
- EBrings communities together
3List Functions of Deviance as defined by Emile Durkheim
- ADeviance affirms cultural values and norms
- BResponding to deviance clarifies moral boundaries
- CResponding to deviance brings people together
- DDeviance encourages social change
- EDeviance highlights social inequality
- FDeviance is the result of "unsuccessful" socialization
4What is Merton's Strain Theory of Deviance?
- AStrain between our culture's emphasis on wealth and lack of opportunities to get rich
- BWhen structure of opportunity favors criminal activity
- CInterpreting someone's past in light of current deviance
5What are four types of deviant responses to to Merton's Strain Theory?
- AInnovation
- BRetreatism
- CRitualism
- DRebellion
- EConformity
- FMental illness
6Characterize deviant subcultures
- ATrouble
- BToughness
- CSmartness
- DNeed for excitement
- EBelief in fate
- FDesire for freedom
- GStigma
- HInequality
7What is primary deviance?
- ADeviance that provokes a slight reaction from others and has little effect on self-concept
- BCriminal acts of deviance
8What is secondary deviance?
- ADeviance that involves a change of self-concept
- BLiving by the "street code"
9[blank_start]A stigma[blank_end] is a powerfully negative label that greatly changes a person's self-concept and social identity
- AA stigma
10[blank_start]A degradation ceremony[blank_end] is a formal stigmatization ceremony, eg. criminal trial
- AA degradation ceremony
11Define retrospective and prospective labeling
- AInterpreting someone's past in light of present deviance; using person's deviant identity to predict future actions
- BBeing to quick to apply the label of mental illness; Recognizing that having a mental or physical illness is not being deviant
12What are the consequences of the medicalization of deviance
- AAffects who responds to deviance
- BAffects how people respond to deviance
- CHow the personal competence of that person is seen
- DEnforces conformity
13Sutherland's [blank_start]Differential Association Theory[blank_end] states that learning any behavioral pattern is a process that takes place in groups
- ADifferential Association Theory
14What are Hirschi's four types of social control?
- AAttachment
- BOpportunity
- CInvolvement
- DBelief
- ESocial privilege
- FCommunity environment
15[blank_start]White-collar crime[blank_end] is crimes committed by people of high social position in the course of their occupations
- AWhite-collar crime
- BCorporate crime
- COrganized crime
16[blank_start]Corporate crimes[blank_end] are illegal actions of a corporation or people acting on its behalf
- ACorporate crimes
- BWhite-collar crime
- COrganized crime
17[blank_start]Organized crime[blank_end] is a business supplying illegal goods or services
- AOrganized crime
- BWhite-collar crime
- CCorporate crime
18Gender is a large part of being labeled "deviant"
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
19[blank_start]Hate crime[blank_end] is a criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias
- AHate crime
20What are the three major types of crime?
- ACrimes against the person (violent crimes)
- BCrimes against property (property crimes)
- CVictimless crimes (crimes without complaint)
- DHate crime
- ECorporate crime
21Official crime statistics accurately reflect crime
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
22According to Elliot Curie U.S. crime stems from our culture's emphasis on [blank_start]individual economic success[blank_end] and extraordinary cultural diversity
- Aindividual economic success
- Bopen mindedness
23What are the major components of the U.S. criminal justice system/
- APolice
- BCourts
- CSystem of punishments and corrections
- DDue process
24What are four major justifications for punishment?
- ARetribution
- BDeterrence
- CRehabilitation
- DSocietal Protection
- EReduce costs
- FStigmatization
25How is sexuality a cultural issue?
- ASexual practices show variation around the world
- BSexual practices have little variation around the world
26How is sexual orientation a product of society? (3 answers)
- AThere was no category of homosexuals until a century ago
- BHomosexuality differs from culture to culture
- CSexual expression is socially constructed
- DAttraction is different than behavior
27How is sexual orientation a product of biology?
- ASimon LeVay linked sexual orientation to the size of hypothalamus
- BPossible "gay gene" located on the x chromosome
- CNo connect to society
28[blank_start]Homophobia[blank_end] is the discomfort over close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
- AHomophobia
29Using the Structural-Functional Theory how do sexuality and society affect each other? (3 answers)
- ASociety depends on sex for reproduction
- BUses incest taboo and other norms to regulate
- CSociety relaxed regulation as birth control became available
- DSome latent functions to prostitution
- EPhysical violence establishes dominance
30What are the affects of sexuality in society according to the Symbolic-Interaction approach? (3 answers)
- ASexual practices vary from culture to culture
- BSome societies allow more freedom than others
- CMeanings of virginity and other sexual matters have changed over time
- DSociety defines women in sexual terms
31What are the implications of sexuality in society using the Social-Conflict Theory? (2 answers)
- ASexuality is root of inequality between men and women
- BSociety defines women in sexual terms
- CLatent functions to prostitution
- DDepends on sexuality for reproduction
32Rape is actually an expression of power
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
3310% of high school students victim of sexual or physical violence by dates
- ARichtig
- BFalsch
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- 210 Sociology Quiz am Sexuality & Deviance in Society, erstellt von Rachel Osborne am 09/10/2015.
- Autor
- Rachel Osborne
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- English
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