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Intro to Sociology - Module 3

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Deviance and Social Control
Andy Putman
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Question 1

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Ally's father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three ties for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally's experience?
Answer
  • Differential association theory
  • Strain theory
  • Labeling theory
  • Opaque theory

Question 2

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There term deviance can be defines as:
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  • A violation of established contextual cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
  • The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring.
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.
  • Bad people acting badly.

Question 3

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What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime?
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  • A violent crome is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.
  • A violent crime is punishable in court of law; a hate crime is not.
  • A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not.
  • A hate crime is based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics.

Question 4

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Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a:
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  • Positive informal sanction
  • Negative informal sanction
  • Positive formal sanction
  • Negative formal sanction

Question 5

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Which theorist studies the power elite, and the influence they has over society?
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  • Karl Marx
  • Carl Sagon
  • C. Wright Mills
  • Émile Durkheim

Question 6

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The term secondary deviance can be defined as:
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  • When positive formal sanctions cause an individual to deviate from society's expectations.
  • When a violation of norms does not result in any long-term effects on the individual's self-image or interactions with others.
  • When negative informal sanctions encourage an individual to seek more positive behavioral choices.
  • When a person's self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.

Question 7

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Social control is:
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  • An arrangement of practices and behaviors on which society's members base their daily lives.
  • A system that has the authority to make decisions based on law.
  • A label that describes the chief characteristic of an individual.
  • The regulation and enforcement of norms.

Question 8

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In first grade, Scott is unfairly singled out by his teacher for bad behavior, partly because his older brother had behavioral problems themselves. Throughout grade school, Scott gains a reputation as a "problem" child. Scott eventually drops out of school, thinking he was born to fail anyway. Which school of thought best fits Scott's experience?
Answer
  • Strain theory
  • Control theory
  • Differential association
  • Labeling theory

Question 9

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Bernie Madoff, recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for creating a Ponzi scheme which caused clients to lose millions of dollars, engaged in which form of crime?
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  • Street crime
  • Corporate crime
  • Violent crome
  • Institutional crime

Question 10

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True o False: Deviance is always considered a crime?
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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E-readiness can be defined as:
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  • the ability to sort through, interpret, and process digital knowledge.
  • the application of science to solve problems in daily life.
  • the virtual experience offered by leading educational institutions.
  • the electronic waste created by consumers.

Question 12

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Which of the following is an example of planned obsolesce?
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  • Evangeline refuses to purchase a Droid of an iPhone because her Razor phone has been in perfect shape for the past 6 years.
  • Target offers a "buy two, get one free" sale on Blue Ray discs.
  • Sarah's iPod breaks just as the newest iPod Nano is being introduced.
  • Jerome spills coffee on his MacBook, and it ruins the keyboard.

Question 13

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The term technological diffusion is defined as:
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  • The spread of technology across borders.
  • The global lack of access to online media.
  • The breakdown of communication between technological innovators and the general public.
  • Companies who offer free computers and smart phones to low income families.

Question 14

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Which sociological perspective sees technology and media as a tool individuals use to express how much wealth they have?
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  • Functionalist
  • Cyberfeminist
  • Symbolic Interactionist
  • Conflict

Question 15

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How has advertising revenue significantly changed in the past few years?
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  • Newspaper advertising revenue has greatly increased, while online advertising revenue has fallen.
  • Cable and online revenue have remained greatly unchanged, while newspaper and magazine advertising have fallen greatly.
  • Magazine revenue has risen steadily, while online and newspaper revenue has fallen dramatically.
  • Online advertising revenue has fallen slightly, while newspaper advertising revenue has increased greatly.

Question 16

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The term media globalization can be defined as:
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  • The cross-cultural development and exchange of computer hardware.
  • The governmental sanction allowing worldwide access to media education.
  • The inability of geographically rural areas to access new media.
  • The worldwide integration of media through the cross-cultural exchange of ideas.

Question 17

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Susan has the newest iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac. When a new apple product is released, Susan stands in line for hours to be the first to buy it. Susan is a(n):
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  • Republican
  • Technophile
  • PC person
  • Neo-Luddite

Question 18

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Which theorist would be most interested in who controls the media, and the ways in which the dominant race and class minimizes the media presence of the lower classes and other races?
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  • A conflict theorist
  • A symbolic Interactionist
  • A cyber feminist
  • A functionalist

Question 19

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What is a negative risk of media globalization?
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  • Social media spreading awareness about social causes.
  • Accessible technology being made available to remote societies.
  • The spread of computer literacy.
  • Government censoring information for their benefit.

Question 20

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Today, the majority of mass-media outlets are owned by six corporations. This is a product of ______.
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  • Cyberfeminism
  • Media globalization
  • Technological imbalance
  • Corporate isolation
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