Deviance Quiz

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Acceptable and unacceptable behaviors in a community.
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Quiz by bhall2, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Is dying one's hair green considered an act of deviance?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Which of the follow are considered to be examples of formal deviance?
Answer
  • Murder.
  • Robbery
  • Rape.
  • All of the above.

Question 3

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Is there such as thing as informal deviance?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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All acts of deviant behavior are negative.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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According to Emile Durkheim fuctional view of society, what are the two necessary functions of deviance?
Answer
  • Allowing all states to have the death penalty and ones individuality.
  • Defining boundaries of acceptable behavior and promotes integration.
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