Law and Society Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Law and Society examines the intricate relationships between legal systems and the social environments within which they operate. This course explores how laws are created, interpreted, and enforced, while considering the cultural, economic, political, and historical contexts that shape legal institutions and practices. Students will analyze how law influences and is influenced by societal norms, values, and power structures, as well as the role of law in promoting social change and addressing issues such as inequality, justice, and human rights. Through case studies, theoretical readings, and current events, learners gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic interplay between law and society.
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Deviance Conformity and Social Control in Canada 5th Edition by Tami M. Bereska
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Chapter 1: Determining Deviance
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Q1) According to the definition of deviance that emphasizes harm, something is "deviant" only if it harms someone else rather than oneself.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on which of the following issues was a free vote held within Parliament, as a proxy for societal reaction?
A)toughening the Youth Criminal Justice Act
B)decriminalization of marijuana
C)same-sex marriage
D)abortion
E)free votes were held on both same-sex marriage and the decriminalization of marijuana
Answer: C
Q3) The alcohol industry itself has the power to influence government alcohol policies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: The Act
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Q1) Which function of deviance is served by collectively manufacturing an evil enemy image directed at "terrorists"?
A)helping society determine its moral boundaries
B)reducing societal tensions by "letting off steam"
C)increasing social solidarity
D)testing society's boundaries
E)preventing harm
Answer: C
Q2) Positivist theorists attempt to understand deviant acts by looking to cause and effect relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The concept of self-control is central to the explanation of deviance found in Hirschi's social bonds theory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: The Perception, Reaction, and Power
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Q1) Which of the following was not part of the stigma management training for formerly-incarcerated men?
A)Selectively disclose criminal history to potential employer
B)Frame their background
C)Consciously monitor body language to appear open and non-threatening
D)Cover up criminal history to avoid having to disclose that to an employer
E)Code-switching - minimizing the impact of class or race
Answer: D
Q2) Karl is caught spray-painting graffiti on a dumpster. After being put on probation, he becomes an outsider at school. His old friends won't hang out with him anymore, and over time, he decides that if everyone thinks that he is a bad guy, then he might as well act like a bad guy. He starts skipping school, hanging out with a bad crowd, and doing drugs. Which of the following concepts describes the life he has developed?
A)tertiary deviance
B)primary deviance
C)secondary deviance
D)evolutionary deviance
E)processual deviance
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: The Role of the Media
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Q1) 'Media' includes print, radio, websites, smart phone apps, blogs, etc.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the research on media use in Canada, what type of media did Canadians spend the most amount of time using?
A)Radio
B)Internet
C)Magazines
D)Television
Q3) When studying media use, it is found that increasingly people are using more than one form of media at a time. This is known as:
A)multi-tasking
B)simultaneous media consumption (SMC)
C)simulmedia
D)digital native inattention
E)the over-stimulation of media
Q4) Discuss the deviance dance that occurs within and around the hacker subculture. How would you study this group from as an administrative and critical researcher? What is your position on this subculture and their activity? Why?
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) Within the traditional belief system of some Indigenous cultures, it was suggested that from the beginning of time, it was meant that there should be people who are homosexual.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Analyze and discuss the following statement from your textbook: "although each of us individually might perceive particular sexual acts as "kinky," the ideology of privacy limits contemporary social controls on sexual behaviours, particularly at a formal level". Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Please defend your position using theory.
Q3) Which sexual act was decriminalized after Trudeau announced that "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation"?
A)Sex between minors
B)Homosexuality
C)Rape in marital relationship
D)Consenting sex between and adult over the age of 18 and a minor under the age of 18 but over the age of 14
E)Adulterous affairs
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) Explain what leads Sanday (cited in Vankatesh, 2003)to ask the question of why fraternities are not considered to be "gangs." Then discuss your opinion of whether there is a meaningful difference between fraternities and gangs.
Q2) Youth who smoke are more likely to use other drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q3) For which of the following types of crime are people under the age of 18 the primary offenders?
A)homicide
B)motor vehicle theft
C)break and enter
D)Assault
E)people under the age of 18 are not the primary offenders for any type of crime
Q4) The "Just Say No" campaign was highly effective when it was run in conjunction with early prevention measures and stronger legislation surrounding the consequences of being charged with a drug related offense.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and describe the five elements of a moral panic.
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Which of the following is not signifying the relationship of work and body modification?
A)signifies membership to a specific occupation / group
B)reflects upon individual's identity as a worker
C)act as conversation starters to encourage social interactions
D)act as job-stoppers
E)each of the above can signify the relationship of body modifications and work
Q2) What proportion of adults over the age of 18 have a tattoo according to research in 2012?
A)2 %
B)5 %
C)15 %
D)21 %
E)32 %
Q3) Considering the various factors that influence the social typing of body size, as well as the wide-ranging consequences of such social typing, develop a plan to improve the self-image of adolescents in Canadian society. What would you do to achieve this goal, and why?
Q4) Describe the process of the medicalization of body image.
Q5) Discuss the consequences of socially controlling body image.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following statements accurately describes Rosenhan's research on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment ("Being sane in insane places")?
A)when the pseudo-patients intercepted staff members to ask them simple questions, more than 70% of the psychiatrists and nursing staff averted their eyes and walked away
B)the fact that the psychiatrists were unable to detect the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients was primarily because the pseudo-patients were not acting "sane" enough
C)other mental patients were even less accurate than the medical staff in detecting the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients
D)most of the pseudo-patients were released with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness"
E)all of the statements listed above describe Rosenhan's research
Q2) Policies and programs within the discrimination paradigm focus on the symptoms of mental illness that hinder the individual's effective functioning in daily life
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the process of reinstitutionalization, and explain why it is occurring.
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, Science, and Deviance
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Q1) The conservative nature of the scientific community contributes to those instances where real sciences are initially perceived as deviant sciences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the relationship between religion and state. When religion has a direct influence on state what are the impact of this relationship? There can be both positive and negative outcomes that happen.
Q3) In a survey of more than 2,000 researchers, what proportion of incidents of scientific misconduct of which they were personally aware, had been reported to someone?
A)approximately 90%
B)approximately 66%
C)approximately 50%
D)approximately 33%
E)approximately 10%
Q4) Research on the prevalence of scientific misconduct concludes that it is relatively rare.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) According to subjective deviance specialists, ________ is at the center of determining what or who is deviant. This is a key part of the social construction of deviance.
A)gender
B)power
C)nature
D)positivism
E)empathy
Q2) List the core themes that are present in diverse human rights documents, and link each of those themes to specific issues that have been addressed in the textbook.
Q3) Give three examples of self-regulation that have been discussed in relation to substantive issues contained in the textbook.
Q4) Discuss the role played by power in the social typing of deviance related to one of the substantive issues that has been addressed in the textbook.
Q5) The medical community plays a role in the social typing of "too fat".
A)True
B)False
Q6) Give three examples of how perceptions of deviance change over time.
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