Social Control and Regulation Exam Review
Course Introduction
Social Control and Regulation examines the mechanisms, institutions, and processes through which societies maintain order, establish norms, and regulate behavior. The course explores both formal systems, such as laws, policing, and the judicial system, as well as informal systems, including family, education, media, and peer groups. Students analyze the roles of social control in shaping individual actions and societal expectations, as well as the implications for social justice, power dynamics, and resistance. Through theoretical frameworks and case studies, the course encourages critical thinking about the balance between individual freedoms and societal needs, and the ways in which regulation affects different groups within 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 subjective definitions of deviance, the presence of specific observable characteristics tells us whether someone is deviant.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which of the following concepts is located at the extreme "objective" end of the objective-subjective continuum?
A)concept of contextual constructionism
B)concept of an absolute moral order
C)concept of low-consensus deviance
D)concept of radical constructionism
E)concept of social power
Answer: B
Q3) A century ago, doctors claimed that masturbation caused acne, hairy palms, and insanity. When we consider these claims today, we can see one of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of harm.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: The Act
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Q1) Which of the following theories have been criticized for identifying deviance and criminality as lower-class phenomena?
A)Merton's strain theory
B)differential association theory
C)social bonds theory
D)social learning theory
E)self-control theory
Answer: A
Q2) In Robert Merton's anomie and strain theories, "deinstitutionalization of the means" refers to cases where society's emphasis on the legitimate means is greater than its emphasis on the institutionalized goals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Social theories of crime largely replaced biological theories of crime by the mid-20<sup>th</sup> century.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: The Perception, Reaction, and Power
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Q1) The concept of the __________ refers to people being nothing more than the style or image being pursued.
A)"growth of the individual"
B)"end of the individual"
C)"capitalist machine"
D)"iron cage"
E)"discourse of personhood"
Answer: B
Q2) Of the following theories, which one is not a critical theory?
A)Marxist theories
B)feminist theories
C)postmodernist theories
D)non-Marxist conflict theories
E)all of the above are critical theories
Answer: E
Q3) Power-reflexive theories focus on how those in power relate to claims of knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: The Role of the Media
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Q1) A research study is attempting to understand the impact that early exposure to sexuality in the media has on personal sexual choices later in life. This study would be using:
A)An administrative research analysis
B)A critical research analysis
C)A subjective perspective
D)An individual or micro level analysis
E)A social construction point of view
Q2) A young boy watched years of violence on television as a child. In his young adulthood he ended up becoming a school shooter and violently murdering 6 people at his high school. This example would best be researched and understood using a _____________ study.
A)Experimental
B)Affective
C)Correlational
D)Critical
E)Descriptive
Q3) The top website used by Canadian youth is Facebook.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) A number of Indigenous cultures traditionally recognized more than two "sexes" and "genders".
A)True
B)False
Q2) As long as you and your partner are in agreement, the sexual acts that you engage in are perceived by others as "normal".
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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.
Q4) In the early 20<sup>th</sup> century, stereotyped beliefs about the sexuality of black men and Chinese men were part of Emily Murphy's rationale for trying to restrict immigration to Canada.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) Which piece of youth crime legislation is based more on child welfare principles than justice principles?
A)Young Offenders Act
B)Juvenile Delinquents Act
C)Youth Criminal Justice Act
D)Youth Justice Renewal Initiative
E)none of the above
Q2) What patterns occurred with university binge drinking, beginning in the 1990s?
A)proportion of binge drinkers increased
B)proportion of abstainers decreased
C)proportion of "frequent" binge drinkers decreased
D)binge drinking increasingly moved off campus
E)alcohol use became less polarized (i.e. there were fewer binge drinkers and fewer abstainers)
Q3) 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.
Q4) Compare and contrast how youth gangs are studied with positivist, interpretive, and critical theoretical approaches.
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Discuss two to three examples of tertiary deviance provided and discussed in this chapter. Indicate what the deviance is and how the groups are striving to change the social view of deviance in your examples.
Q2) In Hawkes, Senn, and Thorn's (2004)study on people's perceptions of women with tattoos, of which of the following types of tattoos did women with tattoos themselves disapprove?
A)large tattoos
B)small tattoos
C)tattoos having "masculine" imagery
D)highly visible tattoos
E)tattoos having imagery that is "too girly"
Q3) Family members of people who are eventually diagnosed with anorexia perceived them as "too thin" when they reached approximately 5% below a healthy weight.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Physical appearance is an auxiliary status that has master traits associated with it.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) The Mental Health Commission of Canada has four main foci for it's national mental health policy. Which of the following is NOT part of their objectives?
A)An anti-stigma campaign
B)A program to reduce homelessness
C)Safe injection sites
D)A knowledge exchange centre
E)A mental health stategy
Q2) Rosenhan's suggestion that the 'tag' of "mentally ill" determined how psychiatric staff interacted with the pseudo-patients in his study, illustrates __________ theory.
A)labelling
B)general strain
C)social bonds
D)pluralist conflict
E)power-reflexive
Q3) As of 2006, Canada was the only G8 nation to lack a national mental health policy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, Science, and Deviance
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Q1) Differentiate between the anti-cult groups and counter-cult groups.
Q2) In the 21st century, a study released findings to the public that increasing rates of autism were related to vaccinations. This study caused a moral panic across the world as medical professionals and parents sought to determine if this relationship was true. This study was later discovered to have elements of scientific misconduct. The fact that this deviance was discovered supports Ben-Yehuda's theory on examining science for deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A large religion that is well established and has formalized rituals is known as:
A)An ecclesia
B)A church
C)A sect
D)A cult
E)A denomination
Q4) A belief is something thought to be true, regardless of whether it is supported by scientific evidence.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) In modern state systems (e.g., Canada), religion no longer influences dominant moral codes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Extreme Christian groups that teach their children to prepare for a war on other religions could very likely be part of the counter-culture movement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to your text, one of the most controversial issues regarding youth and attempts to socially control binge drinking was the creation of dry campuses in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) More subjective approaches to deviance focus on
A)the social causes of deviance.
B)the psychological causes of deviance.
C)the role of power in the social typing process.
D)perceptions of and reactions to deviance.
E)both the role of power and perceptions of/reactions to deviance.
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