Social Problems
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Course Introduction
This course examines the major social problems facing contemporary societies, including issues such as poverty, inequality, crime, racism, sexism, environmental challenges, and health disparities. Students will explore the roots and consequences of these problems, analyze how they are defined and addressed by different stakeholders, and consider various sociological perspectives and theories. Through case studies, critical reading, and discussion, the course encourages students to evaluate the effectiveness of social policies and interventions aimed at alleviating these issues and to develop informed viewpoints on possible solutions.
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Deviant Behavior 12th Edition by Alex Thio
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Chapter 1: What Is Deviant Behavior
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Q1) To say that deviance is a subjective experience means that the deviant person is
A)a determined subject.
B)a morally degenerate person.
C)a secret deviant.
D)a conscious,feeling,thinking subject.
Answer: D
Q2) Sociologists using the constructionist perspective believe that deviants are passive objects whose behavior is determined by the environment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The author argues that an integrated definition of deviant behavior must focus on A)the deviant behavior itself.
B)the deviant label.
C)the methods of sociologists.
D)both deviant behavior and the deviant label.
Answer: D
Q4) The __________ approach believes that deviant behavior is a natural disposition.
Answer: positivist
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Chapter 2: Positivist Theories
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Q1) Merton's theory indicates that individual acts of deviance have a social origin.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Sutherland developed his theory of differential association in order to explain criminality as an individual,but not a group phenomenon.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to Merton,the only cultural value of importance in American society is A)family relationships.
B)hard work.
C)material success.
D)religious faith.
Answer: C
Q4) According to control theory,the absence of __________ causes deviance.
Answer: social controls
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Chapter 3: Constructionist Theories
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Q1) To analyze how their subjects feel and think about deviance,phenomenologists use the method of
A)construction.
B)surveys.
C)ethnography.
D)introspection.
Answer: C
Q2) According to Lemert,what is the first act in the sequence of interaction leading to secondary deviation?
A)primary deviation
B)a deviant impulse
C)tertiary deviation
D)the confession of deviance
Answer: A
Q3) When a person who is labeled a deviant passively accepts the stigmatizing label and undertakes a deviant career,this behavior is called secondary deviance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Physical Violence
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Q1) Virtually all homicide-suicides are
A)male and their victims female.
B)male and their victims male.
C)the result of psychosis.
D)an act of passion followed by an act of great remorse.
Q2) Which of the following reasons is least likely to influence a lower-class individual to engage in homicide?
A)Murder is a quick and effective way for the poor to win an argument over trivial matters.
B)Murder is seen by poor males as a means of defending their honor as men.
C)Murder is utilized to create meaningful bonds between marginalized individuals.
D)Murder is utilized as a means of experiencing control and dignity despite social oppression.
Q3) _____________killers are more likely to target gays and African Americans and use their killing to intimidate the entire group of which the victim is a member.
Q4) People from the lower income strata tend to commit murders over trivial matters.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sexual Assault and Child Molestation
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Q1) In her analysis of 156 tribal societies,the major conclusion Peggy Sanday found according to the textbook was that rape-prone societies are marked by A)interpersonal violence. B)male dominance.
C)sexual separation. D)all of the above.
Q2) Choose either same-sex rape or child molestation,and then describe and discuss this special type of sexual assault.What patterns exist and what causes them?
Q3) The objectification of women in our culture plays a role as to why men commit rape.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Despite rape shield laws enacted solely to protect the victim,there are so many loopholes that many defense lawyers can get around them by subtly revealing the rape survivor's sexual history.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most child molesters are __________ with their victims.
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Chapter 6: Family Violence
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Q1) The true rate of serious family violence is likely _______ than suggested by statistics.
Q2) Most family abusers are well integrated into the community and commit their abuse in secret.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most older persons who suffer abuse live alone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The criminal justice system
A)does nothing to protect women.
B)does not punish elder abusers.
C)requires some abusers to go to counseling.
D)only incarcerates male abusers.
Q5) All of the following are ways U.S.society has attempted to protect women from marital rape and abuse,EXCEPT for
A)the passage of new laws.
B)establishing counseling programs for abusers.
C)severely punishing men who sexually or physically abuse their wives.
D)the creation of a network of women's shelters and safe houses.
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Chapter 7: Suicide and Self-Harm
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Q1) Research has documented that the greater the air time given to country music,the higher the suicide rate.Which of the following is a possible reason?
A)the relative boredom surrounding country music,which upsets its listeners
B)the presence of religious themes in country music
C)the lonely lifestyles of the urban residents who listen to country music
D)the themes of country music,many of which are suicide-related
Q2) Official statistics on suicide rates are unreliable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A)officials in different countries,states,and local areas use different procedures to determine what constitutes suicide.
B)intermittent underreporting leads to distortions in data when it comes to comparing which groups are more likely to commit suicide.
C)suicide victims or their relatives may conceal evidence that the deaths were self-inflicted.
D)None of the above are correct
Q3) ________ of the younger age groups have the highest suicide rate of all racial groups.
Q4) Among relationship statuses,those who are ________ are most immune to suicide.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorder
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Q1) An unprofessional method of treatment provided by family and friends that has proven highly effective in bringing deinstitutionalized patients back to normal life is called __________ therapy.
Q2) The public generally equates mental illness or distress only with serious mental disorder because
A)all mental disorders are severe.
B)every person has experienced a serious mental disorder at some time in their lives.
C)there is a stigma attached to mental disorder.
D)the public is very knowledgeable about mental disorders.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a condition associated with "hospitalitis," which patients tend to develop in mental institutions?
A)a deep sense of hopelessness
B)a strong desire to kill hospital staff
C)a pervasive loss of initiative
D)a deterioration of social skills
Q4) Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's theory in explaining mental disorders.
Q5) There are three types of depression: mild,major,and ________
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Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance
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Q1) For women,the major significance of an affair is A)sex.
B)love.
C)money.
D)excitement.
Q2) The highest status prostitute is the A)call girl.
B)massage-parlor prostitute.
C)streetwalker.
D)gay prostitute.
Q3) Most nude dancers find their work degrading.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One misconception about extramarital sex is that people who have affairs are oversexed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to the __________ position on pornography,pornography is harmful to women,because it promotes violence and discrimination against them.
Q6) Compare and contrast the roles of pimps and madams.
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Chapter 10: Gays and Other Targets of Stigma
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Q1) Compared with male heterosexuals,gay men are more likely to be __________.
Q2) According to popular belief,bisexuals are
A)totally unique persons with a third kind of sexual identity.
B)a legitimate and healthy identity.
C)basically straights with a taste for exotic adventure.
D)the result of some childhood trauma.
Q3) Herman is a 50-year-old high school graduate and a Republican who hangs out with his friends after work.He is more likely to A)have homosexuals as friends.
B)have few opinions about homosexuality.
C)be homophobic.
D)support gay rights legislation.
Q4) Most gay men are involved in long-term relationships characterized by power equality between partners.
A)True B)False
Q5) Lesbians are more interested in finding lovers than making friends. A)True B)False
Q6) Religious gays and lesbians do not regard their own sexuality as __________.
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Chapter 11: Internet Deviance
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Q1) All of the following are characteristics of cyberporn surfers,except for ________.
A)teenagers
B)whites
C)males
D)married
Q2) Which of the following are NOT characteristics of the typical hacker profile?
A)They are males.
B)They come from dysfunctional families.
C)They have deviant personalities.
D)They associate with a peer group.
Q3) All of the following are reasons why online infidelity is very appealing EXCEPT that it A)is anonymous.
B)is convenient,allowing one to find partners all over the world from their keyboard. C)leads to real-life liaisons most of the time.
D)is a form of escapism.
Q4) Two forms of cyberdeviance are using a computer as a __________ to commit acts of deviance and disrupting a computer network as a target.
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Chapter 12: Drug Use
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Q1) According to the general deviance syndrome theory,drug use is highly correlated with crime because addiction forces persons to steal money for drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following statements about cocaine are true EXCEPT
A)few of the many people who try cocaine do not develop an addiction.
B)cocaine is both physically and psychologically addictive.
C)crack,the cheapest form of cocaine,is even more addictive than plain cocaine.
D)it takes only six to eight weeks to develop a crack addiction.
Q3) According to economic deprivation theory,the reason why poor people turn to drugs is the need for status.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following statements about ecstasy is TRUE?
A)It is a psychedelic.
B)It creates a stronger desire for human connection.
C)It can cause the body to overheat.
D)All of the above statements about ecstasy are true.
Q5) The higher the status,the more likely the use of __________.
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Chapter 13: Drinking and Alcoholism
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Q1) One problem with saying that alcoholism is related to nutritional deficiencies,metabolic dysfunctions,or malfunctions of the central nervous system is that researchers cannot determine whether these problems are
A)the cause or the effect of alcohol.
B)physically or psychologically caused.
C)the result of social factors.
D)actually problems to begin with.
Q2) Summarize and comment on the social consequences of alcohol.What are those consequences,and why are they so severe?
Q3) What are some of the social factors of drinking? Which groups are more likely to use or abuse alcohol,and why?
Q4) Many researchers have a view toward alcoholism that is somewhat different from AA.Which of the following is part of their approach?
A)That alcoholics need to depend on the group to stay away from alcohol
B)That alcoholics can never really be cured of the disease of drinking
C)Seeing alcoholism as bad behavior that can be changed
D)An extensive use of drugs can take the place of alcohol to deal with stress
Q5) Why did Prohibition fail?
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Chapter 14: Privileged Deviance
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Q1) The statement "Nestle makes the very best chocolate" is an example of A)a corporate deviance.
B)a deviance against customers.
C)legal advertising.
D)consumer fraud.
Q2) Police brutality and forcing Native Americans off their lands are two examples of __________ violence.
Q3) Public officials will usually admit when wrongdoing has occurred when faced with overwhelming evidence of their deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Characterize official corruption from a global standpoint by describing the nature and causes of corruption around the world.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a reason why some employees steal from their employers?
A)feeling underpaid
B)being old enough to earn extra compensation
C)feeling frustrated by a lack of promotional opportunity
D)not perceiving the stealing as real theft
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Chapter 15: Underprivileged Deviance
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT part of the social profile of shoplifters?
A)They are professionals or boosters.
B)They are usually young.
C)They are more usually men.
D)They are more likely to be poor.
Q2) _____________ is the word commercial stores use to refer to goods that have been shoplifted.
Q3) All of the following are reasons a weapon can help robbers accomplish their goal efficiently,EXCEPT
A)enhancing the robbers' sense of manhood.
B)creating a buffer zone between the offender and the victim.
C)intimidating the victim.
D)helping ensure an escape.
Q4) Prohibition ushered in a new era of organized crime in the early 1900s.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The type of robbers who get arrested most often are alcoholic robbers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Robbery is simultaneously both a(n)__________ and a violent crime.
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