Sociology of Law Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Sociology of Law explores the complex relationships between legal systems, social structures, and cultural norms. This course examines how laws are created, interpreted, and enforced within various societies, considering factors such as power, inequality, social change, and the impact of legal institutions on everyday life. Students will analyze theoretical perspectives on law, study the role of law in shaping social behavior, and investigate contemporary legal issues from a sociological standpoint, developing a critical understanding of how law both reflects and influences broader social dynamics.
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Deviance Conformity and Social Control in Canada 4th Edition by Tami M. Bereska
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Research has consistently found that "a strong majority" of Canadians approve of the decriminalization of marijuana,yet marijuana possession remains illegal.This fact points to the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of
A)normative violation.
B)statistical rarity.
C)social harm.
D)negative societal reaction.
E)the "social contract hypothesis".
Answer: D
Q2) Deviance specialists who focus on the more subjective aspects of deviance analyze the perceptions of and reactions to deviant acts,rather than the deviant acts themselves.
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 statements is a component of Sutherland's differential association theory?
A)television, music, and movies have a substantial impact on the learning of deviance
B)large groups have more of an influence on the learning of deviance than small groups do
C)the more important a particular group is to the individual, the greater the influence that group will have on the learning of deviance
D)the skills needed for deviance are learned within groups, but the motives for deviance are derived from personality factors
E)shorter periods of interaction have more of an influence on the learning of deviance than long periods of interaction do
Answer: C
Q2) The general theory of crime is also known as self-control theory. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: the Perception, Reaction,and Power
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Q1) What is the primary criticism of interpretive theories as a whole?
A)they fail to address the social structure
B)they focus most of their attention on adolescents
C)they advocate for social change, removing the objectivity that is necessary in academia
D)they are teleological
E)they have a conservative bias
Answer: A
Q2) Amy joins an online website that promotes self-empowerment and control through embracing anorexia.This website advocates that Amy should reject the label of deviance and call for the right to be in control of her own body.This website is engaging in which type of deviance?
A)Primary
B)Secondary
C)Tertiary
D)Tagging
E)Deviance Amplification
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: the Role of the Media
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Q1) The average person in North America encounters ________ advertisements each day.
A)200
B)under 2000
C)up to 5000
D)well over 7000
E)there is no way to determine this
Q2) Bandura's behaviour research on the impact of observing violence suggested that children's behaviours are influenced by watching violent and aggressive acts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An suicide bomber who kills a bus full of people in a crowded downtown area would be considered a 'stigmatized other' according to Greer and Jewkes' analysis of media construction of otherness.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sociologists study media because it is a part of our everyday life.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the five hacker subculture normative orders.
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) Interviews with female exotic dancers reveal that those who enter the industry because of financial desperation,and initially hate their jobs,eventually say that the money makes it worth it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following characteristics was part of the sexual culture of the 17<sup>th</sup> century in Canada?
A)the practice of black slavery was closely intertwined with the control of sexuality
B)the social purity movement emerged
C)the sex industry showed considerable growth
D)self-control was the dominant theme in scientific contributions to sexual culture
E)none of the above are characteristics of the sexual culture of the 17<sup>th</sup> century
Q3) During the 1880s,Canadian law finally defined "sexual assault" as a crime even within marriage.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) Newspapers __________________the gang problem,in that stories about gangs frequently include references to racial or ethnic groups.
A)Stigmatize
B)Factualize
C)Normalize
D)Racialize
E)Deviantize
Q2) Ben says,"I joined the gang so I have someone to watch my back when I walk down the street.I've made a few enemies in my time,you know." Using Jankowski's (1991)ethnographic research,which motivation for joining a gang is Ben referring to?
A)physical protection
B)a place of refuge and camouflage
C)material incentives
D)Recreation
E)a time to resist
Q3) In the mid-20th century,researchers found that the most important thing to high school boys was popularity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Although voluntary aspects of physical appearance are frequently subject to social typing as "deviant",involuntary aspects of physical appearance are rarely,if ever,subject to social typing as "deviant".
A)True
B)False
Q2) Although anorexia is increasing among males,muscle dysmorphia is more common.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Contrast the "ideal" body according to social standards with the "ideal" body according to medical standards.In your answer,be sure to identify the basis for determining "ideal" within these standards.
Q4) Physical appearance is an auxiliary status that has master traits associated with it. A)True
B)False
Q5) Weight loss is an example of a redesigning body project. A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the process of the medicalization of body image.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) "Madhouses" were developed in the 18<sup>th</sup> century,after some doctors proposed that treatment could enable people with mental disorders to conform to society's norms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rosenhan's research ("Being sane in insane places")described the dehumanizing treatment that patients in psychiatric institutions frequently faced,an empirical reflection of Goffman's concept of the total institution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Canada,people with mental illnesses are protected from discrimination under human rights legislation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Despite the criticisms launched against the DSM,it does have considerable overlap with the diagnostic categories contained in the ICD used by the World Health Organization.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, science, and Deviance
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Q1) Describe how residential schooling is an illustration of the blurring of boundaries between religious and political belief systems.
Q2) Within the normative structure of science (Merton,1973),the norm of disinterestedness means that scientific work is done in the name of "truth."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Analyze the relationship between religion and politics and how it impacts the construction of deviance.Provide and describe the power dynamics of a modern example of deviance that is caught in this powerful social reality.
Q4) What was the central goal of the eugenics movement?
A)to distance scientific pursuits from religious ideologies
B)to increase reproduction among society's "superior" persons and decrease reproduction among society's "inferior" persons
C)to provide social assistance to society's indigent
D)to reduce birth rates in society as a whole
E)to increase birth rates in society as a whole
Q5) Describe the variety of ways in which the European witchcraze varied across regions.
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) When is violating someone's human rights considered to be legitimate,according to human rights documents?
A)when the ruling government of a nation decides, through democratic political processes, that such a violation is legitimate
B)when there are threats to social order
C)when there are threats to morality
D)when there are threats to other people's human rights
E)when there are threats to social order, morality, or other people's human rights
Q2) Discuss how we determine whether someone is conforming or deviant.What do we do to differentiate between the two? How do we let them know which group we have placed them in?
Q3) Discuss the fact that deviance can be positive.How is the existence of some deviance benefiting our society? If it is positive,why is it still considered deviant? Provide examples to support your position.
Q4) Acts of scientific misconduct are rare.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Give three examples of how perceptions of deviance change over time.
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