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Sociology of Law explores the complex relationship between law, society, and social change. This course examines how laws are created, interpreted, and enforced, analyzing the ways in which legal systems reflect and shape social values, power dynamics, and cultural norms. Students will investigate the role of law in maintaining social order, addressing social inequalities, and facilitating or constraining social movements. Through theoretical frameworks and case studies, the course encourages critical thinking about legal institutions, the behavior of legal actors, and the impact of legal decisions on various social groups.
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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) The _______________ / ____________ dichotomy has traditionally served as the foundation for discussing definitions of deviance.
A)objective/subjective
B)singular/pluralistic
C)dissensus/consensus
D)social typing/constructionist
E)statistical/normative
Answer: A
Q2) The principle of equality,which is a fundamental Canadian value,influences the social construction of deviance at which of the following levels?
A)interactionist level
B)institutional level
C)ethical level
D)sociocultural level
E)individual level
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: the Act
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Q1) Deviance specialists who lean toward the more "objective" side of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories to be the most useful in their analyses.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) According to empirical tests of Agnew's general strain theory,women who are very successful at goal achievement are more likely to engage in purging,because of their intense perfectionism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) One of the weaknesses of Merton's strain theory,differential association theory,and Cohen's theory of status frustration is that they all traditionally identify deviance and criminality as lower-class phenomena.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: the Perception, Reaction,and
Power
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Q1) When Kendra is in her college classes,she seems quiet,kind,polite,and hardworking.But when she gets home,she lets her hair down and "real" Kendra emerges-a Kendra that is nothing like how she appears in her classes.This Illustrates the difference between
A)primary deviance and secondary deviance.
B)secondary deviance and tertiary deviance.
C)her front-stage self and her back-stage self.
D)the generalized other and significant others.
E)her normative behaviour and her identity.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is not a technique for impression management according to Goffman's theory?
A)Humour
B)Subjection
C)Defiance
D)Cowering
E)Passing
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: the Role of the Media
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Q1) Research concretely supports that children who watch more violence become more violent in the long term.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A crime show where the main characters (the police)drive around in a 'ghetto' neighborhood filled with poor,visible ethnic teenagers all dressed like gangsters would support Fleras and Kunz's theory that minorities are often displayed as social problems.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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
Q4) The investigation known as "operation card shop" is a great example of how media is used to socially construct deviance.
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) The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that laws prohibiting the possession of "obscene" materials are a violation of the freedom of expression,but that it is a reasonable violation of such freedoms in a democratic society.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following types of female exotic dancers (Sloan & Wahab,2004)best fits the victimization hypothesis?
A)escapists
B)workers
C)survivors
D)non-conformists
E)dancers
Q3) The sexual culture of ancient Athens (5th century B.C.)was based upon A)religion.
B)power.
C)heterosexuality.
D)the marital relationship.
E)religion and the marital relationship.
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) What factors influence youth drug use?
A)prevalence of crime in the community
B)degree of parent-child emotional attachment
C)reading skills
D)degree of personal competence
E)a variety of factors influence youth drug use, including all of the factors listed above
Q2) Explain the ways in which the adult world is responsible for troubled,troubling,and/or deviant youth.In your answer,refer to youth crime/gangs,substance use,and the "deviant" nature of adolescence itself.
Q3) Disputing the notion of the generation gap,Berger claimed that teenage interests are:
A)set in motion by adults.
B)also present in the adult world.
C)set in motion by adults, and also present in the adult world.
D)a temporary aspect of the developmental task of achieving an independent identity.
E)characteristic of the sturm und drang of adolescence.
Q4) Describe and briefly de-construct the question "why are fraternities not considered gangs?".
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Jenna is about to graduate from college.Based on scientific standards,she has been "overweight" most of her life,but she has never actually perceived herself as "fat".Which of the following situations is the most likely to contribute to the formation of a "fat" identity?
A)as Jenna is walking down the street one day, she sees her reflection in a store window, and is surprised at how much weight she has gained
B)Jenna sees a magazine ad for a new weight loss pill that promises "no negative side effects"
C)a coworker says to Jenna, "You would be so pretty if you lost 20 pounds"
D)Jenna steps on a scale and sees that she has gained 10 more pounds
E)a new gym opens across the street from her office, and she continually sees thin, fit women going inside
Q2) Discuss the informal and formal forms of social control that are used to convey the message of what is 'too fat' in our society.
Q3) Discuss the consequences of socially controlling body image.
Q4) Discuss the various ways in which gender interacts with physical appearance,considering both body modification and perceptions of the "ideal" body size/shape.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) The Mental Health Global Action Programme has developed four core strategies to reduce the stigma of mental disorders and to promote the mental health of the population.The strategy of information includes
A)creating an internet-based database.
B)provide guidance on policy development.
C)provide training to mental health researchers.
D)coordinate efforts to educate the public.
E)provide a forum for networking.
Q2) Which of the following aspects of mental illness are not included in deviance research?
A)Prevalence and disease patterns
B)Costs for society of inadequate treatment
C)Stigmatization
D)Mortality rates due to illness
E)Medicalization
Q3) 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
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, science, and Deviance
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Q1) In contemporary society,the medicalization of "too fat" and "too thin" is an example of science acting as a social typer of deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The phenomenon by which clinical drug research is done by commercial centres hired by pharmaceutical companies is know as
A)the normative structure of science
B)junk science
C)cooking
D)post-academic science
E)pseudo-science
Q3) A survey of more than 2,000 researchers revealed that more than one-third of incidents of scientific misconduct of which they were personally aware were never reported to anyone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the criticisms that are directed at the traditional typology that distinguishes between churches,sects,and cults.
Q5) Differentiate between the anti-cult groups and counter-cult groups.
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) Human rights documents themselves state that there are circumstances when violating someone's human rights is legitimate.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Give three examples of how perceptions of deviance change over time.
Q3) If the social typing of deviance would cease to exist,anarchy would probably reign in society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Canadian government violated human rights when it included "hate crimes" in the Criminal Code of Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Physical and mental health are necessary for the "security of person and property" contained in human rights legislation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the deviance dance in relation to one of the substantive issues that has been addressed in the textbook.
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