Sociology of Deviance Exam Questions
Course Introduction
The Sociology of Deviance explores the social construction and consequences of behaviors, beliefs, and conditions that are labeled as deviant within various societies. The course examines how norms are established and maintained, how certain individuals or groups come to be viewed as outsiders or rule-breakers, and the role of power and inequality in these processes. Students will engage with major theoretical frameworks, such as functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism, while also analyzing the impact of deviance on individual identity and social institutions. Case studies may include topics such as crime, substance use, mental illness, and nonconformity, encouraging critical reflection on social control, stigma, and the shifting boundaries of what is considered acceptable or unacceptable behavior.
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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 "deviance dance" is of particular interest to deviance specialists who lean toward the subjective end of the objective-subjective continuum.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) While riding the subway,you look at a fellow passenger and immediately think,"Skinhead".Which part of the social typing process have you just engaged in?
A)evaluation
B)stigmatization
C)description
D)prescription
E)formal regulation
Answer: C
Q3) Dressing in a suit when going to a job interview would be an example of retroactive social control.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: the Act
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Q1) According to social learning theory,all behaviour is due,in part,to differential association.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to Agnew's general strain theory,strain must be accompanied by negative emotions in order for deviance to emerge.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to Lauritsen (1994),for which of the following groups of adolescents does strain increase the frequency of unprotected sexual activity?
A)African-American females
B)African-American males
C)Caucasian females
D)Caucasian males
E)African-American females and males
Answer: A
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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) Power-reflexive theories suggest that all claims to knowledge are embedded within relations of power.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The difference between Marxist conflict theories and pluralist conflict theories is that the former emphasize economic inequality,while the latter emphasize multiple axes of inequality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: the Role of the Media
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Q1) In Canada there are _____ media giants that control the majority of Canadian media sources.
A)1
B)25
C)7
D)50
E)15
Q2) The investigation known as "operation card shop" is a great example of how media is used to socially construct deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following forms of media have seen an increase in use over the last decade?
A)Magazines
B)Television
C)Radio
D)Newspapers
E)Books
Q4) Describe the five hacker subculture normative orders.
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) Describe the main issues behind the debates regarding whether adolescents who text or email nude photos of themselves should be charged with child pornography.
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) 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
Q4) Within which type of definition of "pornography" are community standards a central issue?
A)genre definitions
B)labelling definitions
C)functional definitions
D)legal definitions
E)both labelling and legal definitions
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) List and describe the five elements of a moral panic.
Q2) Jake is a 17-year-old boy having an argument with his mother.Based on research on parent-teen conflict,what are Jake and his mother the least likely to be arguing about?
A)keeping his room clean
B)developing better table manners
C)his hair colour/style
D)whether or not to pursue postsecondary education after graduating E)picking on his younger sister
Q3) 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
Q4) 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) Physical appearance is an auxiliary status that has master traits associated with it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How are overweight/underweight people perceived in society?
A)surveys of schoolteachers reveal that approximately one-quarter say being underweight is the "worst thing that can happen" to someone
B)surveys of nurses reveal that approximately one-quarter are "repulsed" by obese people
C)surveys of children reveal that most would rather be "fat" than get cancer
D)overweight children are rated as being more suitable as friends than physically disabled children are
E)all of the statements listed above reflect perceptions of overweight/underweight people
Q3) It has been argued that some of our scientific methods of measuring and labelling obesity are flawed (BMI for example).If these scales are considered faulty,can you propose other ways that we might continue to label obesity as deviant that would have equal legitimacy and impact?
Q4) Describe the process of the medicalization of body image.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) Physical illnesses are more likely to remain undiagnosed in people with mental disorders,in part because their doctors attribute the physical symptoms being experienced to the mental disorder itself.
A)True
B)False
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) The majority of countries in the world allocate 1%,or even less,of their annual budgets to mental health.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly discuss 3 social factors that are known to impact mental health status.
Q5) Apply the three components of the social typing process to the medicalization of mental illness.
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, science, and Deviance
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Q1) According to Foucault (1980),a relationship exists between knowledge claims,power,and
A)the resulting influence that those knowledge claims have on society
B)the resistance of people to the exertion of that power.
C)deviance in science
D)deviant science
E)fraudulent science
Q2) In the Soviet Union,all religious groups were socially typed as "deviant" and made subject to social control.
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) Describe the criticisms that are directed at the traditional typology that distinguishes between churches,sects,and cults.
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which of the following events is a violation of all three of the human rights themes presented in your textbook?
A)the eugenics movement
B)the labelling of certain religious groups as "cults" under France's new legislation
C)the actions of the Christian Coalition
D)the failure to provide health care to citizens
E)violent crime
Q3) Describe an example when one of the five powerful groups (the media,commercial enterprise,government,religion,and science)are used a tool to label deviance.Who is using them and how are they used?
Q4) If the social typing of deviance would cease to exist,anarchy would probably reign in society.
A)True
B)False
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