Sociology 101 Test 1

Front 1

Which of the following would be considered deviant in American society?

Back 1

all of the above

Front 2

What happens to a person once he or she is known to have violated an important norm?

Back 2

A change takes place in the way he or she is perceived.

Front 3

Which one of the following theorists argued that deviance is normal and is an "integral part of all healthy societies"?

Back 3

Durkheim

Front 4

The basic idea behind labeling theory is that

Back 4

deviance arises not so much from what people do as how others respond to what they do.

Front 5

Using Merton’s modes of adaptation, a bureaucrat who insists on rigid applications of all rules and regulations—even the most petty one—would be considered a(n)

Back 5

ritualist.

Front 6

What is the medicalization of deviance?

Back 6

the transformation of moral and legal issues into medical matters

Front 7

The Japanese kamikaze of World War II would best fit into which type of suicide?

Back 7

altruistic

Front 8

What is the term for crimes committed by persons of high social positions in the course of their occupations?

Back 8

white-collar crimes

Front 9

Regarding white-collar crime, which of the following is false?

Back 9

When white-collar criminals are charged and convicted, they usually go to jail.

Front 10

According to the social-conflict paradigm, who and what is labeled as deviant depends primarily upon

Back 10

relative power.

Front 11

From the labeling point of view, deviance is

Back 11

the application of a socially constructed label.

Front 12

With its emphasis on social-control agencies having the power to assign deviant labels, labeling theory is most strongly influenced by which of the major theoretical perspectives?

Back 12

conflict theory

Front 13

Choose from the following list the one item that is not a reason why societies punish offenders.

Back 13

economy

Front 14

Select the one true answer among the following.

Back 14

Deviance is inevitable in all societies.