Sociology Chapter 6 (Social Control/Deviance) – Flashcards
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Understood as any transgression of socially established norms. A: Formal Defiance/Crime B: Social Defiance C: Informal Defiance
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B: Social Defiance.
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Refers to minor violations. A: Formal Defiance/Crime B: Social Defiance C: Informal Defiance
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C: Informal Defiance.
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The violation of laws enacted by society. A: Formal Defiance/Crime B: Social Defiance C: Informal Defiance
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A: Formal Defiance/Crime.
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Who was the creator of: Functionalist Approaches to Deviance and Social Control? A: Robert Merton B: Emilie Durkheim C: Herbert Blumer D: Zimbardo E: Howard Becker
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B: Emilie Durkheim.
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Who coined the term symbolic interactionism? A: Robert Merton B: Emilie Durkheim C: Herbert Blumer D: Zimbardo E: Howard Becker
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C: Herbert Blumer.
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Who argues that social groups create deviance by setting the rules for what's right and wrong and by labeling wrongdoers as outsiders? A: Robert Merton B: Emilie Durkheim C: Herbert Blumer D: Zimbardo E: Howard Becker
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E: Howard Becker.
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Who found the Broken Windows Theory of Deviance? A: Robert Merton B: Emilie Durkheim C: Herbert Blumer D: Zimbardo E: Howard Becker
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D: Zimbardo.
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Who created the Strain Theory? A: Robert Merton B: Emilie Durkheim C: Herbert Blumer D: Zimbardo E: Howard Becker
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A: Robert Merton.
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The way people form social bonds, relate to each other, and get along on a day-to-day basis. A: Mechanical Solidarity B: Organic Solidarity C: Social Cohesion
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C: Social Cohesion.
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What characterizes modern society? A: Mechanical Solidarity B: Organic Solidarity C: Social Cohesion
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B: Organic Solidarity.
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What characterizes premodern society and was based on the sameness of the individual parts? A: Mechanical Solidarity B: Organic Solidarity C: Social Cohesion
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A: Mechanical Solidarity.
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____________refers to the set of common assumptions about how the world works. Without collective conscience there would be no sense of moral unity, and a society would quickly dissolve into chaos. A: Restitutive B: Rehabilitative C: Collective Conscience
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C: Collective Conscience.
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________ sanctions are punishments that attempt to restore the status quo that existed prior to an offense or event A: Restitutive B: Rehabilitative C: Collective Conscience
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A: Restitutive.
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__________ means that the response is designed to transform the offender into a productive member of society. A: Restitutive B: Rehabilitative C: Collective Conscience
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B: Rehabilitative.
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_________ is what sociologists refer to as the set of mechanisms that create normative compliance. A: Formal Social Sanctions B: Normative Compliance C: Informal Social Sanctions D: Social Control
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D: Social Control.
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_________ are the rules expressly set forth by a society, such as laws making murder and theft illegal. A: Formal Social Sanctions B: Normative Compliance C: Informal Social Sanctions D: Social Control
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A: Formal Social Sanctions.
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_________ is the act of abiding by society's norms or simply following the rules of group life. A: Formal Social Sanctions B: Normative Compliance C: Informal Social Sanctions D: Social Control
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B: Normative Compliance.
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_________ are the unspoken rules of social life. A: Formal Social Sanctions B: Normative Compliance C: Informal Social Sanctions D: Social Control
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C: Informal Social Sanctions.
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_________ refers to how many rules guide your daily life and what you can expect from the world on a day-to-day basis. A: Social Regulation B: Social Integration
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B: Social Regulation.
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_________ refers to the degree to which you are integrated into your social group. A: Social Regulation B: Social Integration
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A: Social Integration.
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_________: the need to feel as if we have affected our group or produced something for its good that will endure after we have died. A: Altruistic Suicide B: Egoistic Suicide C: Anomic Suicide D: Fatalistic Suicide
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B: Egoistic Suicide.
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A group dominates the life of that individual to such a degree that he or she feels meaningless aside from this social recognition. A: Altruistic Suicide B: Egoistic Suicide C: Anomic Suicide D: Fatalistic Suicide
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A: Altruistic Suicide.
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Results from the absence of social regulation. A: Altruistic Suicide B: Egoistic Suicide C: Anomic Suicide D: Fatalistic Suicide
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C: Anomic Suicide.
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Occurs when a person experiences too much social regulation. A: Altruistic Suicide B: Egoistic Suicide C: Anomic Suicide D: Fatalistic Suicide
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D: Fatalistic Suicide.
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A ________ accepts both the goals and strategies to achieve what is considered socially acceptable. A: Innovator B: Rebel C: Conformist D: Ritualist E: Retreatists
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C: Conformist.
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A ________ is a person who rejects socially defined goals but not the means. A: Innovator B: Rebel C: Conformist D: Ritualist E: Retreatists
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D: Ritualist.
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An ________ is interested in reaching goals, but may not have socially acceptable means. A: Innovator B: Rebel C: Conformist D: Ritualist E: Retreatists
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A: Innovator.
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_________ stop participating in society. A: Innovator B: Rebel C: Conformist D: Ritualist E: Retreatists
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E: Retreatists.
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A ________ wants to change the social institutions from which he or she is alienated. A: Innovator B: Rebel C: Conformist D: Ritualist E: Retreatists
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B: Rebel.
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_______ _______ promotes the belief that individuals unconsciously notice how others see or label them, and their reactions to those labels over time form the basis of their self-identity. A: Labeling Theory B: Symbolic Interactionism
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A: Labeling Theory.
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_______ _______ takes seriously our inner thoughts and everyday interactions with one another, including how others see us and how we respond to our surroundings. A: Labeling Theory B: Symbolic Interactionism
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B: Symbolic Interactionism.
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_________ Deviance is the first act of rule breaking. A: Primary Deviance B: Secondary Deviance
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A: Primary Deviance.
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_________ Deviance refers to deviant acts that occur following primary deviance and as a result of your new deviant label. A: Primary Deviance B: Secondary Deviance
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B: Secondary Deviance.
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A _________ is a negative social label that alters a person's self-concept and social identity. A: Mental Disorder B: Stigma C: Criminal Record
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B: Stigma.
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The __________ explains how social context and social cues impact the way individuals act. A: Broken Windows Theory of Deviance B: Differential Opportunity Theory C: Street Crime
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A: Broken Windows Theory of Deviance.
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__________ refers to crime committed in public. A: Broken Windows Theory of Deviance B: Differential Opportunity Theory C: Street Crime
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C: Street Crime.
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__________ states that in addition to the legitimate economic structure, an illegitimate opportunity structure also exists that is unequally distributed across social classes. A: Broken Windows Theory of Deviance B: Differential Opportunity Theory C: Street Crime
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B: Differential Opportunity Theory.
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__________ Crime, a term coined by Edwin Sutherland, is committed by professionals against a corporation, agency, or other business and includes infractions such as tax evasion. A: Corporate Crime B: White-Collar Crime
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B: White-Collar Crime.
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__________ Crime is a particular type of white-collar crime committed by CEOs and other executives of a corporation. A: Corporate Crime B: White-Collar Crime
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A: Corporate Crime.
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__________ suggests that "crime results from a rational calculation of the costs and benefits of criminal activity." A: Deterrence Theory B: General Deterrence C: Recidivism D: Specific Deterrence
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A: Deterrence Theory.
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__________ is what the system attempts to achieve when it monitors known criminals and tries to prevent them from committing more crimes. A: Deterrence Theory B: General Deterrence C: Recidivism D: Specific Deterrence
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D: Specific Deterrence.
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__________ is the concept that criminals who have been punished for a previous offense may opt not to commit further crimes for fear of going back to jail. A: Deterrence Theory B: General Deterrence C: Recidivism D: Specific Deterrence
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B: General Deterrence.
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__________ is the return to criminal behavior after involvement with the criminal justice system. A: Deterrence Theory B: General Deterrence C: Recidivism D: Specific Deterrence
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C: Recidivism.
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__________ are distinguished by a "breakdown of the barriers separating" the "three spheres of life": sleep, work, and play. A: Disciplinary techniques B: Total Institutions C: Panopticon
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B: Total Institutions.
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__________ are modes of monitoring, examining, and regimenting individuals that are diffused throughout society. A: Disciplinary techniques B: Total Institutions C: Panopticon
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A: Disciplinary techniques.
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__________ is a circular building composed of an inner ring and an outer ring designed to serve as a prison in which the detainees can always be seen and the observer, housed in the inner ring, is hidden from those being observed. A: Disciplinary techniques B: Total Institutions C: Panopticon
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C: Panopticon.
