You May Ask Yourself: Chapter 6 Quiz

Although deviant behavior can be bad for social cohesion, it is paradoxical because: a. we tend to ignore most deviant behavior b. it is the deviants among us that hold society together. c. most deviant behavior tends to disappear if it is too threatening to social cohesion. d. definitions of deviance never change over time. select letter

Violation of laws enacted by society is also known as: a. informal deviance b. unofficial deviance c. crimes d. secondary deviance

In a gathering society, most people do the same things. They gather food for their survival, so the members of a society are very similar. Durkheim would say that the type of solidarity in a gathering society would be: a. controlling b. dependent c. organic d. mechanical

According to Merton, which of the following describes a person who accepts both the goals defined by society and the means to achieve them? a. conformist b. innovator c. retreatist d. ritualist

The student guards in Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment behaved the way they did because: a. the "inmates" were unruly and demanded swift and strong action. b. they experienced the Lucifer effect, in which they were affected by social surroundings and cultural expectations. c. they were simply following orders from a legitimate authority figure, who in this case was their professor. d. they were malnourished select letter

The first acts of deviance that people engage in before they ever get caught and labeled are known as: a. rebellion b. innovation c. primary deviance d. secondary deviance

Labeling theory focuses on: a. the ways in which society labels different kinds of activities as deviant. b. the social process through which law enforcement learns to recognize the signs as deviance. c. rehabilitation of deviants through appropriate intervention. d. the social process through which people become deviants. select letter

Which theory explains how social context and social cues impact the way individuals act, specifically, whether or not local, informal norms allow acts such as vandalizing and abandoned car? a. strain theory b. symbolic interactionalist theory c. broken windows theory d. differential opportunity theory

Illegal drug dealing is an example of which of the following types of crimes, as defined by sociologists? a. white-collar crimes b. street crimes c. violations d. misdemeanors

Which of the following crimes has the most financial impact in the United States today? a. assault b. robbery c. white-collar crimes d. victimless crime

Picking your nose in public is an example of which type of deviance? a. informal b. formal c. criminal d. secondary

Which of the following is Durkheim's primary explanation for why people commit suicide? a. they lack social integration b. they lack anomie c. they lack ego d. they lack altruism

A factory worker wins $10 million in the lottery. He doesn't know what to do with his good fortune, so he commits suicide. Durkheim would say he has committed ____________ type of suicide. a. psychotic b. fatalistic c. egotistic d. anomic

A person who desires a big mansion and the perfect "American Dream" lifestyle, but sells illegal drugs to achieve this, is known by Merton as a(n): a. ritualist b. conformist c. rebel d. innovator