Unit 4 deviance review

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition of deviance?

• Deviance is behavior that conforms to societal norms.
• Deviance is a type of mental illness.
• Deviance is behavior that is always illegal.
• Deviance is behavior that violates societal or group norms.

Multiple Choice

What is restorative justice?

• Restorative justice is a legal framework that prioritizes incarceration over rehabilitation.
• Restorative justice is a punishment system focused on retribution for offenders.
• Restorative justice is a process aimed at repairing harm caused by crime through dialogue and agreement among victims, offenders, and the community.
• Restorative justice is a method of conflict resolution that excludes community involvement.

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court decision of Miller V. Alabama decide regarding juvenile crime?

• The court ruled against juvenile rehabilitation programs.
• The decision mandates parole for juvenile offenders.
• The ruling allows life sentences for all juveniles.
• The decision prohibits mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles.

Multiple Choice

What is anomie?

• Anomie is a type of social contract.
• Anomie refers to a strong adherence to societal norms.
• Anomie is when norms are weak, absent or inconsistent

• Anomie is a psychological condition of extreme happiness.

Multiple Choice

Deterrence is best described as which of the following?

• A method to encourage action through rewards.
• An approach to crime that prevents deviance because the consequence is bad & want to avoid

• An eye for an eye approach to crime

• An approach to crime that removes people from society

Multiple Choice

What is the best approach to crime that "makes people pay" is about getting even or the punishment fit the crime?

• Incarceration

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence

• Retribution

Multiple Choice

When people are removed from society, for example jail or hospitalized, to prevent and/or punish deviance, this is called what?

• Incapacitation

• Capital Punishment

• Rehabilitation through community service
• Social acceptance of deviance

Poll

Do you agree that the Death Penalty is a deterrent to murder?

• Yes I agree,

• No, I do not agree

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of recidivism?

• The process of rehabilitating a criminal.
• The act of pardoning a convicted criminal.
• The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend and return to a criminal lifestyle to end up back in jail

• The legal term for a first-time offender.

Multiple Choice

What is the term for program for reforming the offender to prevent later offenses; changing norms

• Isolation
• Deterrence
• Punishment
• Rehabilitation

Categorize

Options (8)

Overconforms

Underconrorms

Exceeds expectations

Cheats on tests

Breaks rules/laws

"Extra"

Overemphasizes societies expecations

Extreme thinness

Align the definition and examples with the type of deviance.

Positive Devance

Negative Deviance

Match

Match the Technique of Neutralization to its description.

• Denial of Responsibility

• Denial of Injury

• Denial of Victim

• Appeal to higher Loyalties

• Condemnation of Condemners

Not my fault; forced

No one got hurt; they are/will be fine

They deserved it

My friends need me; for THEM

Who are you to judge?

• Not my fault; forced

• No one got hurt; they are/will be fine

• They deserved it

• My friends need me; for THEM

• Who are you to judge?

Match

Match the following examples of Techniques of Neutralization.

• Denial of responsibility

• Denial of Victim

• Appeal to higher loyalties

• Condemnation of the Condemners

• Denial of injury

It was an accident/It's not my fault

They deserved it for being so dumb

I needed to do this to get revenge

They're hypocrites/They play favorites

Borrowed (not steal)/no one got hurt

• It was an accident/It's not my fault

• They deserved it for being so dumb

• I needed to do this to get revenge

• They're hypocrites/They play favorites

• Borrowed (not steal)/no one got hurt

Multiple Choice

What is the best description of primary deviance?

• The societal reaction to deviant acts.
• The initial act of deviance that does not result in a deviant label.
• A label assigned after repeated deviant behavior.
• The process of becoming a deviant over time.

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition of secondary deviance?

• Secondary deviance is a form of rebellion against societal norms.
• Secondary deviance is the initial act of deviance before being labeled.
• Secondary deviance is the behavior that results from being labeled as a deviant by society.
• Secondary deviance refers to deviant behavior that is accepted by society.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a stigma?

• Jogger

• Man

• Addict

• Doctor

Multiple Choice

What is the labeling theory of deviance in sociology?

• Societal labels have no impact on an individual's behavior.
• Labeling theory states that all actions are inherently deviant.
• Deviance is solely determined by individual choices.
• The labeling theory of deviance suggests that deviance is created by people labeling others as deviant

Categorize

Options (7)

Expensive

Deviance causes Deviance

erodes trusts

Creates needed change

clarifies norms

safety valvue

increases unity

Costs and Benefits of Deviance

Costs/Dysfunctions

Benefits/Functions

Multiple Choice

Crimes committed by people under the age of 18 are classified by what term?

• Juvenile crime

• Adult crimes
• Misdemeanor offenses
• Felony charges

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of White Collar Crime?

• Fraud

• Tax Evasion
• all are white collar crimes

• Embezzlement

Match

Match the crime to the type of crime.

• White Collar Crime

• Violent Crime

• Organized crime

• Property crime

• Victimless crime

Fraud

Robbery with use of weapon

group illegally makes/distributes drugs

Burglary

Drug use

• Fraud

• Robbery with use of weapon

• group illegally makes/distributes drugs

• Burglary

• Drug use

Multiple Choice

The phenomenon of determining the seriousness of crimes according to the socioeconomic status of the victim is known as what?

• Criminology
• Victim discounting

• Sociology
• Forensic Science

Multiple Choice

What is the best example of the internal social of control?

• Your conscience tells you whether something is right or wrong

• Your mother tells you whether something is right or wrong

• A police officer tells you whether something is right or wrong

• Your Principal tells you whether something is right or wrong

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a typical outcome of cases against White-Collar criminals?

• They are more likely to get shorter jail sentences

• They are more likely to serve their sentence in a jail with amenities

• They are more likely to get jail time

• They get probation

Multiple Choice

Deviance that is a minor or rare part of your lifestyle is known as what?

• Secondary Deviance

• Primary Deviance

• Adult Deviance

• Labeling Deviance

Multiple Choice

Financially motivated crime committed by businesses or government officials is called what?

• blue-collar crime
• corporate fraud
• government corruption
• white-collar crime

Multiple Choice

What is a stigma?

• A stigma is a type of flower found in tropical regions.
• A stigma refers to a scientific theory about evolution.
• A stigma is a legal term for a type of contract.
• A stigma is an undesirable label given to members of society

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the theory based on how people learn deviant behavior? Some contributing factors are ration of deviant to non-deviant acts, age of exposure, and how close the relationship is with a person committing deviance acts.

• Differential Association Theory
• Strain Theory
• Labeling Theory
• Social Learning Theory

Multiple Choice

Matza & Sykes are known for what?

• Research on juveniles & techniques of neutralization

• Theories on economic disparity and crime rates.
• Studies in social psychology and behavioral patterns.
• Research on death row inmates

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of ritualism as described by the strain theory?

• A student who participates in extracurriculars but fails all exams.
• A student who graduates with honors but never attends lectures.
• A student who excels in all subjects but skips classes.
• A student who attends school but has no hope of graduating, goes through motions.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is an example of the technique of neutralization "condemnation of the condemners"?

• A person argues that their critics have made similar mistakes -- I may have cheated but they are bad people

• Someone insists that their critics are not qualified to judge -- those people don't know what they are talking about

• An individual states that their mistakes were less severe than others -- it is not hurting anyone.

• A person claims their actions were justified by others' behavior -- everyone else is doing it too & they aren't in trouble

Multiple Choice

What are the four bonds used to prevent deviance identified by the Control Theory?

• wealth, status, fame, influence
• attachment, commitment, involvement, belief
• education, discipline, freedom, power
• friendship, loyalty, respect, trust

Multiple Choice

"These people are so rich, they won't notice if I steal from them" is an example of what technique of neutralization?

• Denial of responsibility
• Condemnation of the condemners
• Denial of injury
• Appeal to higher loyalties

Multiple Choice

What is internal social control?

• Internal social control is the regulation of behavior through internalized norms and values. You, in your mind, regulate behavior.

• Internal social control is the influence of peer pressure.
• Internal social control refers to laws and regulations.
• Internal social control is enforced by external authorities.