LESSONS 7A 8A 9A & 10A ASSESSMENT

Which of the following is not a condition that promotes the development of primary groups?

• small size group

• face-to-face content

• continuous contact

• interaction on the basis of status or role

Which of the following people can be considered deviant?

• someone who doesn’t put money in the parking meter

• a person who chooses to live in an isolated area with no water, electricity, or other modern conveniences

• a mentally ill person who has frequent outbursts and makes inappropriate comments in public

• all of the above

What is the irony of the relationship between deviance and a well-ordered society?

• Most deviant behavior is learned through socially acceptable institutions such as schools, the family, and the media.

• The more a society punishes deviance, the more the unacceptable behavior is repeated.

• Deviance helps hold societies together by uniting people in opposition to behavior that is deemed unacceptable.

• Definitions of deviance change over time thus frustrating society’s effort to enact formal sanctions.

Anomie can be defined as ______________.

• a sense of disorientation or anxiousness that develops when there are no clear standards to guide behavior in a given area of social life.

• a mild form of depression brought on when a person loses his sense of self.

• a sort of paralysis that overcomes a whole community when levels of deviance have been steadily increasing.

• a sense of aimlessness or despair that develops when an individual is not well integrated into a community.

Listed below are some examples of primary and secondary relationships. Select which examples are most likely to be secondary relationships.

• A marine recruit and a drill instructor at boot camp

• A married couple

• A coach and a soccer team

• A teacher and students

• A car salesperson and potential customer

Listed below are some examples of advantages and disadvantages of a bureaucracy. Select which examples are most likely to be an advantage

• Its use of appropriate criteria in hiring employees.

• Its use of rules to provide definite guidelines for behavior within the organization.

• Its ability to hide the true nature of authority relationships.

• Its encouragement of administrative competence in manager.

What are the three main functions of a primary relationship?

• Emotional support

• Interaction

• Socialization

• Encourage conformity

A child struggles to learn how to read and is frequently teased bout it by his siblings and is referred to as “slow” by his parents and teachers. He underperforms in school and never thinks about going to college. Ultimately, he drops out before graduating from high school, telling the school counselor that he’s just not a smart guy who can learn from books. This is an example of which theory of deviance?

• labeling theory

• strain theory

• reflection theory

• role theory

According to some interactionist and conflict theorists, the way deviance is defined reveal a great deal about _______________.

• how social norms evolve over time.

• the strength of a society’s social capitals.

• how much a society values conformity.

• power structures in society.

What is paradoxical about the relationship between criminal behavior and a prison?

• For some criminals, incarceration provides a way to make new contacts in the criminal world that will be useful when they are released.

• The threat of a long prison sentence does not seem to act as a deterrent for most criminals.

• Contrary to their stated purpose, prisons may actually reinforce deviant behavior rather than rehabilitating criminals and turning them away from a life of crime.

• The longer a person is in prison, the more difficult it is to reintegrate him or her into society upon release.