CoSo: Topic #6 Quiz -- Deviance

What theory of deviance suggested that hanging out with bad company yields bad behavior?

• Sutherland's Differential Association Theory

• Reckless & Hirschi’s Control Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Robert Merton’s Strain Theory

What theory of deviance suggested that inner & outer filters guide our behaviors?

• Sutherland's Differential Association Theory

• Reckless & Hirschi’s Control Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Robert Merton’s Strain Theory

What theory of deviance suggested that reputations matter; that they channel our behaviors toward conformity or deviance?

• Sutherland's Differential Association Theory

• Reckless & Hirschi’s Control Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Robert Merton’s Strain Theory

What theory of deviance suggested that falling short of society's goals can lead people toward deviant behavior?

• Sutherland's Differential Association Theory

• Reckless & Hirschi’s Control Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Robert Merton’s Strain Theory

Durkheim's functionalist theory proposed that it was good to be bad for all of the following reasons but one.

• promotes social change

• encourages social unity

• clarifies moral boundaries

• increases employment

Deviant behavior as seen in the "Saints & Roughnecks" article would best be explained through which theory?

• Labeling

• Strain

• Control

• Function

When several Farmington students start skipping class after joining a friend group that constantly talks about how “school’s a waste of time,” which theory best explains their behavior?

• Labelling Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Strain Theory

• Control Theory

A Farmington senior wants good grades but feels hopeless because of family problems and limited resources. Out of frustration, he starts cheating on tests to “get ahead.” Which theory best fits this situation?

• Strain Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Control Theory

• Differential Association Theory

After being called “a troublemaker” since freshman year, a Farmington student starts acting out even more because that label has come to define him. Which theory explains this pattern?

• Labelling Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Control Theory

A Farmington student considers sneaking out to a party but decides against it after thinking about her parents’ trust, her role on the track team, and her college goals. Which theory explains her decision?

• Differential Association Theory

• Control Theory

• Labelling Theory

• Strain Theory