Sociology - Deviance and Crime

Which sociological perspective asserts that the richest, most powerful members of society decide who is and who is not considered deviant?

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which sociological perspective studies the positive and negative effects of deviance on society?  

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which sociological perspective would say that deviance is relative, and that it's based on the individual, not the behavior itself? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

The idea that deviant behavior is learned through culture, the way non-deviant behavior is learned, is an element of which sociological perspective? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which sociological perspective looks at deviance by studying the relationships between minorities and crime? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which sociological perspective would assert how deviance is an important part of keeping a society running smoothly? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which sociological perspective is the basis of both strain theory and control theory? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Both labeling theory and differential association theory are rooted in which sociological perspective? 

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Structuralism

Which of the 4 deviant responses outlined in strain theory would describe someone who drops out of the race for success? 

• Rebellion
• Retreatism
• Ritualism
• Innovation

Which of the 4 deviant responses outlined in strain theory would describe someone who finds illegal ways to achieve culturally appropriate goals? 

• Rebellion
• Retreatism
• Ritualism
• Innovation