Crime and Deviance (Part 1-Concepts)

Deviance is viewed as relative in nature. Which statement BEST explain this?

• (A) Punishment is encouraged to curb further delinquent acts

• (B) Society's members may not conform to the collective norms

• (C) Criminal behaviour provides employment opportunities.

• (D) Behaviour in one society may not be readily accepted in another society.

Which of the following are characteristics of deviance?

I. Deviant acts break the law.

II. Deviance is culturally determined.

III. Deviance violates standards of conduct.

IV. Deviant acts are subjectively interpreted.

• II and III only

• II and IV only

• I, II and IV only

• II, III and IV only

The MOST accurate description of deviance is that an act becomes deviant

• only when others so define it

• depending on the type of label

• when the individual does not accept the label

• when the self-fulfilling prophecy takes place

Social control is MOST accurately defined as

• a combination of internal and external factors that encourage conformity

• institutional values, norms and attitudes that constrain human behaviour

• the external factors that encourage normative behaviour

• the internal factors that constrain human behaviour

The family acts as an agent of social control for all its members, which of the following is NOT an example of social control?

• (A) Boys are encouraged to pursue languages.

• (B) Domestic activities keep women occupied.

• (C) Both parents are present in the home.

• (D) Girls are monitored more closely than boys.

Social order is MOST necessary for social

• development

• interaction

• stability

• movement

Primary deviance is defined as

• early acts of deviance that affect a small portion of society

• deviant acts that go through various processes that eventually make them criminal acts in society

• deviant acts that are not tolerated by society and committed by a few individuals within their lifetime

• deviant acts that are usually tolerated by society and committed by most individuals