Deviance and Crime Quiz

What term describes the process of assigning a negative label to an individual, leading to their identification as deviant?

• Stigmatization

• Socialization

• Medicalization

• Normalization

Which concept refers to the acceptance of deviant behavior as a result of societal influence?

• Conformity

• Labeling

• Anomie

• Neutralization

What do we call crimes committed by individuals of high social status, such as corporate fraud or embezzlement?

• Blue-collar crimes

• Street crimes

• White-collar crimes

• Juvenile crimes

In which theory of deviance do individuals rationalize their deviant behavior by using neutralizing techniques?

• Labeling theory

• Differential association theory

• Control theory

• Neutralization theory

What term refers to the habitual return to criminal behavior after serving a sentence or punishment?

• Recidivism

• Rehabilitation

• Resocialization

• Retribution

Which theory suggests that deviance arises from a breakdown of societal norms, leading to feelings of aimlessness and despair?

• Strain theory

• Differential association theory

• Control theory

• Anomie theory

What is the term for the process of integrating individuals back into society after they have been labeled as deviant?

• Stigmatization

• Rehabilitation

• Resocialization

• Neutralization

Which type of control mechanism involves an individual's internalized beliefs and values that prevent them from deviating from societal norms?

• Social control

• Formal control

• Informal control

• Self-control

What concept describes the adoption of new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors when transitioning from one stage of life to another?

• Resocialization

• Socialization

• Labeling

• Stigmatization

Which perspective views deviance as a natural and inevitable part of society?

• Functionalist perspective

• Conflict perspective

• Interactionist perspective

• Feminist perspective