Crime and Deviance Quiz

Which of the following best describes how deviance is defined?

• Deviance is defined by federal, state, and local laws.

• Deviance's definition is determined by one's religion.

• Deviance occurs whenever someone else is harmed by an action.

• Deviance is socially defined.

During the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks and other Black protestors spoke out against segregation by refusing to sit at the back of the bus. This is an example of ________.

• An act of social control

• An act of deviance

• A social norm

• Criminal mores

A student has a habit of talking on their cell phone during class. One day, the professor stops the lecture and asks the student to respect others in the class by turning off the phone. In this situation, the professor used __________ to maintain social control.

• Informal negative sanctions

• Informal positive sanctions

• Formal negative sanctions

• Formal positive sanctions

Societies practice social control to maintain ________.

• formal sanctions

• social order

• cultural deviance

• sanction labeling

One day, you decide to wear pajamas to the grocery store. While you shop, you notice people giving you strange looks and whispering to others. In this case, the grocery store patrons are demonstrating _______.

• deviance

• formal sanctions

• informal sanctions

• positive sanctions

A student wakes up late and realizes their sociology exam starts in five minutes. They jump into their car and speed down the road, where they are pulled over by a police officer. The student explains that they are running late, and the officer lets them off with a warning. The student's actions are an example of _________.

• primary deviance

• positive deviance

• secondary deviance

• master deviance

According to C. Wright Mills, which of the following people is most likely to be a member of the power elite?

• A war veteran

• A senator

• A professor

• A mechanic

According to social disorganization theory, crime is most likely to occur where?

• A community where neighbors don't know each other very well

• A neighborhood with mostly elderly citizens

• A city with a large minority population

• A college campus with students who are very competitive

According to the concept of the power elite, why would a celebrity commit a crime?

• Because his parents committed similar crimes

• Because his fame protects him from retribution

• Because his fame disconnects him from society

• Because he is challenging socially accepted norms

______ deviance is a violation of norms that ______result in a person being labeled a deviant.

• Secondary; does not

• Negative; does

• Primary; does not

• Primary; may or may not