Sociology, Deviance and Crime

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

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Structuralism

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

Which theory would say that you learn deviant behavior from your significant others, the same way you learn other social norms. 

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Labeling Theory

What theory would say that two people can do the same thing, but one may be considered deviant, and the other will not?

• Control Theory

• Strain Theory

• Differential Association Theory

• Labeling Theory

Behaviors that violate group or societal norms 

• Anomie

• Deviance

• Stigma

• Victim Discounting

What is anomie?

• When society does not provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to crime

• When society does provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to crime

• When society does not provide enough ways for people to be successful therefore people feel frustrated and turn to dance

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Robert Merton's theory of deviance; the idea that deviance is based upon society's value of certain goals but that not everyone has the means to achieve those goals is known as

• control theory

• conflict theory

• strain theory

• differential association

Theory in which the person is deemed deviant by society and they accept the idea that they are a deviant person; they will attempt to live-up to the expectation of deviance

• control theory

• conflict theory

• differential association

• labeling theory

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