WorksheetsDeviance- Sociology
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Students in George’s sixth-grade class avoid him because they know his father is in prison for auto theft. This is an example of
a)
ritualism
b)
rebellion.
c)
a stigma.
d)
attachment.
2.
Which of the following is an example of white-collar crime?
a)
drunk driving
b)
tax evasion
c)
shoplifting
d)
plagiarism
3.
According to Durkheim, the social condition in which norms are weak, conflicting, or absent is called
a)
retreatism
b)
starin
c)
anomie
d)
ritualism
4.
Which of the following is true concerning deviant behavior?
a)
Primary deviance usually leads to secondary deviance.
b)
What is considered deviant in one society may not be considered deviant in another society.
c)
Deviant behavior is also illegal behavior.
d)
Adults learn deviant behavior more quickly than children.
5.
How does primary deviance differ from secondary deviance?
a)
Primary deviance derives from primary groups.
b)
Secondary deviance is not as important as primary deviance.
c)
In primary deviance people identify with deviant behavior.
d)
Primary deviance is deviant behavior that only happens once in a while.
6.
Which of the following best describes a person who exhibits positive deviance?
a)
a criminal
b)
a perfectionist
c)
an outsider
d)
a nonconformist
7.
Which of the following words can be considered an example of a stigma?
a)
cheater
b)
hero
c)
doctor
d)
studious
8.
It is so important to Chris to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
a)
ritualism
b)
conformity
c)
innovation
d)
retreatism
9.
How does victim discounting affect the seriousness of crimes directed at members of lower
social classes?
social classes?
a)
It reduces the seriousness.
b)
It raises the seriousness.
c)
It ignores the seriousness.
d)
It expresses the seriousness.
It expresses the seriousness.
10.
Which of the following is an example of a formal social sanction?
a)
bullying someone
b)
receiving an award
c)
gossiping about someone
d)
giving a hand shake
11.
Consider the following statement: “The more you hang around with a group of teenagers who shoplift, the more likely it is that you will become a shoplifter.” Which of the following theories would most strongly agree with this statement?
a)
control theory
b)
differential association theory
c)
labeling theory
d)
retreatism theory
12.
A computer operator figures out a way to steal from the bank where he works by sending money to
a secret account. This is an example of
a secret account. This is an example of
a)
retreatism.
b)
control theory.
c)
labeling theory.
d)
white-collar crime.
13.
Which of the following is true about deviance?
a)
Deviance can only affect society in negative ways.
b)
Some societies have eliminated deviance altogether.
c)
It is easy to identify deviant behavior.
d)
Ideas of deviance can change from one social context to another.
14.
A young high-school dropout is sent to prison for repeated car theft. While in prison, the individual is helped to obtain his high-school equivalency diploma. This increases his chances of getting a good job when he is released, and is an example of
a)
recidivism.
b)
rehabilitation.
c)
rebellion.
d)
ritualism.
15.
Which of the following is an example of an informal social sanction?
a)
school awards
b)
detention
c)
gossip
d)
expulsion
16.
The Theory suggesting that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is
a)
labeling theory
b)
control theory
c)
differential-association theory
d)
cultural-transmission theory
17.
Mark of social disgrace that sets the deviant apart from the rest of society
a)
Anomie
b)
Crime
c)
Stigma
d)
Rebellion
18.
Rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are example of
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Violent Crimes
c)
White-Collar Crime
d)
Victimless Crime
19.
Repeated criminal behavior
a)
Innovation
b)
Rebellion
c)
Recidicism
d)
Anomie
20.
Any act that is labeled as such by those in authority, is prohibited by law, and is punishable by the government
a)
Recidivism
b)
Anomie
c)
Crime
d)
Rebellion
21.
Theory focuses on how individuals come to be labeled as a deviant
a)
Labeling Theory
b)
Control Theory
c)
Cultural Transmission Theory
d)
Differential Association Theory
22.
Crime committed by individuals of high status in the course of their professional lives
a)
Victimless Crimes
b)
White-Collar Crimes
c)
Organized Crime
d)
Violent Crimes
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