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WorksheetsTest 2 Sociology
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 18mins
The theory suggesting that people who commit deviant acts have weak ties to the community is
labeling theory
differential-association theory
control theory.
cultural-transmission theory.
Forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are examples of
organized crime.
violent crime.
white-collar crime.
victimless crime.
Which of the following is a function served by corrections?
rebellion
retribution
recidivism
retreatism
Police officers are more likely to make an arrest when
the person making the report is polite to the officer.
the injured parties are from the lower social classes.
a serious crime has been committed.
a minor offense has been committed.
The occasional violation of norms is known as
innovation.
secondary deviance.
techniques of neutralization.
primary deviance.
The mode of adaptation used by beggars and hermits is
retreatism.
rebellion.
ritualism.
innovation.
A theory that examines social and economic factors as the causes of criminal deviance
conflict theory
control theory
cultural deviance theory
labeling theory
A theory that states individuals learn deviant behavior from those close to them
who provide models of and opportunities for deviance
conflict theory
control theory
labeling theory
differential association theory
Sanctions that are officially recognized and enforced
deviance
criminal justice
formal sanctions
informal sanctions
The system tasked with supervising individuals who have been arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses
corrections system
criminal justice system
court
sanctions
warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. What is this an example of?
a secret account. This is an example of
Retreatists reject both the cultural goals and the acceptable means of attaining them. T/ F
True
False
Four basic functions of corrections are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and social protection. T / F
True
False
The situation that arises when the norms of society are unclear or are no longer applicable is conformity. T /F
True
False
Crimes such as prostitution, illegal gambling, illegal drug use, and vagrancy are classified as violent crime. T / F
True
False
What do sociologists mean when they speak of the stigma resulting from the label of deviant?
Choose one of the following questions and answer it.
1. What is the main idea of the argument about deviance by conflict theorist Richard Quinney?
2. Explain what is meant by “the label of deviant is a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
3. Explain why white-collar crime can threaten the structure of society.
4. Identify and describe the five modes of adaptation described by Robert K. Merton.
Which of the following statements is not a conclusion that can be drawn from the data in the graphs?
a. Men are more likely to be arrested than women.
b. More than two thirds of all people arrested are white.
c. About 80 percent of arrests involve people younger than 35.
d. People older than 35 make up nearly three quarters of all arrests
a.Classify the crimes in the graph above into two types.
b.Define crime.
c. List the components of the criminal justice system and explain one of them.
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