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WorksheetsDeviance and Social Control
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
A person is in jail for burglary. Two weeks after he is released, he begins burglarizing homes again and is soon back in prison. This is an example of
white-collar crime.
victim discounting.
recidivism.
primary deviance.
It is so important to Ron to appear successful to others that he begins stealing goods from the warehouse where he works and reselling them to obtain money. This is an example of
ritualism.
rebellion.
innovation.
retreatism.
A plumber has stolen thousands of dollars from individuals by installing substandard plumbing fixtures. The judge says that the plumber must pay for new fixtures for these people's homes. This is an example of
ritualism
recidivism
retribution
rehabilitation
A young high-school dropout is sent to prison for repeated car theft. While in prison the individual is helped in obtaining his high-school equivalency degree to increase his chances of getting a good job when he is released. This is an example of
recidivism.
rehabilitation.
rebellion.
ritualism.
Mary studied hard in geometry, but still failed the class. She figured out a way of obtaining test answers from a friend who had the class earlier in the day. In addition, her friend supplied Mary with homework answers. Which of the following best describes Mary's behavior?
innovation
rebellion
ritualism
retreatism
Students in Larry's class avoid him because they know his father is in prison for auto theft. This is an example of
ritualism.
rebellion.
a stigma.
attachment.
Secondary Deviance
deviance as a lifestyle and results in the individual being labeled as deviant and believing the label
deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept
Behavior that violates significant social norms
repeated criminal behavior
abandons cultural goals and the approved ways of achieving them
Retreatism
Ritualism
Rebellion
Innovation
True or False: What is considered deviant in one culture may be accepted in another.
True
False
