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Crime and Deviance

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because deviance undermines predictability, a system of __________ was developed to enforce the norms.

a)

street crime

b)

sociology

c)

social control

d)

assumption reinforcement

2.

It is the study of human society, it's origin, structure, functions and direction

a)

Psychology

b)

Criminology

c)

Sociology

d)

Anthropology

3.

To enter a place illegally to want to commit a crime

a)

Vandalism

b)

Hacking

c)

Burglary

d)

Theft

4.

All deviance is a crime

a)

true

b)

false

5.

An example of ______ would be a man robbing a bank, society labeling him a bank robber, and the man accepting his new label as a criminal after being convicted in court.

a)

anomie

b)

secondary deviance

c)

stigma

d)

primary deviance

6.

_______ is a behavior that does not follow the social norms.

a)

Deviance

b)

Normalcy

c)

Social Control

d)

Conformity

7.

Deviance involving occasional breaking of norms that is not a normal part of a person's lifestyle or self-concept

a)

Primary deviance

b)

Normal deviance

c)

Tertiary deviance

d)

Secondary deviance

8.

Repeated criminal behavior

a)

Social Stratification

b)

Recidivism

c)

Social Class

d)

Social Inequality

9.

Theory that views deviance as a learned behavior transmitted through interaction with others

a)

Cultural Transmission Theory

b)

Differential Association

c)

Control Theory

d)

Strain Theory

10.
Behaviors that violate group or societal norms 
a)
Anomie
b)
Deviance
c)
Stigma
d)
Victim Discounting
11.
The idea that deviant behavior is learned through culture, the way non-deviant behavior is learned, is an element of which sociological perspective? 
a)
Functionalism
b)
Conflict Theory
c)
Symbolic Interactionism
d)
Structuralism
12.

_______ are the set of behaviors found to be acceptable by society.

a)

Deviants

b)

Norms

c)

Sanctions

13.
The theory that compliance with social norms requires strong bonds between individuals and society is called...
a)
Control Theory
b)
Labeling Theory
c)
Differential Association Theory
d)
Conflict Theory
14.

Labeling Theory states that

a)

most of today's teenagers engage in secondary deviance.

b)

the definition of deviance often depends on the person who is engaging in the behavior.

c)

people may reject a goal but still continue to use the legitimate means to achieve it.

d)

the more time a person spends with a group, the more likely he or she is to conform to that group's behavior.

15.

This theory states that deviance results from the tension between society's goals and the available means to achieve them.

a)

conflict theory

b)

strain theory

c)

labeling theory

d)

differential association theory

16.

This theory states that deviance is determined by the audience

a)

control theory

b)

conflict theory

c)

labeling theory

d)

strain theory

17.

Behavior that violates significant social norms is called

a)

defiance

b)

deviance

c)

rebellion

d)

conflict

18.
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