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Question 11 pts Ally’s father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally’s experience? Group of answer choices Opaque theory Differential association theory Labeling theory Strain theory Flag question: Question 2 Question 21 pts How can we tell which behaviors are always deviant? Group of answer choices If it hurts most people If our culture and group determine it is We can’t- deviance depends on context If people in power say that it’s deviant Flag question: Question 3 Question 31 pts How do abstinence pledges illustrate an important component of deviance? Group of answer choices Those who are abstinent stigmatize those who are not Abstinence itself can be stigmatized in society Having one definition for sexual activity leads to innovation People who are not abstinent engage in ritualism Flag question: Question 4 Question 41 pts Functionalist Émile Durkheim believed some deviance within society was: Group of answer choices Insignificant; deviance within society is largely ignored. Instrumental; it encouraged the population to rebel. Necessary; it served several positive functions. Dangerous; it encouraged disruptive behavior. Flag question: Question 5 Question 51 pts In first grade, Scott is unfairly singled out by his teacher for bad behavior, partly because his older brothers had behavioral problems themselves. Throughout grade school, Scott gains a reputation as a “problem” child. Scott eventually drops out of school, thinking he was born to fail anyway. Which school of thought best fits Scott’s experience? Group of answer choices Control theory Differential association Strain theory Labeling theory Flag question: Question 6 Question 61 pts Jordan receives a promotion at their law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a: Group of answer choices Negative informal sanction Positive informal sanction Positive formal sanction Negative formal sanction Flag question: Question 7 Question 71 pts Social control is: Group of answer choices Something enforced by secondary agents of social locations A combination of internal and external influences and enforcements Something that only exists after being internalized Is something imposed by primary agents of socialization Flag question: Question 8 Question 81 pts A person who achieves financial success and power via selling illegal drugs is engaging in: Group of answer choices Ritualism Rebellion Innovation Retreatism Flag question: Question 9 Question 91 pts Going to college only out of the need to follow the expectations of your parents and community, then focusing on socializing due to lack of interest in college itself is engaging in: Group of answer choices Retreatism Rebellion Ritualism Innovation Flag question: Question 10 Question 101 pts The term deviance can be defined as: Group of answer choices The regulation and enforcement of norms. A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law. Social reward for the violation of norms. The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring. Flag question: Question 11 Question 111 pts The term secondary deviance can be defined as: Group of answer choices When positive formal sanctions cause an individual to deviate from society’s expectations. When a person’s self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society. When negative informal sanctions encourage an individual to seek more positive behavioral choices. When a violation of norms does not result in any long-term effects on the individual’s self-image or interactions with others. Flag question: Question 12 Question 121 pts True or False: violating the law is always considered deviant? Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 13 Question 131 pts Which of the following is an example of a negative informal sanction? Group of answer choices Meredith receiving compliments on her hair after visiting the salon. Mario being sent to jail after robbing a CVS. Eleanor being given a “Teacher of the Year” award for her work as a high school English teacher. Beatrix being booed off stage after telling an offensive joke during her comedy routine. Flag question: Question 14 Question 141 pts Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society? Group of answer choices C. Wright Mills Karl Marx Émile Durkheim Carl Sagan Flag question: Question 15 Question 151 pts Which of the following most accurately describes deviance? Group of answer choices It depends on a public condemnation from everyone It is immoral and wrong It changes with time and context It resists change- something that is deviant now will always be deviant Flag question: Question 16 Question 161 pts What is one way deviance contributes to group solidarity? Group of answer choices People who break laws unite against others who follow norms Deviance unites people against those who violate group norms. Reformed deviants stop violating norms to fit in Overcoming deviance fosters bonding among former deviants Flag question: Question 17 Question 171 pts Power is an important factor to consider in the understanding the formation of deviance because: Group of answer choices the more powerful can always defend themselves from accusations of deviance. powerful groups have the ability to define deviance and norms for everyone some people have power to overcome past deviance powerful people are never punished for deviance Flag question: Question 18 Question 181 pts According to Erickson, behavior becomes defined as deviant because: Group of answer choices it is labeled as deviant most believe that it is deviant it is contrary to a moral code it is inherently and profoundly wrong Flag question: Question 19 Question 191 pts What is the difference between a violent crime and a hate crime? Group of answer choices A violent crime is punishable in a court of law; a hate crime is not. A hate crime is based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics. A hate crime is punishable in a court of law; a violent crime is not. A violent crime is based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics. Flag question: Question 20 Question 201 pts Which of the following is not a method that aids in social control? Group of answer choices Social norms Anomie Social institutions The corrections system Flag question: Question 21 Question 211 pts Emma is 13, and after downloading TikTok and Instagram and seeing the hegemonic body type of girls and women on social media, she decides to diet and goes down in clothes size from size 6 to size 0. Emma’s changing body size is an example of: Group of answer choices Negative deviance Physical deviance Positive deviance Functional deviance Flag question: Question 22 Question 221 pts After becoming a member of your high school’s varsity lacrosse team, you join in when the team sets up initiation rituals for new members, wears matching shirts to school on game days, and drinking on weekends, even though you never did these things before. Your changed behavior is an example of: Group of answer choices Differential Association Theory Deviant Subculture Loner Deviance Rational Choice Theory Flag question: Question 23 Question 231 pts Internal social control and its role in preventing deviance can be understood using the concept of Group of answer choices Panopticism Social norms Written and enforced laws Formal sanctions Flag question: Question 24 Question 241 pts People who are tightly connected to the social institutions of which they are a part are: Group of answer choices Unsure of social control Less likely to engage in deviant behavior Highly subject to formal sanctions Not interested in conformity Flag question: Question 25 Question 251 pts The concept of markedness can help explain the use of which of the following phrases? Group of answer choices Male actor Woman engineer Female nurse Stay at home mom Flag question: Question 26 Question 261 pts Which of the following course topics are an example of the unmarked in society? Group of answer choices Women’s Studies Explorations of American Poverty Masculinity Studies Introduction to African American Literature Flag question: Question 27 Question 271 pts Consciously choosing to be deviant by skipping class after weighing possible consequences is something that fits into which theoretical school of thought? Group of answer choices Functionalism Conflict Theory Feminist Theory Symbolic Interactionism Flag question: Question 28 Question 281 pts The connection between power and actions of the criminal justice system are a key component of which theoretical school of thought’s conceptualization of deviance? Group of answer choices Dramaturgy Conflict Theory Symbolic Interactionism Functionalism Flag question: Question 29 Question 291 pts Why is Tron Carter illustrative of conflict theory and deviance? Group of answer choices Dave Chapelle is able to get away with doing these sketches because he’s wealthy White collar crime is considered significantly worse than other crimes like drug dealing Tron’s treatment shows what happens to powerful people who are deviant The CEO’s treatment shows what happens to non-powerful white people who are deviant Flag question: Question 30 Question 301 pts You and your friends plan to wear animal costumes to class on Halloween. Your friends decide not to dress up, leaving you the only person wearing an animal costume in class. You’ve unwittingly changed from group deviance to which of the following? Group of answer choices Loner deviance Deviant subculture Differential associational deviance Negative deviance Flag question: Question 31 Question 31ChatGPT

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1. Differential association theory
2. We can’t- deviance depends on context
3. Abstinence itself can be stigmatized in society
4. Necessary; it served several positive functions.
5. Labeling theory
6. Positive formal sanction
7. A combination of internal and external influences and enforcements
8. Innovation
9. Ritualism
10. A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law.
11. When a person’s self-concept and behavior begin to change after his or her actions are labeled as deviant by members of society.
12. False
13. Beatrix being booed off stage after telling an offensive joke during her comedy routine.
14. C. Wright Mills
15. It changes with time and context
16. Deviance unites people against those who violate group norms.
17. Powerful groups have the ability to define deviance and norms for everyone
18. It is labeled as deviant
19. A hate crime is based on a person’s race, religion, or other characteristics.
20. Anomie
21. Negative deviance
22. Differential Association Theory
23. Panopticism
24. Less likely to engage in deviant behavior
25. Woman engineer
26. Masculinity Studies
27. Symbolic Interactionism
28. Conflict Theory
29. Tron’s treatment shows what happens to powerful people who are deviant
30. Loner deviance

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