,Multiple .Choice .Questions
1. Which .statement .about .the .definition .of .deviance .is .TRUE?
a) Almost .all .persons .in .a .society .will .agree .on .the .nature .of .deviant .behavior.
b) Definitions .of .deviant .behavior .are .determined .by .consensus .among .a
.nation‟s .religious .groups.
c) There .is .often .a .great .deal .of .disagreement .among .people .as .to .who .or
.what .they .consider .deviant.
d) Few .persons .in .a .society .are .concerned .about .the .definition .of .deviance.
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
2. In .1965, .sociologist .J. .L. .Simmons .asked .a .sample .of .people .from .the .general
.public .who .they .thought .were .deviant. .Which .conclusion .can .be .reached .based
.on .Simmons‟ .results?
a) Only .those .considered .to .be .“bad .people,” .such .as .drug .addicts, .prostitutes,
.or .criminals, .were .seen .as .deviant.
b) There .was .a .great .deal .of .consensus .among .those .polled .as .to .who .was
.deviant .and .who .was .not.
c) Perceptions .of .deviance .fell .clearly .into .four .main .categories.
d) Almost .anyone, .in .someone .else‟s .eyes, .can .be .considered .deviant .in .some .way.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
.Skill .Level: .Analyze .It
3. Among .sociologists, .there .is
a) much .personal .involvement .in .illegal .deviant .behavior.
b) a .growing .awareness .that .deviance .is .best .studied .by .criminologists.
c) widespread .agreement .about .what .behavior .should .be .considered .deviant.
d) a .lack .of .consensus .about .what .kinds .of .behavior .should .be .seen .as .deviant.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
,Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
4. Compared .to .the .others, .which .group .is .most .capable .of .avoiding .being
.falsely, .erroneously, .or .unjustly .labeled .as .deviant?
a) Affluent .people
b) People .living .below .the .poverty .line
c) People .in .positions .of .power
d) People .who .are .socially .powerless
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Apply .What .You .Know
5. Denis .relies .on .a .wheelchair .because .of .his .cerebral .palsy. .Would .he .be
.considered .“deviant” .according .to .some .definitions .offered .by .sociologists?
a) Yes, .because .the .mere .fact .of .using .a .wheelchair .violates .formal .norms
b) No, .because .deviance .only .applies .to .people .who .break .laws .or .commit
.violent .acts
c) Yes, .because .people .with .disabilities .are .often .devalued .by .society
d) No, .because .his .positive/negative .“deviance .ratio” .is .imbalanced
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Difficult
Skill .Level: .Apply .What .You .Know
6. Which .statement .about .deviance .is .TRUE?
a) Deviance .should .include .only .important .violations .of .norms.
b) All .sociologists .agree .that .deviance .includes .mundane, .routine, .and
.normal .violations .of .formal .norms.
c) Deviance .is .considered .a .“fringe .topic” .by .most .sociologists.
d) Sociologists .do .not .agree .on .a .precise .definition .of .deviance.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
7. Which .types .of .people .are .examples .of .positive .deviants?
a) Saints, .intellectuals, .and .geniuses
b) Sex .workers .and .professional .gamblers
c) People .who .are .badly .scarred, .blind, .or .mutilated
d) Murderers, .rapists, .and .kidnappers
Answer: .a
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant .behavior.
, Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
.Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
8. Sociologists .who .are .influenced .by .the .positivist .perspective .of .absolutism .tend
.to .view .deviant .behavior .as .an .attribute .that . .
a) is .dictated .by .those .in .power
b) fades .over .time
c) varies .according .to .one‟s .culture
d) inheres .in .the .individual
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
9. Sociologists .who .endorse .the .role .of .power .in .the .definition .of .deviance
.have .discovered .that .people .who .are .wealthy .and .powerful
a) are .rarely .deviant.
b) typically .can .avoid .being .labeled .as .deviant.
c) are .welcoming .toward .most .types .of .deviant .behavior.
d) ignore .most .forms .of .deviant .behavior.
Answer: .b
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
10. According .to .sociologists .who .study .the .role .of .power .in .the .definition .of
.deviance, .deviance .is .any .act .that
a) violates .the .criminal .law.
b) violates .deeply .held .moral .values.
c) powerful .people .consider .to .be .a .violation .of .some .social .rule.
d) involves .the .behavior .of .people .living .below .the .poverty .line.
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
11. Sociological .definitions .of .deviance .fall .into .two .opposing .perspectives, .the
.positivist .and .the . .
a) traditional
b) feminist
c) constructionist
d) modernist
1. Which .statement .about .the .definition .of .deviance .is .TRUE?
a) Almost .all .persons .in .a .society .will .agree .on .the .nature .of .deviant .behavior.
b) Definitions .of .deviant .behavior .are .determined .by .consensus .among .a
.nation‟s .religious .groups.
c) There .is .often .a .great .deal .of .disagreement .among .people .as .to .who .or
.what .they .consider .deviant.
d) Few .persons .in .a .society .are .concerned .about .the .definition .of .deviance.
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
2. In .1965, .sociologist .J. .L. .Simmons .asked .a .sample .of .people .from .the .general
.public .who .they .thought .were .deviant. .Which .conclusion .can .be .reached .based
.on .Simmons‟ .results?
a) Only .those .considered .to .be .“bad .people,” .such .as .drug .addicts, .prostitutes,
.or .criminals, .were .seen .as .deviant.
b) There .was .a .great .deal .of .consensus .among .those .polled .as .to .who .was
.deviant .and .who .was .not.
c) Perceptions .of .deviance .fell .clearly .into .four .main .categories.
d) Almost .anyone, .in .someone .else‟s .eyes, .can .be .considered .deviant .in .some .way.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
.Skill .Level: .Analyze .It
3. Among .sociologists, .there .is
a) much .personal .involvement .in .illegal .deviant .behavior.
b) a .growing .awareness .that .deviance .is .best .studied .by .criminologists.
c) widespread .agreement .about .what .behavior .should .be .considered .deviant.
d) a .lack .of .consensus .about .what .kinds .of .behavior .should .be .seen .as .deviant.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
,Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
4. Compared .to .the .others, .which .group .is .most .capable .of .avoiding .being
.falsely, .erroneously, .or .unjustly .labeled .as .deviant?
a) Affluent .people
b) People .living .below .the .poverty .line
c) People .in .positions .of .power
d) People .who .are .socially .powerless
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Apply .What .You .Know
5. Denis .relies .on .a .wheelchair .because .of .his .cerebral .palsy. .Would .he .be
.considered .“deviant” .according .to .some .definitions .offered .by .sociologists?
a) Yes, .because .the .mere .fact .of .using .a .wheelchair .violates .formal .norms
b) No, .because .deviance .only .applies .to .people .who .break .laws .or .commit
.violent .acts
c) Yes, .because .people .with .disabilities .are .often .devalued .by .society
d) No, .because .his .positive/negative .“deviance .ratio” .is .imbalanced
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Difficult
Skill .Level: .Apply .What .You .Know
6. Which .statement .about .deviance .is .TRUE?
a) Deviance .should .include .only .important .violations .of .norms.
b) All .sociologists .agree .that .deviance .includes .mundane, .routine, .and
.normal .violations .of .formal .norms.
c) Deviance .is .considered .a .“fringe .topic” .by .most .sociologists.
d) Sociologists .do .not .agree .on .a .precise .definition .of .deviance.
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
7. Which .types .of .people .are .examples .of .positive .deviants?
a) Saints, .intellectuals, .and .geniuses
b) Sex .workers .and .professional .gamblers
c) People .who .are .badly .scarred, .blind, .or .mutilated
d) Murderers, .rapists, .and .kidnappers
Answer: .a
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant .behavior.
, Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
.Difficulty .Level: .Easy
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
8. Sociologists .who .are .influenced .by .the .positivist .perspective .of .absolutism .tend
.to .view .deviant .behavior .as .an .attribute .that . .
a) is .dictated .by .those .in .power
b) fades .over .time
c) varies .according .to .one‟s .culture
d) inheres .in .the .individual
Answer: .d
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
9. Sociologists .who .endorse .the .role .of .power .in .the .definition .of .deviance
.have .discovered .that .people .who .are .wealthy .and .powerful
a) are .rarely .deviant.
b) typically .can .avoid .being .labeled .as .deviant.
c) are .welcoming .toward .most .types .of .deviant .behavior.
d) ignore .most .forms .of .deviant .behavior.
Answer: .b
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
10. According .to .sociologists .who .study .the .role .of .power .in .the .definition .of
.deviance, .deviance .is .any .act .that
a) violates .the .criminal .law.
b) violates .deeply .held .moral .values.
c) powerful .people .consider .to .be .a .violation .of .some .social .rule.
d) involves .the .behavior .of .people .living .below .the .poverty .line.
Answer: .c
Learning .Objective: .1.1 .Identify .your .personal .definitions .of .deviant
.behavior. .Topic: .Conflicting .Definitions
Difficulty .Level: .Moderate
Skill .Level: .Understand .the .Concepts
11. Sociological .definitions .of .deviance .fall .into .two .opposing .perspectives, .the
.positivist .and .the . .
a) traditional
b) feminist
c) constructionist
d) modernist
