Test Bank for Thio's Deviant Behavior, 13th edition by Alex C. Thio All Chapters Covered Newest Version Instant Download PDF

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CHAPTER ONE k




What Is Deviant Behavior?
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MultiplekChoicekQuestions
1. WhichkstatementkaboutkthekdefinitionkofkdeviancekiskTRUE?k
a) Almostkallkpersonskinkaksocietykwillkagreekonktheknaturekofkdeviantkbehavior.k
b) Definitionskofkdeviantkbehaviorkarekdeterminedkbykconsensuskamongkaknation‟skr
eligiouskgroups.k
c) Therekiskoftenkakgreatkdealkofkdisagreementkamongkpeoplekasktokwhokorkwhatkt
heykconsiderkdeviant.k
d) Fewkpersonskinkaksocietykarekconcernedkaboutkthekdefinitionkofkdeviance.k

Answer:kck
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

2. Ink1965,ksociologistkJ.kL.kSimmonskaskedkaksamplekofkpeoplekfromkthekgeneralkpubli
ckwhoktheykthoughtkwerekdeviant.kWhichkconclusionkcankbekreachedkbasedkonkSimm
ons‟kresults?k
a) Onlykthosekconsideredktokbek“badkpeople,”ksuchkaskdrugkaddicts,kprostitutes,korkc
riminals,kwerekseenkaskdeviant.k
b) Therekwaskakgreatkdealkofkconsensuskamongkthosekpolledkasktokwhokwaskdeviantka
ndkwhokwasknot.k
c) Perceptionskofkdeviancekfellkclearlykintokfourkmainkcategories.k
d) Almostkanyone,kinksomeonekelse‟skeyes,kcankbekconsideredkdeviantkinksomekway.k

Answer:kdk
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kModeratekSkil
lkLevel:kAnalyzekItk

3. Amongksociologists,ktherekisk
a) muchkpersonalkinvolvementkinkillegalkdeviantkbehavior.k
b) akgrowingkawarenesskthatkdeviancekiskbestkstudiedkbykcriminologists.k
c) widespreadkagreementkaboutkwhatkbehaviorkshouldkbekconsideredkdeviant.k
d) aklackkofkconsensuskaboutkwhatkkindskofkbehaviorkshouldkbekseenkaskdeviant.k

Answer:kdk
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kEasyk

,SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

4. Comparedktokthekothers,kwhichkgroupkiskmostkcapablekofkavoidingkbeingkfalsely,ke
rroneously,korkunjustlyklabeledkaskdeviant?k
a) Affluentkpeoplek
b) Peopleklivingkbelowkthekpovertyklinek
c) Peoplekinkpositionskofkpowerk
d) Peoplekwhokareksociallykpowerlessk

Answer:kck
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kModeratek
SkillkLevel:kApplykWhatkYoukKnowk

5. Deniskrelieskonkakwheelchairkbecausekofkhiskcerebralkpalsy.kWouldkhekbekconsideredk“
deviant”kaccordingktoksomekdefinitionskofferedkbyksociologists?k
a) Yes,kbecausekthekmerekfactkofkusingkakwheelchairkviolateskformalknormsk
b) No,kbecausekdeviancekonlykappliesktokpeoplekwhokbreakklawskorkcommitkviolentka
ctsk
c) Yes,kbecausekpeoplekwithkdisabilitieskarekoftenkdevaluedkbyksocietyk
d) No,kbecausekhiskpositive/negativek“deviancekratio”kiskimbalancedk

Answer:kck
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kDifficultk
SkillkLevel:kApplykWhatkYoukKnowk

6. WhichkstatementkaboutkdeviancekiskTRUE?k
a) Deviancekshouldkincludekonlykimportantkviolationskofknorms.k
b) Allksociologistskagreekthatkdeviancekincludeskmundane,kroutine,kandknormalkv
iolationskofkformalknorms.k
c) Deviancekiskconsideredkak“fringektopic”kbykmostksociologists.k
d) Sociologistskdoknotkagreekonkakprecisekdefinitionkofkdeviance.k

Answer:kdk
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

7. Whichktypeskofkpeoplekarekexampleskofkpositivekdeviants?k
a) Saints,kintellectuals,kandkgeniusesk
b) Sexkworkerskandkprofessionalkgamblersk
c) Peoplekwhokarekbadlykscarred,kblind,korkmutilatedk
d) Murderers,krapists,kandkkidnappersk

Answer:kak
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.k

,Topic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

8. Sociologistskwhokarekinfluencedkbykthekpositivistkperspectivekofkabsolutismktendktokv
iewkdeviantkbehaviorkaskankattributekthat .k
a) iskdictatedkbykthosekinkpowerk
b) fadeskoverktimek
c) varieskaccordingktokone‟skculturek
d) inhereskinkthekindividualk

Answer:kdk
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kModeratek
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

9. Sociologistskwhokendorsekthekrolekofkpowerkinkthekdefinitionkofkdeviancekhavekd
iscoveredkthatkpeoplekwhokarekwealthykandkpowerfulk
a) arekrarelykdeviant.k
b) typicallykcankavoidkbeingklabeledkaskdeviant.k
c) arekwelcomingktowardkmostktypeskofkdeviantkbehavior.k
d) ignorekmostkformskofkdeviantkbehavior.k

Answer:kbk
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kModeratek
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

10. Accordingktoksociologistskwhokstudykthekrolekofkpowerkinkthekdefinitionkofkdeviance,kd
eviancekiskanykactkthatk
a) violateskthekcriminalklaw.k
b) violateskdeeplykheldkmoralkvalues.k
c) powerfulkpeoplekconsiderktokbekakviolationkofksomeksocialkrule.k
d) involveskthekbehaviorkofkpeopleklivingkbelowkthekpovertykline.k

Answer:kck
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kModeratek
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

11. Sociologicalkdefinitionskofkdeviancekfallkintoktwokopposingkperspectives,kthekpositivistk
andkthe .k
a) traditionalk
b) feministk
c) constructionistk
d) modernistk

, Answer:kck
LearningkObjective:k1.1kIdentifykyourkpersonalkdefinitionskofkdeviantkbehavior.kT
opic:kConflictingkDefinitionsk
DifficultykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kRememberkthekFactsk

12. Priorktokthektwentiethkcentury,kcriminalskwerekthoughtktok
a) havekcertainkfamilialkcharacteristicskthatknoncriminalskdidknot.k
b) bekfeebleminded,kpsychotic,kneurotic,kpsychopathic,korkotherwisekmentallyk
disturbed.k
c) possessktheksamekmentalkandkphysicalkcharacteristicskasknoncriminals.k
d) havekstrongerkeducationalkbackgroundskcomparedktoknoncriminals.k

Answer:kbk
LearningkObjective:k1.2kCharacterizekthekpositivistkperspectivekonkdeviancekusingkitskthre
ekmajorkassumptions.k
Topic:kThekPositivistkPerspectivekDifficul
tykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kRememberkthekFactsk

13. Determinist,kobjectivist,kandkabsolutistkarektermskassociatedkwithkaspectskofkthek
k perspectivekonkdeviance.k
a) constructionistk
b) humanistk
c) modernk
d) positivistk

Answer:kdk
LearningkObjective:k1.2kCharacterizekthekpositivistkperspectivekonkdeviancekusingkitskthre
ekmajorkassumptions.k
Topic:kThekPositivistkPerspectivekDifficul
tykLevel:kEasyk
SkillkLevel:kUnderstandkthekConceptsk

14. Somekstudentskwerekdiscussingktheirksociologykclasskoverklunch.k“It‟skfascinatingktok
mekthatk„deviant‟kisknothingkmorekthankaklabelkwekapplyktoksomekpeople,”ksaidkAssun
ta.k“Whoeverkcontrolsktheklabelskcontrolskthekperceptions.”k“It‟skprettykclearkthatkther
ekarekdeviantskandktherekareknondeviants,kandkthatkakpersonkfallsksquarelykintokonekc
ategorykorkthekother,”kcounteredkBeppo.k“Huh,”kgruntedkCorrado.k“Youkcan‟tkseekdev
iance…it‟sknotklikekit‟skankobject.kYoukjustkinferkit.”k“Ikdunno,”kshruggedkDino.k“Ikthinkkp
eoplekchoosektokbekdeviantkorknot;kit‟skakvoluntarykact.”kWhichkofkthesekfourkstudiousk
sociologykscholarskendorseskthekpositivistkperspectivekonkdeviance?k
a) Assuntak
b) Beppok
c) Corradok
d) Dinok

Answer:kbk
LearningkObjective:k1.2kCharacterizekthekpositivistkperspectivekonkdeviancekusingkitsk