SYG 2000 UCF EXAM 2 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
deviance - (answer) behaviors or practices met with disapproval because they differ from general norm
crime - (answer) an act punishable by law, you've broken the law in some way
pluralistic society - (answer) different groups of people in society with different ideas of what is
acceptable (ex: polygamy)
phrenology - (answer) biological perspective theory that the skull shapes of deviant individuals differ
from those of nondeviants
atavisms - (answer) biological perspective: idea that you can identify criminal and non-criminal body
features (large ears, lips, long arms) and deviant people are more like primitive humans
nature via nurture - (answer) idea the nature works with nurture, you are born with certain
characteristics but still depends on your socialization
parent child studies - (answer) identical twins likely to engage in same amount of deviance, treated the
same because they look the same, children who are adopted are more likely to engage in criminal
behavior similar to their biological parents
robert merton strain theory - (answer) conformity: most people conform
ritualism: just trying to survive in day to day life
retreatism: not engaging in proper behavior
rebellion: trying to create new cultural goals
differential opportunity theory - (answer) legitimate and illegitimate means, can depend on race,
gender, social groups (ex: don't think you can get a good job out of college so you start dealing drugs)
control theory of social bonds - (answer) attachment: bonds you create with your family and peers
involvement: how involved you are to conforming activities
, SYG 2000 UCF EXAM 2 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
commitment: how committed you are to conforming behavior (school)
belief: how much you believe in laws that we have in place
sub cultural theory - (answer) Elijah Anderson went to Philly, lived in a low income neighborhood and
learned that when these people are unable to achieve goals they find other ways to achieve success
class dominant theory - (answer) those in dominant power want to protect their interests and control
changes, must have a lot of money to make laws (crack-cocaine laws)
feminism - (answer) majority of research done by and about males, not jus about gender inequality,
females were engaging in deviance because they are more stigmatized
labeling theory - (answer) theory that we have socially constructed deviant behavior
primary deviance - (answer) first initial act of deviant behavior
secondary deviance - (answer) once we've placed a label on someone as being a deviant, we're
expecting them to behave in that way so they do
differential association theory - (answer) favorable vs. Unfavorable definitions of crime - if you have
more favorable definitions of crime, if you think it's okay why wouldn't you do it
everyday - (answer) type of deviance (ex: vegetarianism)
sexual - (answer) type of deviance: ideas of what are acceptable are changing, NOT uncommon for you
to sleep with multiple partners before marriage, ex: incest
deviance of the powerful - (answer) type of deviance: white collar crime, breaking laws and getting
away with it because they have the money to do so
ANSWERS
deviance - (answer) behaviors or practices met with disapproval because they differ from general norm
crime - (answer) an act punishable by law, you've broken the law in some way
pluralistic society - (answer) different groups of people in society with different ideas of what is
acceptable (ex: polygamy)
phrenology - (answer) biological perspective theory that the skull shapes of deviant individuals differ
from those of nondeviants
atavisms - (answer) biological perspective: idea that you can identify criminal and non-criminal body
features (large ears, lips, long arms) and deviant people are more like primitive humans
nature via nurture - (answer) idea the nature works with nurture, you are born with certain
characteristics but still depends on your socialization
parent child studies - (answer) identical twins likely to engage in same amount of deviance, treated the
same because they look the same, children who are adopted are more likely to engage in criminal
behavior similar to their biological parents
robert merton strain theory - (answer) conformity: most people conform
ritualism: just trying to survive in day to day life
retreatism: not engaging in proper behavior
rebellion: trying to create new cultural goals
differential opportunity theory - (answer) legitimate and illegitimate means, can depend on race,
gender, social groups (ex: don't think you can get a good job out of college so you start dealing drugs)
control theory of social bonds - (answer) attachment: bonds you create with your family and peers
involvement: how involved you are to conforming activities
, SYG 2000 UCF EXAM 2 LATEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
commitment: how committed you are to conforming behavior (school)
belief: how much you believe in laws that we have in place
sub cultural theory - (answer) Elijah Anderson went to Philly, lived in a low income neighborhood and
learned that when these people are unable to achieve goals they find other ways to achieve success
class dominant theory - (answer) those in dominant power want to protect their interests and control
changes, must have a lot of money to make laws (crack-cocaine laws)
feminism - (answer) majority of research done by and about males, not jus about gender inequality,
females were engaging in deviance because they are more stigmatized
labeling theory - (answer) theory that we have socially constructed deviant behavior
primary deviance - (answer) first initial act of deviant behavior
secondary deviance - (answer) once we've placed a label on someone as being a deviant, we're
expecting them to behave in that way so they do
differential association theory - (answer) favorable vs. Unfavorable definitions of crime - if you have
more favorable definitions of crime, if you think it's okay why wouldn't you do it
everyday - (answer) type of deviance (ex: vegetarianism)
sexual - (answer) type of deviance: ideas of what are acceptable are changing, NOT uncommon for you
to sleep with multiple partners before marriage, ex: incest
deviance of the powerful - (answer) type of deviance: white collar crime, breaking laws and getting
away with it because they have the money to do so
