Societal Reaction theory begins with the fact that deviation is created by labelling an act as______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the______________?

   A. functionalist perspective
   B. conflict perspective
   C. interactionist perspective
   D. anomie theory of deviance

2. The key concept in labelling theory is that of____________________?

   A. stigma
   B. commitment
   C. aspiration
   D. motivation
   E. acceptance

3. Labelling theory came into prominence during which decade of the twentieth century ?

   A. 1950s
   B. 1980s
   C. 1940s
   D. 1960s
   E. 1970s

4. Labelling theory encourages ________ as a way to completely avoid the stigmatization process?

   A. restitution
   B. legalization
   C. radical non-intervention
   D. decriminalization
   E. retribution

5. Whose theorizing according societal change comes closer to lqbal,s verse. Tujh ko bataoon taqdeer-e-huma kia hai shamsheer o Sannan Awwal taus o rabab akhir ?

   A. Karl Max
   B. Ibn-e-Khaldum
   C. George Hegel
   D. None of these

6. The intellectual tradition at the heart of conflict theory begins principally with the work of_____________?

   A. Max Weber
   B. Emile Durkheim
   C. Erving Goffman
   D. Karl Marx

7. In Symbolic Interactionist Theory Mead defined the generalized other as______________?

   A. the group of structural theories of society that he was reacting against
   B. the overall impression of ourselves that we try to give off to others
   C. a significant figure in early childhood who teaches us the general values of society
   D. an image of how people in the wider society might perceive our behavior

8. The term secondary deviation refers to________________?

   A. the punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
   B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
   C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
   D. all of the above

9. Lifespan is usually divided into seven or eight sages Adulthood legally begins at the age of____________?

   A. sixteen
   B. Seventeen
   C. Eighteen
   D. None of these

10. The term ‘secondary deviation refers to_________________?

    A. The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
    B. the labelling of an act as deviant through social reaction to it
    C. the ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
    D. All of the above