A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory
Related Mcqs:
- Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?
A. due to poor parenting
B. learned
C. psychotic
D. biological
E. the result of being labelled - Which sociological theory emphasizes the role of language and literacy in fighting against cultural subordination ?
A. Functionalism
B. Conflict
C. Feminism
D. Radical
E. Symbolic Interactionism - Which sociological perspective emphasizes that school in the United States foster competition through built-in systems of reward and punishment ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. psychological perspective - The of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ?
A. Differential Association
B. Conflict
C. Positivism
D. Social Control
E. Functionalism - Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the_____________?
A. Substantial reduction of economic inequality
B. Subordination of the agents of social control
C. redefinition of acts that are currently defined as criminal
D. amelioration of social welfare activities
E. repression of lower-class gang activities - Which sociological perspective emphasizes that the performance of major social institutions is generally efficient and desirable ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. each of the above - Which sociological theory emphasizes the meanings that people attach to various aspects of reality ?
A. Symbolic Interactionism
B. Feminism
C. Conflict
D. Radical
E. Structural Functionalism - Sociological definitions of deviance consist of behaviors, beliefs, and_______________?
A. attributes
B. realities
C. Choices
D. records
E. Conditions - Which of the following statements is true according to the sociological study of deviance ?
A. Deviant behavior is an anomaly in social life
B. Deviance is a property conferred upon particular behaviors by social definitions
C. Deviance exists independently of a culture’s norms
D. none of the above - Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?
A. New Left Realism
B. Right Realism
C. new criminology
D. interactionism
