Sociology Mcqs

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

A. it is less predictable than previous manifestations
B. it has ambitions that are global in scope
C. it is rooted in religious ideologies
D. it concerns local territorial disputes

A. restorative justice
B. zero tolerance
C. target hardening
D. deterrent sentencing

A. conformists
B. innovators
C. ritualists
D. retreatists

A. criminality
B. deviance
C. recidivism
D. degeneracy

A. social integration
B. lifestyle choices
C. social inequality
D. work patterns

A. the use of corporal punishment by employers
B. excluding women from participating in waged labor
C. punctuality uninterrupted work and the threat of dismissal
D. making routine tasks less monotonous

A. white collar crime
B. organized crime
C. non-criminal deviance
D. global terrorism

A. it involves only small amounts of money
B. the proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoisie
C. the police turn a blind eye to corporate crime
D. it goes undetected in the context of everyday business transactions

A. people are socialized into a life of crime by associating with others who define it in positive terms
B. the majority of crime is committed by middle class people in professional occupations
C. those who were arrested and charged with theft did not define themselves as thieves
D. the most dangerous criminals on the street were those who were highly skilled thieves