Sociology Mcqs

A. recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
B. seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
C. the first step in establishing a deviant career
D. attributed to the person’s genetic or anatomical make up

A. community service
B. imprisonment
C. electronic tagging
D. curfews

A. white-collar crime
B. corporate crime
C. victimless crime
D. organized crime

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

A. labelling theory
B. control theory
C. functionalist theory
D. conflict theory

A. comte
B. Marx
C. Weber
D. Durkheim

A. international drug dealing via email
B. The global trade in online pornography
C. the vandalizing of virtual environments
D. theft of goods sold via online action websites

A. the new criminology
B. broken windows theory
C. situational crime prevention
D. deviance reduction theory

A. deviant behavior is behavior that is labelled so by the law
B. deviant behavior is behavior that people so label
C. deviant behavior is that labelled by the perpetrators
D. deviant behavior is that which causes public offence

A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
B. deviance and crime very often overlap
C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law