Deviance is defined as________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Urbanism is defined as________________?

   A. the migration of people from rural to urban centers
   B. a set of attitudes and a way of life distinct from the rural
   C. the growth of cities and suburbs at the expense of rural areas
   D. the study of the growth and decline of populations

2. Merton attributed deviance to “anomie” meaning ?

   A. lack of legitimate means to attain group goals
   B. mental retardation
   C. neurosis
   D. wild mood swings

3. Deviance is relative because ____________?

   A. psychologists prefer the term “abnormality”
   B. moralists prefer the term “immorality”
   C. the definition of social norms varies by culture and subculture
   D. no two people agree what deviance is

4. Deviance that has not been discovered is called ?

   A. secondary deviance
   B. final deviance
   C. primary deviance
   D. sinful deviance

5. The concept of deviance refers to________________?

   A. going in the wrong direction
   B. bad manners
   C. departure from social norms
   D. reversing one,s opinion

6. Deviance is defined______________?

   A. in the same way everywhere
   B. in some cultures, as nonexistent
   C. in the context of time and place
   D. as another world for crime

7. The biological explanations of deviance include____________?

   A. Lombroso,s criminal types
   B. Sheldon,s mesomorphs
   C. the extra Y chromosome
   D. all of the above

8. According to the cultural transmission theory deviance is learned through________________?

   A. genetic inheritance
   B. being labeled as deviant
   C. close association with deviants
   D. all of the above

9. Deviance contributes to social change in that________________?

   A. today’s deviant is tomorrow’s leader
   B. deviant acts invariably point to outdated rules
   C. deviance is a fad
   D. some actions initially defined as deviant eventually become generally accepted

10. Secondary deviance does not occur unless people_______________?

    A. reject deviant labels
    B. accept deviant labels and eliminate the behavior in
    C. reject the deviant labels but maintain the behavior in
    D. accept the deviant labels and maintain the behavior in