A. anomie
B. labeling
C. transmission
D. forgiveness
Related Mcqs:
- Merton attributed deviance to “anomie” meaning ?
A. lack of legitimate means to attain group goals
B. mental retardation
C. neurosis
D. wild mood swings - A mother who says “If you hang out with bums you will become a bum” favors which theory of deviance ?
A. Differential association
B. Anomie
C. Labeling theory
D. Gang imitation theory - Deviance is defined as________________?
A. breaking legal codes
B. behavior forbidden by religion
C. behavior that passes the limits of what the social group tolerates
D. any violation of societal norms - 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 - From a sociological viewpoint to say that deviance has functions means that ?
A. deviant acts serve the individual,s purpose
B. deviant acts are escape valves for anxiety
C. deviance may contribute to group cohesion
D. successful deviants become stronger people - A medical model of deviance assumes that it is caused by_________________?
A. illness
B. abnormality
C. mental defects
D. all of the above - 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 - 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 - 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 - Deviance that is covered by the laws of a society is called______________?
A. anomie
B. alienation
C. crime
D. differentiation
