Deviance that is covered by the laws of a society is called______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Discriminatory behavior prompted by the knowledge that prejudice exists on a society wide level is called______________?

   A. attitudinal discrimination
   B. institutional discrimination
   C. cultural discrimination
   D. personal discrimination

2. When does a society need laws ?

   A. when people commit too many sins
   B. when the court system declares that they are needed
   C. when the folkways and mores are not sufficient to control behavior
   D. when it is necessary to create folkways and mores

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. A medical model of deviance assumes that it is caused by_________________?

   A. illness
   B. abnormality
   C. mental defects
   D. all of the above

8. 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

9. 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

10. Deviance that has been exposed leads to______________?

    A. anomie
    B. labeling
    C. transmission
    D. forgiveness