A. lack of legitimate means to attain group goals
B. mental retardation
C. neurosis
D. wild mood swings
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Deviance that has not been discovered is called ?
A. secondary deviance
B. final deviance
C. primary deviance
D. sinful deviance - 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 - 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 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B. deviant acts invariably point to outdated rules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 - Deviance that has been exposed leads to______________?
A. anomie
B. labeling
C. transmission
D. forgiveness - 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
