According to Strain theory, retreatants are likely to engage in what type of deviant activity ?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to Strain theory, ____ are those individuals who have traditional success goals but substitute deviant means by which to achieve them ?

   A. ritualists
   B. ret realists
   C. rebels
   D. innovators
   E. conformists

2. It is very important to Sammi to do well in school, so she regularly cheats on tests According to Merton’s structural strain theory Sammi is a(n) ?

   A. conformist
   B. innovator
   C. ritualist
   D. retreatist

3. The sociologist responsible for the modern-day adaptation of strain theory is______________?

   A. Weber
   B. Cohen
   C. Marx
   D. Merton
   E. Chambliss

4. Which approach holds that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual but a process of interaction through which one group becomes defined as deviant ?

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

5. If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________?

   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

6. If a deviant act is normalized it is_______________?

   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 persons genetic or anatomical make up

7. To a major degree the study of deviant behavior is the study of________________?

   A. abnormal behavior
   B. Criminal behavior
   C. Social problem
   D. None of these

8. Which approach holds that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual a process of interaction through which one group becomes defined as deviant ?

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

9. In order for a deviant act to be considered a crime______________?

   A. the state must undertake a political process of criminalizing it
   B. it must be committed by someone labelled a criminal
   C. it must involve the violation of a person or property
   D. the majority of the population must consider the act criminal

10. Deviant is an agent of___________?

    A. Change
    B. no change
    C. neutrality
    D. None of these