If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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...

2. 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...

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

   A. Sexual assault B. terrorism C. counterfeiting D. drug abuse E. robbery...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. ________________ view standards of deviant behavior as merely reflecting cultural norms whereas __________ and _______________ theorists point out that the most powerful groups in a society can shape laws and standards and determine who is (or is not) prosecuted as a criminal ?

   A. conflict theorists’ functionalists labelling B. labelling theorists conflict functionalist C. functionalists conflict labelling D. conflict theorists’ labelling functionalist...

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. Deviant is an agent of___________?

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

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

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