A. deviant behavior is behavior that is labelled so by the law
B. deviant behavior is behavior that people so label
C. deviant behavior is that labelled by the perpetrators
D. deviant behavior is that which causes public offence
Related Mcqs:
- Durkheim,s famous definition of religion includes three main elements Which of these is not one of the three ?
A. religion is a form of culture
B. religion involves belief in God
C. religion provides a sense of purpose
D. religion involves beliefs and ritual practices - Sociological definitions of deviance consist of behaviors, beliefs, and_______________?
A. attributes
B. realities
C. Choices
D. records
E. Conditions - The rise in patriotism following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is an example of what function of deviance ?
A. Warning
B. Solidarity
C. Unification
D. Authoritarian
E. Boundary setting - Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically______________?
A. due to poor parenting
B. learned
C. psychotic
D. biological
E. the result of being labelled - Robert Merton’s ideas on crime and deviance make use of the concept of anomie. What does anomie mean in Merton’s work ?
A. Normlessness
B. meaninglessness
C. social strain
D. social adaptation - Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?
A. New Left Realism
B. Right Realism
C. new criminology
D. interactionism - The of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory ?
A. Differential Association
B. Conflict
C. Positivism
D. Social Control
E. Functionalism - What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?
A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory - Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?
A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
B. deviance and crime very often overlap
C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law - 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
