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 ?

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1. 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...

2. 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...

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. 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. Chinese social control is done mainly through group pressure Every individual is a member of a small group called_____________?

   A. Danwie B. Communis C. Nessar D. None of these...

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. ________________ 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...

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...