Control theory is primarily concerned with the:
a. attachment of an individual to others in society.
b. way in which certain behaviors are labeled deviant.
c. problems faced by a person during his or her childhood.
d. conflict between social goals and means faced by some.
e. psychological makeup of deviants and non-deviants.
Question 2Some social critics maintain that the U.S. government classifies people of Middle Eastern and Arab ancestry as white because
a. most Middle Easterners self-classify themselves as white.
b. the Middle East holds important symbolic values that whites with power to classify hoped to associate withtheir race..
c. this ancestry group doesn't fit clearly into the black category.
d. the dominant population classifies Middle Easterners as white..
Question 3Which theory of deviance assumes that deviance can be deterred by strengthening the bonds that tie the individual to society?
a. control
b. strain
c. cultural transmission
d. psychological
Question 4According to the U.S. system of racial classification, people of Middle Eastern and Arab ancestries are officially classified as
a. Asian.
b. black.
c. white.
d. Other.
Question 5According to control theory, a youth who stays out of trouble with the law most likely:
a. had few unpleasant experiences during childhood.
b. has no delinquent peers to put pressure on him or her.
c. has strong relationships with parents, teachers, and peers.
d. has confidence in his or her future occupational success.
e. has the mental ability to avoid slipping into deviant acts.
Question 6When given the chance to identify with more than one race, percent of U.S. residents do so.
a. Less than five
b. 15
c. 20
d. 30
Question 7According to Merton's theory, a person who advocates the total abolition of capitalism and its replacement with socialism in American society would be called a (an):
a. conformist.
b. retreatist.
c. innovator.
d. rebel.
e. ritualist.
Question 8On the 2000 U.S. Census, for the first time in history, people
a. could only be one race.
b. of mixed racial heritage had to identify with one category.
c. could identify with more than one racial category.
d. could refuse to answer the race question.
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