Milgram is confident that the democratic nature of American society will shield citizens from ...

Milgram is confident that the democratic nature of American society will shield citizens from falling under the sway of evil authorities who demand brutal and inhuman actions on the part of the citizenry.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 2

The cumulative effects of being labeled a deviant can often be the commission of more deviant acts by the person so labeled.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 3

Acquiring a deviant label (e.g., thief, slut, druggie) can result in _________________.
 
  a. being avoided by straight people (who fear guilt by association)
  b. an increased likelihood of hanging around other individuals with
  deviant labels
  c. coming to accept the deviant label as a self image (I am a thief; I am a slut...)
  d. all of the above
  e. b & c only

Question 4

Rosenhan contends that psychiatric labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 5

When Levitt applied his model for the explanation of crime reduction in the 1990s to the 1970s and 1980s, he found that the crime rates for the earlier decades were not well explained by his independent variables.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Question 6

The weaker members of society are more likely to be singled out and punished for their deviant' acts. This quote would be one of the basic assumptions underlying __________ theory.
 
  a. conflict
  b. strain
  c. anomie
  d. labeling
  e. control