Which of the following is/are (a) dysfunction(s) of deviance?
a. Deviance makes social life problematic because it reduces our certainty that others will obey the norms.
b. Deviance sends a signal that something is wrong in society.
c. Deviance promotes social change.
d. all of the above
Question 2According to the text's discussion:
a. in modern societies, the definition of deviance is a political process.
b. people become deviant when others define them that way.
c. in small, traditional societies, it is likely to be the whole society that makes the decisions as to which behaviors are deviant.
d. all of the above
Question 3In his study The Saints and the Roughnecks, sociologist William Chambliss concluded that:
a. although both groups engaged in similar behavior, only the Roughnecks who came from lower-income families were stigmatized by a deviant label.
b. since both groups engaged in similar behavior, their members were equally stigmatized by deviant labels, regardless of their class background.
c. the roughnecks were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Saints.
d. the Saints were stigmatized by a deviant label because they committed more offenses than the Roughnecks.
Question 4The United States' winner-take-all electoral system makes it difficult for smaller political parties to compete.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 5A police officer who stops you for speeding is exercising legal-rational authority.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 6Corruption is more a characteristic of rich countries than poor countries.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 7The text defines crime as:
a. behavior, beliefs, or conditions that are viewed by relatively powerful segments of society to be serious violations of important norms.
b. a violation of a formal statute enacted by a legitimate government.
c. perverted acts defined as such by powerful segments of society.
d. serious violation of consistent moral codes.
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