Question 1

Police,judges,prison personnel,probation,and parole officers are all:

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A)   agents of social control
B)   first line public defenders
C)   social workersl
D)   legal administratorsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) A

Question 2

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of stigma?

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A)   being unemployed
B)   being a drinker
C)   being a prisoner
D)   being a cocaine userE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Offenders who do not think they have an acceptable alternate lifestyle other than criminal activity have:

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A)   self labelling
B)   deviant identity
C)   continuance commitment
D)   stigmaE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

A ______________,whether in deviance or a legitimate occupation,is the passage of an individual through recognized stages in one or more related identities.

Accepted Answer

A)   career
B)   social structure
C)   status ladder
D)   statusE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The claim that it is legitimate to steal from food stores because they make excessive profits is an example of:

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A)   mercantilism
B)   strain theory
C)   drift
D)   moral rhetoricE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The idea of a criminal career is linked to:

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A)   strain theory
B)   organized crime
C)   primary and secondary deviation
D)   driftE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Ethnomethodologists are interested in

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A)   how agents of social control and ordinary citizens make sense of deviants and deviant acts.
B)   the deviant interchanges people have with one another, and the meanings of these interchanges in the present, past, and future.
C)   the study of how rules are applied to some people and not to others.
D)   how a person lifestyle changes their behaviour and creates deviant behaviour.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

An unintended event process or situation that affects a person's extent of involvement in crime is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   Freudian slip
B)   drift
C)   negotiation
D)   career contingencyE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The focus of interactionist criminology is:

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A)   social structures
B)   shared values of culture
C)   interpersonal interaction
D)   group interactionE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

A person defined as criminal by authorities is likely to find that it will become their:

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A)   self-definition
B)   master status
C)   primary deviance
D)   secondary labelE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Interactionist theory centers on:

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A)   the early stages of deviance.
B)   the deviant interchanges people have with one another, and the meanings of these interchanges in the present, past, and future.
C)   the study of how rules are applied to some people and not to others.
D)   how a person lifestyle changes their behaviour and creates deviant behaviour.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The key concept of symbolic interactionism is that:

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A)   individuals act within a context determined by cultural expectations
B)   a person's actions are limited by their class situation
C)   social interaction is a dynamic process of interpretation and negotiation
D)   there is great cross-cultural variation in symbolsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Primary deviation occurs when an individual

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A)   commits deviant acts but does not adopt a primary self-identity as a deviant.
B)   does not commit deviant acts but is viewed by authorities to have done so.
C)   accepts the label of deviant resulting in the adoption of a deviant self-identity that confirms the deviant lifestyle.
D)   does not accept the label of deviant resulting in the adoption of a deviant self-identity but conforms to a deviant lifestyle.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The statement that crime is learned in interaction in small groups that disregard the community's legal code is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)   class conflict
B)   secondary deviation
C)   different rates of crime by gender
D)   differential associationE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Someone who is engaged in the process of defining new stricter rules and laws is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   moral entrepreneur
B)   empirical entrepreneur
C)   agent of social control
D)   advocateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The identification of someone as criminal by public authorities is an outcome of:

Accepted Answer

A)   stigma
B)   labelling
C)   bureaucracy
D)   symbolic interactionismE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Secondary deviation occurs when an individual

Accepted Answer

A)   commits deviant acts but does not adopt a primary self-identity as a deviant.
B)   does not commit deviant acts but is viewed by authorities to have done so.
C)   accepts the label of deviant resulting in the adoption of a deviant self-identity that confirms the deviant lifestyle.
D)   does not accept the label of deviant resulting in the adoption of a deviant self-identity but conforms to a deviant lifestyle.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Erving Goffman uses the term ___________________ as a characteristic of an individual that is given a negative evaluation by others and thus distorts and discredits the public identity of the person.

Accepted Answer

A)   moral rhetoric
B)   stigma
C)   master status
D)   primary devianceE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Matza wrote about American males who were young offenders.He found that they found satisfaction in drinking,smoking,renouncing,work,being tough,and pursuing the hedonistic pleasures of "real" men.A comparative study out of Alberta proved that for young offenders in Canada

Accepted Answer

A)   they were more likely to be law-abiding then their American counterparts.
B)   ties to peers are important, while being in touch with home and school are valued much less.
C)   ties to home are important, while being in touch with peers are valued much less.
D)   ties to peers are important, while being in touch with home and school are valued just as much.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the strongest correlates of criminal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnic group
B)   religion
C)   having deviant friends
D)   being poorE) All of the above
F) A) and C) C

Exam 13: Interactionist Theories

Police,judges,prison personnel,probation,and parole officers are all:

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Which of the following best illustrates the concept of stigma?

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Offenders who do not think they have an acceptable alternate lifestyle other than criminal activity have:

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A ______________,whether in deviance or a legitimate occupation,is the passage of an individual through recognized stages in one or more related identities.

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The claim that it is legitimate to steal from food stores because they make excessive profits is an example of:

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The idea of a criminal career is linked to:

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Ethnomethodologists are interested in

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An unintended event process or situation that affects a person's extent of involvement in crime is a:

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The focus of interactionist criminology is:

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A person defined as criminal by authorities is likely to find that it will become their:

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Interactionist theory centers on:

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The key concept of symbolic interactionism is that:

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Primary deviation occurs when an individual

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The statement that crime is learned in interaction in small groups that disregard the community's legal code is associated with:

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Someone who is engaged in the process of defining new stricter rules and laws is a(n)

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The identification of someone as criminal by public authorities is an outcome of:

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Secondary deviation occurs when an individual

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Erving Goffman uses the term ___________________ as a characteristic of an individual that is given a negative evaluation by others and thus distorts and discredits the public identity of the person.

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Matza wrote about American males who were young offenders.He found that they found satisfaction in drinking,smoking,renouncing,work,being tough,and pursuing the hedonistic pleasures of "real" men.A comparative study out of Alberta proved that for young offenders in Canada

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Which of the following is one of the strongest correlates of criminal behaviour?

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