Sociology MCQs

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Social Control theory attempts to explain_____________?


aconformity

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bcorporate crime

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cPsychologically-based crime

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dlower-class crime

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View Answer conformity

Labelling theory came into prominence during which decade of the twentieth century ?


a1950s

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b1980s

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c1940s

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d1960s

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View Answer 1960s

Labelling theory encourages ________ as a way to completely avoid the stigmatization process?


arestitution

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blegalization

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cradical non-intervention

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ddecriminalization

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Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?


athe concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’

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bdeviance and crime very often overlap

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cthe concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups

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ddeviance is normally sanctioned by law

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What is Howard Becker’s famous definition of deviance ?


adeviant behavior is behavior that is labelled so by the law

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bdeviant behavior is behavior that people so label

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cdeviant behavior is that labelled by the perpetrators

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ddeviant behavior is that which causes public offence

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The approach to crime prevention based on increased surveillance (such as CCTV and Neighborhood Watch schemes) and target hardening (such as a car immobilizers and better home security) is known as what ?


athe new criminology

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bbroken windows theory

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csituational crime prevention

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ddeviance reduction theory

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Which one of the following is an example of a ‘third generation’ or true cybercrime ?


ainternational drug dealing via email

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bThe global trade in online pornography

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cthe vandalizing of virtual environments

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dtheft of goods sold via online action websites

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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 ?


alabelling theory

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bcontrol theory

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cfunctionalist theory

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dconflict theory

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View Answer labelling theory

Which one of the following is a strategy for restorative justice ?


acommunity service

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bimprisonment

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celectronic tagging

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dcurfews

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View Answer community service

White-collar crime is low in visibility because_____________?


ait involves only small amounts of money

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bthe proletariat can outsmart the bourgeoise

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cthe police turn a blind eye to corporate crime

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dit goes undected in the context of everybody business transactions

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