Which sociological theory has mainly addressed the question of who defines deviance?
Correct answer B. Conflict
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What is a combination of many cultural traits called?
Correct answer B. Complex
Which of the following are institutions of a society?
Correct answer C. Both a and b
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What is conflict theory’s main recommendation for reducing crime and deviance?
Correct answer B. Substantial reduction of economic inequality
Psychological positivism stresses the key role of which factor in developing conformist or criminal belief systems?
Correct answer D. Early childhood
What term describes the view that one’s own group is superior to others?
Correct answer C. Ethnocentrism
When people are happy to pay more for imported goods, what does this show?
Correct answer A. Xenocentric Approach
In strain theory, which individuals accept conventional success goals but use deviant means to reach them?
Correct answer A. Innovators
Which theory of crime and deviance highlights subcultural belief systems as a major cause of crime?
Correct answer A. Lower Class Focal Value theory
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Which statement about norms is correct?
Correct answer D. All of the above
What does social control theory try to explain?
Correct answer C. Conformity
Which perspective argues that a shared culture preserves the privileges of some groups while keeping others subordinate?
Correct answer C. Conflict perspective
In which decade of the twentieth century did labelling theory become prominent?
Correct answer C. 1960s
On holiday in Great Britain, you find that the British drive on the ‘wrong’ side of the road, criticise your American accent and refuse dollars in shops. You feel disoriented and out of place. What are you experiencing?
Correct answer A. Culture shock
To avoid the stigmatisation process entirely, what does labelling theory recommend?
Correct answer D. Radical non-intervention
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Which statement about crime and deviance is false?
Correct answer D. Deviance is normally sanctioned by law
Which perspective holds that ethnocentrism maintains solidarity by encouraging pride in one’s group?
Correct answer C. Functionalist perspective
Roughly 2 million Native Americans represent many diverse cultures. By what can these cultures be distinguished?
Correct answer D. All of the above
How did Howard Becker famously define deviance?
Correct answer C. Deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label
Crime prevention based on more surveillance, such as CCTV and Neighbourhood Watch, and target hardening, such as car immobilisers and better home security, is known as what?
Correct answer C. Situational crime prevention