Durkheim Argues That Deviance

Question: Durkheim argues that deviance:

Answer: has a function in society

Question: Which of the following is a true statement about deviance?

Answer: over conformity to a norm can be considered deviance

Question: Most sociologists accept biological explanations for deviance as the best possible explanations

Answer: FALSE

Question: Who argues that deviant behavior is only deviant because people label it as deviant?

Answer: Howard Becker

Question: Merton argued that some individuals may choose to identify new goals and new means to reach them, which is known as conformity

Answer: FALSE

Question: More women than men are arrested from crimes each year in the United States

Answer: FALSE

Question: Which of the following are very powerful negative labels that change a person's identity?

Answer: stigmas

Question: According to Merton, what occurs when people reject the goal but continue to use the accepted means of reaching the goal?

Answer: ritualism

Question: Who argued that certain body features could be used to identify criminals?

Answer: Cesare Lombroso

Question: In the United States, who officially decides if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime?

Answer: the courts

Question: Characters like Sheldon on "The Big Bang Theory" illustrate how over conformity to norms can also be seen as deviant

Answer: TRUE

Question: Who serves as a primary connection between the population and the criminal justice system?

Answer: police

Question: According to Durkheim, deviance can lead to social change in society

Answer: TRUE

Question: In Merton's strain theory, which of the following means accepting the goal but using unacceptable, or deviant, ways of reaching this goal?

Answer: innovation

Question: An example of a victimless crime is gambling

Answer: TRUE