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SOC Plus 2nd Canadian Edition – Test Bank
Chapter 5—Deviance and Crime
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.Why does the textbook assert that “everyone” is deviant?
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a. |
because most people break rules and admit that they are deviant |
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b. |
because most people are not as good or law abiding as they would have us believe |
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because what is considered deviant varies across cultures |
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d. |
because definitions of deviance are not well understood by people |
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2.Today, Nelson Mandela is hailed as a hero. This suggests that the social definition of which of the following has changed over time?
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a. |
ethnicity |
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b. |
social justice |
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c. |
race |
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d. |
crime or deviance |
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3.Which of the following illustrates committing a crime?
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a. |
Bob burns the Canadian flag on his lawn. |
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b. |
Bob parks his car too long at a parking meter downtown. |
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c. |
Bob lets the door slam in the face of the person behind him. |
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d. |
Bob has a prescription for and uses marijuana for medical purposes. |
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4.According to the textbook, which of the following is best characterizes the sociological view of deviance and crime?
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They are only deviance and crime in the eye of the beholder. |
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They are defined differently in different historical periods. |
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They are easy to define. |
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d. |
They are easy to understand because people act in the same ways. |
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5.Whether or not a particular act is considered deviant depends upon which of the following?
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criminal intent |
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b. |
the legal definition of the act |
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c. |
social context |
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d. |
the morality of the behaviour |
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