Topic 3

Evidence that deviance is _______________ is found in the fact that societies differ on what is considered deviance

a relative notion, not absolute

Within a society, certain groups have more ___________ than others, so they have more success in getting their definitions of deviance to prevail.

power

According to Durkheim, the true function of punishment is to _________________.

reassert the importance of the rule being violated

Jackson was sent to prison because he was wrongly identified by an eyewitness as having robbed a convenience store. When he was released from prison, he could not find a job because he had a felony on his record, so to obtain money to live on, he robbed a convenience store. This type of behavior is called

Secondary

___________________ proposes that people turn to deviance because they are denied access to legitimate means of achieving the goals of society.

Structural strain theory

According to Durkheim, crime is a __________________ function for society, because it serves to reaffirm the legitimacy of the society and creates the boundaries for what is acceptable behavior

positive

Recalling our discussion of Doc Gare, why would he likely be viewed as deviant?

Because Doc Gare does not comply with societal expectations, he is not seen as “normal."

The labeling perspective does little to explain why individuals begin to engage in deviance.

true

By punishing deviants, the group expresses collective indignation and reaffirms its commitments to the rules. This illustrates what important principle of deviance?

Deviance is an integral part of all societies.

Phil works very hard but doesn’t think he will ever achieve the American Dream. He never thinks of committing any crimes to get more money. Which of the following adaptations is Phil engaging in?

ritualism

Members of a society are influenced not to deviate through

internalization of norms and external pressure

When Douglas started first grade, he did not like school as much as preschool because he was expected to do the same thing at the same time as the other children. But soon, he was raising his hand and waiting for his turn to talk, just like everyone else. This is because school is a place where students learn to function in the larger society by learning _______________.

the formal prescriptions of society and that to get along one must go along

Which of the following statements are correct?

Social control is defined as the way norms, rules, laws and structures of society that regulate human behavior & All societies have mechanisms that ensure conformity and deal with deviance.

In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled in Island Trees School District v. Pico that the right to read is _________________________.

Implied, but not explicitly stated in the U.S. Constitution

Many scholars regard social order as the fundamental question of the social sciences. What this means is that members of any society must be socialized to support and maintain the social order.

True

Which of the following statements is correct regarding women and the right to vote in the United States?

Only white women had their right to vote protected with passage of the 19th Amendment, Native American women won full citizenship and the right to vote in 1924, Asian women who became U.S. citizens could not vote until 1952, Black women born in the U.S. did not have their right to vote protected until 1965, with the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

The lecture on the Chinese government’s one-child policy included which of the following?

Mao Zedong died in 1976 and Den Xiaoping was head of the Chinese Communist Party by 1978, When Den Xiaoping took over, the Chinese economy was in ruins. Economic prosperity was just a dream, until and unless population growth could be controlled, and The Chinese Communist Party and the people basically made a bargain - for the people would trade freedom and democracy in exchange for economic prosperity the Party would deliver.

The Chinese government’s one-child policy _________________.

officially ended in 2015

The lecture looked at book-banning as a battle about

who should be seen and heard, who’s story deserves to be told and who’s story does not deserve to be told, who matters and who doesn’t matter in this America.

Pluralistic ignorance involves which of the following?

People censor their true feelings to avoid embarrassing themselves or being socially rejected by others, People falsely conclude that others are expressing their true feelings even though they too were self-censoring, and People conclude that their own thoughts and feelings are not shared by others.