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Soc 213/ Deviant Behavior Dodd Bogart Test 3A 11/14/00

Part 1: Old Text Items

Ch. 08: Mental Disorder

01. According to the text, while DSM-IV can be reliable for diagnosing symptoms of mental illness, they are not necessarily A. helpful B. ethical C. valid D. trustworthy.

02. If neurotics can identify the specific object of their anxiety, they are said to experience

A. hysteria. B. compulsion. C. obsession. D. phobia.

03. According to studies in the US and Europe, as discussed in your text, over half of all _____ spontaneously get better over the course of 20 years (Kopelowicz and Bidder, 1992).

A. personality disorders B. somatoform disorders C. delirium dementias D. schizophrenics

E. obsessive-compulsives (p. 159)

04. _____ have higher rates of mental disorder than other classes. A. lower B. lower-upper

C. middle-class D. upper-class E. upper middle-class (p. 166)

05. _____ is a hospital-caused problem characterized by a deep sense of hopelessness, pervasive loss of initiative, deterioration of social skills, and inability to function in the larger society.

A. institutional stress syndrome B. institutionalization C. medical neglect D. hospital apathy E. autism (p. 175)

06. One critique of the _____ model is that it treats the symptoms, but not the cause of mental illness. A. psychosocial B. psychoanalytic C. medical D. supersanity E. labeling. (p. 178)

07. The _____ model attributes mental disorder to factors such as emotional conflict and stressful social experiences. A. functionalist B. psychosocial C. supersanity D. psychoanalytic

E. labeling. (p. 186)

Ch. 09: Heterosexual Deviance

08. One feminist argument against pornography is that it: A. degrades women by treating them as pieces of meat; B. there is little gender equity in pay; C. men are portrayed as less than human; D. encourages men to engage in extramarital sex; E. encourages women to be unfaithful to their spouses. (p. 192)

09. According to your text, research suggests that people who engage in adultery are (best answer) _____ than monogamous men and women. A. immature sexually B. much more sexually active C. much less sexually active D. heavy pornography users E. from sexually repressed families (p. 193)

10. Liberals contend that pornography is _____ since _____ occurred after prohibitions on its sale were removed. A. desirable, film industry exploded; B. harmful, public education worsened; C. profitable, the economy flourished; D. harmless, sex crimes dropped sharply, E. inconsequential, adult film rentals remained constant. (p. 193)

11. According to Thio, what percentage working women have been sexually harassed? A. 25%, B. 50%, C. 75%, D. relatively few (less than 25%), E. nearly all. (p. 196)

12. The use of condoms is critical to _____ because _____ . A. prostitutes, women are ten times more likely to get the AIDS virus from men than men are from women B. johns, prostitutes tend to lie about whether or not they have AIDS C. male prostitutes, men are ten times more likely to get the AIDS virus from men than men are from women D. men, men are ten times more likely to get the AIDS virus from women than men are from women E. prostitutes, birth control is not commonly available to US prostitutes (p. 205)

13. A _____ gets about half her employees’ earnings, and a _____ typically gets all of them.

A. pimp, madam; B. john, madam; C. madam, john; D. dominatrix, madam; E. madam, pimp. (p. 208)

14. According to _____ theory, prostitution exists because it is encouraged by society’s system of sexual morality. A. feminist B. social-psychological C. patriarchal D. labeling E. functionalist. (p. 217)

Ch. 10: Homosexual Deviance

15. Which of the following statements about the nature and extent of homophobia is not true?

A. Most Americans do not believe we should deny the sexual minority the same rights enjoyed by the sexual majority. B. U.S. society is deeply ambivalent about its sexual minority. C. A majority of Americans practice discrimination against the sexual minority. D. A majority of Americans condemn same-sex orientation as morally wrong.

16. The definition of homosexuality does not include A. a feeling of sexual desire for members of the same sex. B. a rejection of sexual desire for and experience with heterosexuals. C. the experience of having sex with persons of the same sex. D. a combination of both feelings of sexual desire for and the experience of having sex with members of the same sex.

[Information not provided in 5th ed. Answer B.]

17. All of the following are ways gay women are like heterosexual women, EXCEPT that homosexual women A. can carry on a comfortable relationship with straight people. B. were often tomboys in childhood. C. continue to have sex with men. D. have a desire to be mothers.

18. According to Henry (1994) what percentage of Americans believe same-sex orientation is morally wrong? A. one-quarter, B. three-quarters, C. nearly half, D. almost none, E. almost all. (p. 221)

19. Kite and Whitley (1996), Blumenfeld and Raymond (1993), Berrill (1992) said that homophobes had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT A. they have a same-sex oriented person in the family; B. they are conservative; C. they are less educated; D. they are more likely to be male than female; E. they are generally older. (p. 222)

20. According to Marcus (1993) and Dunkle and Francis (1990), which of the following is a true statement? A. gays and lesbians consistently play one role in their sexual activities, B. most gays and lesbians look and act just like heterosexual men and women, C. most child molesters are homosexual, D. same-sex orientation is a symptom of mental illness, E. gays and lesbians are obsessed with sex. (pp. 225-226)

Part 2: Old Video and Lecture Items

V08: The Search for Satan

21. There is mention of a best seller entitled, _____, which relates the experiences of a young woman whose unhappiness was traced to satanic ritual abuse by her family. A. Michelle Remembers B. Losing Their Identity C. Theresa’s Story D. A Road Less Traveled E. Satanic Cult Rituals

22. Mary S.’s ordeal began in _____ after she sought professional help for _____. A. 1985; cerebral memory loss B. 1991; a minor brain stroke. C. 1983; criminogenic tendencies D. 1990; a brain concussion E. 1988; depression/anxiety attacks

23. One mother (Patty) describes the therapy for her kids as _____ where the kids were able to _____. A. hypnotic regression; unconsciously reveal past abuses B. group sessions; talk with other kids about what happened C. sticker sessions; use stickers to tell yucky secrets D. role playing; act out what they remembered E. drawing sessions; draw pictures of what they remembered

24. One mental health practitioner in Houston, _____, would _____ as a way to get patients to reveal information. A. Dr. Roberta Sachs; use various medications B. Dr. Judith Peterson; restrain patients for long periods C. Dr. Sally McDonald; use role playing techniques D. Dr. Cory Hammond; use mind control techniques E. Dr. Bennett Braun; use normal psychotherapy techniques

25. Mary S’s prolonged treatment finally came to an end when _____. A. she was prosecuted for child abuse. B. she began to show signs of improvement. C. she escaped from the treatment facility. D. her insurance company asked for change in status. E. her husband requested her transfer to a nursing home.

V10: The Transformation

26. According to Ricardo _____. A. you are judged for who you are on the inside and not for your sexual attributes. B. you are not born gay, it depends on the environment you grow up in. C. your sexual preferences are determined both by birth (genetics) and by environment. D. you are born gay and your environment has no effect. E. being gay is wrong and against the teachings of the church.

27. Sara’s friend Hugo had the surgery to become a woman and had a heterosexual type of relationship which lasted _____, until her boyfriend _____. A. 2 years; was deported back to Cuba. B. 4 ½ years; started to become interested in men again. C. 11 months; was killed in a driveby shooting. D. 6 years; died of AIDS. E. 8 years; started wanting a family and left for another woman.

28. Ricardo said as a transvestite people told him he was beautiful, but what did he really want? A. a lifetime partner, B. approval of his parents, C. a home, D. a successful career, E. a relationship with Jesus.

29. According to the video, how long does it take a drag queen to come off of the streets and change his life style? A. 6 months, B. a year, C. 2-4 years, D. 3-5 years, E. 5-7 years.

30. How did Betty define love? A. good sex, B. long term commitment, C. economic stability, D. a short term fling, E. a family including children.

V11: The Godfather of Cocaine

31. Max Mermelstein, a former associate of Pablo Escobar, had been involved in all of the following activities EXCEPT _____. A. personally shipping 56 tons of cocaine to the United States. B. shipping out $300 million of the cartel’s profits. C. convincing Escobar to use M.A.S. death squads. D. sitting on the Medellin Cartel council. E. coordinating cartel drug shipments made by airplane.

32. Of all the things Escobar collected, he considered the _____ as his most prized possession. A. yacht once owned by Aristotle Onassis B. car once owned by Al Capone C. zoo animals purchased for his children D. stockpile of gold bullion E. hacienda estate

33. Pablo Escobar got his start in the drug business by _____. A. working in the cocaine production labs. B. flying cocaine shipments to the Bahamas. C. providing security for drug shipments. D. coordinating aircraft flights. E. driving coca paste to laboratories.

34. In 1979, _____ became a partner in Escobar’s organization, and he was influential in convincing Escobar to _____. A. Carlos Leyter, use larger aircraft. B. Gustavo Salazar Pineda, set up legitimate businesses to move money. C. Juan Lozano, run for political office. D. Mermelstein, to buy Norman’s Key. E. Jaime Ramirez, use a group of paid hitmen.

35. According to Rachel Ehrenfeld, author of _____, Escobar did more good for the people than did the local government. A. Flying the Gauntlet B. Drugs Lords C. Columbian Gold D. The Cocaine Kings E. Evil Money

Lecture VII: Conflict Theory

36. According to George B. Vold in his work, Theoretical Criminology, society is dependent on _____ for its essential existence and processes. A. societal norms and values B. strong central leadership C. criminogenic subcultures, D. group conflict., E. police powers

37. According to lecture notes, one possible theory of criminalization states that when normative conflict has been interpreted by authorities in legal terms, the probability that opposition members will be officially dealt with as criminals depends on all the following EXCEPT _____. A. the status of the legal norm in the culture of the opposition. B. the status of the opposing norm or illegal attribute in the culture of the opposition. C. the congruence of the legal norm with the cultural and social norms of those specifically charged with enforcement. D. the relative power of enforcers and resistors. E. the realism of moves made by the conflict parties.

38. In his work, The Poverty of the Sociology of Deviance: Nuts, Sluts, and Perverts, Alexander Liazos analyzed the work of writers who favored the labeling approach. He argues that even though such writers claim to humanize the deviant, they tend to neglect _____. A. homosexual deviance., B. mental illness. C. institutionalized violence. D. heterosexual deviance., E. addiction.

39. According to Austin Turk in his 1966 work, Conflict and Criminality, relations between conflict and crime have been conceptualized in all the following basic ways EXCEPT _____. A. criminal behavior as expression of participation in a criminogenic subculture. B. criminal behavior resulting from socialization in a different culture. C. accepted criminal behavior on the part of those in power. D. the violation of laws by basically normal persons in the course of realistic conflicts of interest. E. criminal behavior as an indicator of conflict within the person.

40. In his 1963 work, Symbolic Crusade, Joseph Gusfield selected the _____ in the United States for study because of its persistence and power. A. Temperance movement B. Ku Klux Klan C. military-industrial complex D. Mormon Church E. Civil Rights movement.

Part 3: New Text Items

Ch. 8: Mental Disorder

41. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Hallucinations and delusions are the most important characteristics of schizophrenia. B. Approximately 25 percent of all schizophrenics spontaneously get better over the course of 20 years. C. The dividing line between mental health and illness is mostly arbitrary. D. Approximately 90 percent of mental patients are prone to violence and/or criminality. E. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is most likely to strike people around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. (p. 159)

42. The _____ view of mental illness dominates psychiatry today. A. psychoanalytic B. psychotic C. functional D. psychopathic E. biological (p. 160)

43. If neurotics can identify a specific object of their anxiety, they are said to suffer from _____. A. phobia B. character disorder C. sociopathic disorder D. manic-depression E. anxiety reaction (p. 162)

44. The concept of “social _____” looks at social class a CONSEQUENCE of mental illness. A. causation B. selection C. regulation D. reaction E. social anxiety (p. 166)

45. Goffman’s concept of “_____” refers to the subordination of patients’ needs and desires to the smooth operation of the hospital. A. the M’Naghten Rule B. trephining C. depressive reaction D. hospitalitis E. total institution (p. 174)

46. _____ theory posits that coping resources are key in warding off mental illness. A. psychoanalytic B. social stress C. labeling D. environmental E. impulse control (p. 181)

47. Laing’s theory of insanity as supersanity employs the concepts of _____ and _____. A. acute mental illness; chronic mental illness B. the pleasure principle; the reality principle C. morality; legality D. inner-oriented; outer-oriented E. psychotherapy; network therapy (p. 184)

Ch. 9: Heterosexual Deviance

48. Which of the following statements regarding pornography is FALSE? A. Research supports the concept that pornography impacts negatively on the institution of marriage. B. Most of the pornographic materials in the United States are not violent. C. More money is generated by adult materials (such as phone sex and computer porn) than by Hollywood’s domestic box office receipts. D. The growth of the porn industry is primarily due to the availability of pornographic videos. E. The United States is the world’s leading producer of hard-core videos. (pp. 189-192)

49. Which of the following groups is most likely to engage in extramarital sex? A. upper-income individuals B. those who have engaged in premarital sex C. middle-aged women D. the very religious E. African American males (p. 194)

50. Which of the following statements regarding prostitution is TRUE? A. The majority of prostitutes are addicted to drugs. B. Most prostitutes have a history of child abuse. C. Prostitutes typically begin having sex at younger ages than other women. D. Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world. E. Most prostitutes are unable to enjoy sex for which they have not been paid. (p. 198)

51. According to Perkins’ (1991) study on prostitutes in Australia, which of the following was NOT among the top five reasons for entering prostitution? A. To support her family B. To earn more money C. To satisfy curiosity about herself. D. To pay for education or a holiday E. To support a drug habit (p. 205)

52. COYOTE is the name of a _____. A. brothel owners’ union B. Christian right organization against prostitution C. police “sting” operation D. prostitutes’ rights organization E. recovery program for compulsive johns (p. 207)

53. According to feminist theory, _____ theory reflects a sexist society’s view that promiscuous men are not a threat to the moral order, only promiscuous women are. A. social-psychological B. social exchange C. social learning D. phenomenological E. functionalist (p. 214)

54. Most psychologists and psychiatrists stress _____ factors as the key to entering prostitution, thereby implying that a woman must be psychologically abnormal to become a prostitute. A. predisposing B. attracting C. demanding D. precipitating E. attitudinal (p. 215)

Ch. 10: Homophobia and its Targets

55. According to Thio, the PRIMARY REASON that men are more likely than women to be homophobic is because they are _____. A. ashamed of their own effeminate characteristics B. afraid of being treated like women C. more afraid of aging D. unsuccessful in their traditional occupations E. “in the closet” themselves (p. 223)

56. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The difference between the sexes is a matter of kind, but the difference between sexual orientation is a matter of degree. B. Most child molesters are male homosexuals. C. “Homosexuality” remains listed in the DSM as a mental illness. D. Most lesbians are more interested in sex than their heterosexual peers. E. Like heterosexuals, most same-sex couples have clearly defined gender roles within their relationships. (pp. 225-226)

57. Striptease artists and prison inmates can most accurately be described as _____. A. positional B. situational C. trades D. LUGS E. hustlers (p. 228)

58. Which of the following characteristics pertains to most bisexuals? A. primarily gay B. primarily straight C. married to members of the opposite sex D. have sex primarily with other bisexuals E. primarily men (p. 229)

59. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. The suicide rate among gay youths is much higher than among their straight peers. B. Virtually all the parents of gays and lesbians are heterosexual. C. Lesbians and gays are generally better educated than their straight peers. D. Straight men and women tend to be more religious than their homosexual counterparts. E. Children raised by same-sex parents are no more likely than other children to become gay. (pp. 235-237)

60. An abnormal parent-son relationship is an important component of _____. A. hormone theory B. biological predisposition C. brain theory D. genetic theory E. sexual orientation disturbance (p. 242-243)

Part 4: New Video & Lecture Items

Video 08: The Search for Satan

61. According to Mary S., how much time elapsed between the time she first met Dr. Roberta Sachs at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital and her diagnosis by Dr. Sachs as “polyfragmented multiple”? A. one year B. six months C. three weeks D. 48 hours E. 5 minutes

62. Dr. Sachs referred to Mary S.’s family of origin as _____. A. cohesive B. cult royalty C. over-medicated D. religious zealots E. fragmented

63. When Pat Burgus and Dr. Bennett Braun appeared on a locally televised program to discuss multiple personality disorder, Pat’s demonstration was _____. A. condemned by the American Medical Association B. censored by the television station C. violent D. previously rehearsed with Dr. Braun E. the catalyst for her eventual divorce

64. Dr. Corydon Hammond developed a theory about the origins of Satanic cult programming; he proposed that a Jewish collaborator in the Nazi death camps, Dr. Greenbaum (Green), developed a secret code based on _____ which the cult used to program its members. A. an intricate numbering system B. the Greek alphabet C. books of the Bible D. music theory E. telegraph signals

65. When Pat Burgus’ children recounted “yucky secrets” of Satanic abuse to Dr. Braun, the stories were _____. A. met with skepticism B. rejected as fabrications C. rewarded with stickers D. corroborated by their mother E. reported to Child Protective Services

Video 10: The Transformation

66. Hugo left the Salt Mines to join Terry’s group in Dallas because they offered him _____. A. understanding B. access to a rehab center C. a sex change operation D. an apartment E. an environment where he could meet other drag queens

67. Terry quotes the Bible as saying that _____ have “more power, a place of higher honor and more closeness to God.” A. heterosexuals B. eunuchs C. Christians D. women E. missionaries

68. While fixing Betty’s hair, Ricardo tells her that his happiest moments as a woman revolved around _____. A. evening wear B. make-up C. sex D. dancing E. gay pride parades

69. The promise that Jovanna’s sister made to her concerns _____. A. keeping Jovanna’s secret that she is a transvestite B. finding Jovanna a place to live C. burying Jovanna as a woman D. teaching Jovanna the art of prostitution E. giving Jovanna a Christian burial

70. The ending of the video depicts _____. A. “In Memory of Ricardo, 1960-1996” B. Ricardo singing with the church choir C. Ricardo and Betty dancing at their wedding D. Ricardo and his friends in 1989 at the Salt Mines E. Ricardo and Hugo talking on Ricardo’s bed about their shared past

Video 11: The Godfather Of Cocaine

71. Thomas Cash, the DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Escobar investigation, said that Escobar was to cocaine what _____ was to _____. A. Reagan; the war on drugs B. Bob Dylan; folk music C. Oliver North; arms for contras D. Jimmy Carter; peanuts E. Ford; automobiles

72. Escobar and his partners were known as the _____ cartel. A. Cali B. Medellin C. Mexicano D. Tranquilandia E. Ochoa

73. According to the documentary, the factor that set Escobar apart from other drug smugglers was _____. A. the ability to think strategically B. his refusal to kill women and children C. his lack of interest in politics and politicians D. his refusal to torture his victims before killing them E. his lack of attention to his family

74. Escobar understood that the first step in taking over the country was _____. A. the infiltration of the U. S. government B. the elimination of the other Colombian drug cartels C. the bribing of White House officials D. the intimidation of the Colombian judiciary system E. collaboration with Mexican drug cartels

75. In the end, Escobar’s _____ was/were his Achilles heel and his downfall. A. greed B. family C. trusted lieutenants D. lack of money management E. business diversification

Lecture VII: Conflict Theory

76. Generally, contemporary conflict theorists have tended to view deviants as A. undersocialized, B. mentally ill, C. unlucky, D. political victims, E. the more admirable figures in society.

77. In Vold’s (1958) argument (outlining a conflict theory position), the most salient feature of politics is A. economic interests, B. group conflict, C. “social facts”, D. the use of violence by the agencies of social control, E. the level of education of the population.

78. Turk (1966) proposed to depart from standard past approaches to the relationship between conflict and crime by focusing on A. economic conflict, B. intrapersonal conflict, C. cultural conflict, D. religious conflict, E. “realistic conflict.”

79. If we apply Gusfiled’s (1963) model of “symbolic crusades” to the contemporary controversy over abortion, we would expect to find those most invested in overturning Roe vs. Wade to be A. females, B. status incongruent, C. status threatened, D. Latinos, E. uneducated.

80. According to Liazos (1972), the sociology deviance shows a prejudicial preoccupation with “nuts, sluts, and _____.” A. ‘perverts’, B. guts, C. cuts, D. godfathers, E. guns,

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