Soc213:F2002 Social Deviance Bogart Quiz 08A: Ch



Soc213(001) Social Deviance Bogart Quiz 08a: Ch. 3:Constructionist Theories 9/12/02

36a. The text’s author states that the constructionist theories of deviance are basically non-etiologic. This means that these theories: A. focus on the causes of deviant behavior. B. do not focus on the causes of deviant behavior. C. focus on behavior not classified as deviant. D. are not truly sociological theories of deviant behavior. (pg. 35)

37a. According to Lemert, what is the first act in the sequence of interaction leading to secondary deviation? A. primary deviation B. a deviant impulse C. tertiary deviation D. the confession of deviance E. being apprehended after committing a crime (p. 37)

38a.Despite recent increases in female crime, there has been no increase in female involvement in A. burglary B. robbery C. embezzlement D. business fraud E. all of the above. (p. 49)

39a.According to Thio, deconstructionism is close in meaning to the word A. reification B. reductionism C. etiology D. transference E. analysis (p. 51)

40a.The concept of linguistic domination is most closely associated with A. legal reality theory B. social reality theory C. Marxist theory D. feminist theory E. postmodernist theory (p. 52)

Soc213(002) Social Deviance Bogart Quiz 08b: Ch. 3:Constructionist Theories 09/12/02

36b. Labeling theory interprets deviance as a(n): A. totally subjective experience. B. expression of human animalistic tendencies. C. process of symbolic interactionism. D. outcome of conflict between powerful groups. (p. 35)

37b. One reason why labeling theory has enjoyed tremendous popularity among sociologists is because this theory A. supports many of the basic ideas of traditional theories of deviance B. firmly locates the role of the powerful in creating deviant labels C. is easy for students to understand D. has considerable data to support some of its basic ideas E. is isolated from all other sociological theories (p. 38)

38b. What do phenomenologists mean by the deviant reality? A. the nature of deviant behavior as seen by

scientific sociologists B. the characteristics of deviance as shown by objectively acquired data C. the reality of deviance as defined as such by the powerful D. the subjective meaning that deviants impute to their own deviant experience E. the definition arrived upon by experts (p. 39)

39b. Harold Garfinkel studied Agnes, who was a person seeking a sex change operation, and discovered that she considered herself A. both a man and a woman at the same time B. a normal woman with a physical defect (a penis) C. a sexual freak D. a normal man with several physical defects E. a dysfunctional man (p.42)

40b.Thio summarizes Feminist theory: the status of women as victims and offenders reflecs the continuing subordination of women in _____ society. A. capitalist B. postmodern C. preindustrial D. patriarchal E. technocratic (p. 54)

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