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Questions
1. Why are nonconformist activities or styles attractive as commercial products?
To many people, they represent authenticity.
They are easily marketable.
They attract mass attention.
For a significant portion of the population, they cater to preexisting dispositions.
2. What we define as normal and abnormal behavior depends on
evidence of abnormality.
empirical research.
social context.
individual opinion.
3. Which statement best describes recidivism rates in the United States?
Three-quarters are rearrested within five years.
Recidivism is low.
Many programs exist to prevent recidivism.
A majority commit new crimes.
4. Steve decided to go with his friend Wendy to visit a nudist retreat. Of course, everyone Steve encountered was naked. He didn't quite feel comfortable walking around completely naked, so he chose to be partially clothed. A few people stared at Steve. In that setting, what was Steve violating by being partially clothed?
a more
a taboo
a folkway
a formal norm
5. Michel Foucault suggests that because we have internalized social norms and are ready to self-police, we are subject to social control in the form of
structural domination.
coercive structure.
surveillance.
a rigid order.
6. How does deviance contribute to group solidarity?
Deviance unites people against a common enemy.
Overcoming deviance fosters bonding.
People with common deviant dispositions bond.
Reformed deviants crave group acceptance.
7. Hitler was xenophobic.
True
False
8. What did Samuel Huntington view as the fundamental difference among the "civilizations" he described?
socioeconomic standing
political structure
racial differences
religious beliefs
9. The belief that offenders need to be incarcerated to eliminate threat and prevent harm to the public is an example of which rationale for punishment?
elimination
protection
restoration
neutralization
10. Labeling theory is associated with which of the following sociological perspectives?
feminist
conflict
symbolic interactionist
functionalist