which of the following best describes how deviance is defined ?
deviance is socially defined
during the civil rights movement, Rosa parks and other black protestors spoke out against segregation by refusing to sit at the back of the bus. This is an example of __________.
an act of deviance
a student has a habit of talking on her cell phone during class. One day, the professor stops his lecture and asks her to respect the other students in the class by turning off her phone. In this situation, the professor used ______ to maintain social con
informal negative sanctions
societies practice social control to maintain _______.
cultural deviance
one day you decide to wear pajamas to the grocery store. While you shop, you notice people giving you strange looks and whispering to others. In this case, the grocery store patrons are demonstrating ______________.
informal sanctions
a student wakes up late and realizes her sociology exam starts in five minutes. She jumps into her car and speeds down the road where she is pulled over by a police officer. The student explains that she is running late, and the officer lets her off with
primary deviance
according to C. Wright Mills, which of the following people is most likely to be a member of the power elite?
A senator
according to social disorganization theory, crime is most likely to occur where?
a community where neighbors don't know each other very well
Shaw and Mckay found that crime is linked primarily to _____.
wealth
according to the concept of the power elite, why would a celebrity such as Charlie Sheen commit a crime?
because his fame protects him from retribution
a convicted sexual offender is released on parole and arrested two weeks later for repeated sexual crimes. How would labeling theory explain this?
the offender has been labeled deviant by society and has accepted a new master status.
_____ deviance is a violation of norms that ______ result in a person being labeled a deviant.
primary; does not
which of the following is an example of a corporate crime ?
embezzlement
spousal abuse is an example of ______.
violent crime
which of the following situations best describes crime trends in the US?
rates of violent and nonviolent crimes are decreasing
what is a disadvantage of the National Crime Victimization Survey ?
The NCVS may be unable to reach important groups, such as those without phones