Deviance, Conformity, And Social Control In Canada
Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada
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Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada, 5e Tami Bereska (Test Bank)
Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada, 5e Tami Bereska (Test Bank)
1 Chapter 01: Determining Deviance 1. According to some deviance specialists, recent definitions of deviance have largely come to accept the notion of an observable characteristic that all "deviants" share. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-01 Page-Reference: 4 Skill: C Answer: b. False 2. Defining deviance on the basis of statistical rarity is more common in everyday conversation than in scientific research. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-02 Page-Reference: 4 Skill: F Answer: a. True 3. The fact that left-handedness is considered acceptable in Canadian society suggests that there are limitations to defining deviance on the basis of statistical rarity. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-03 Page-Reference: 5 Skill: A Answer: a. True 4. According to the definition of deviance that emphasizes harm, something is "deviant" only if it harms someone else rather than oneself. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-04 Page-Reference: 5 Skill: C Answer: b. False (Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control in Canada, 5e Tami Bereska)
(Test Bank all Chapters) 2 5. One of the limitations of using harm as the defining characteristic of deviance is that perceptions of harm change over time. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-05 Page -Reference: 6-8 Skill: C Answer: a. True 6. In th e early 20th century, social activist Emily Murphy claimed that marijuana use caused extreme violence, insanity, and death. When we evaluate her claims today, we can see one of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of negative societal reaction . a True b False Difficulty: Challenging QuestionID: 01-06 Page -Reference: 8 Skill: A Answer: b. False 7. A century ago, doctors claimed that masturbation caused acne, hairy palms, and insanity. When we consider these claims today, we can see one of th e limitations of defining deviance on the basis of harm . a True b False Difficulty: Challenging QuestionID: 01-07 Page -Reference: 6-7 Skill: A Answer: a. True 8. Because most Canadians disapprove of heroin use, we can say that heroin use is "deviant", according to the definition of deviance that emphasizes negative societal reaction . a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-08 Page -Reference: 10-11 Skill: A Answer: a. True 3 9. Under leader Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party of Canada he ld free votes in Parliament (as a proxy for societal reaction) on the two "hot -button" issues of the day —same sex marriage and the decriminalization of marijuana. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-09 Page -Reference: 10 Skill: F Answer: b. False 10. One of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of a negative societal reaction is that there are usually varying reactions to the same act, wherein different groups of people in society have different opinions on the same issue. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-10 Page -Reference: 10-11 Skill: C Answer: a. True 11. A question that some people raise about defining deviance on the basis of societal reaction is whether some people's reactions (e.g. the Prime Minister's) count more than other people's reactions (e.g. a homeless person's). a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-11 Page -Reference: 10 Skill: C Answer: a. True 12. Criminal laws, which define the social norms and subsequent behaviours that are deem ed deviant, are born from consensus. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-12 Page -Reference: 12-13 Skill: C Answer: b. False 4 13. According to subjective definitions of deviance, the presence of specific observable characteristics tells us whether someone is deviant. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-13 Page -Reference: 14-15 Skill: C Answer: b. False 14. Many contemporary definitions of deviance combine both objective and subjective elements. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-14 Page -Reference: 19 Skill: F Answer: a. True 15. Deviance specialists who focus on the more subjective aspects of deviance analyze the perceptions of and reactions to deviant acts, rather than the deviant acts themselves. a True b False Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-15 Page -Reference: 21 Skill: C Answer: a. True 16. The "deviance dance" is of particular interest to deviance specialists who lean toward the subjective end of the objective -subjective continuum. a True b False Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-16 Page -Reference: 21 Skill: C Answer: a. True
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