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Ritualistic procedures intended to humiliate norm violators and mark them as being moral outcasts of the group to which they once belonged are called ________.


A) sanctions
B) profiling
C) degradation ceremonies
D) stereotyping

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After reading "The Naked Pumpkin Runners and the Naked Bike Riders: Deviance or Freedom of Self-Expression?" develop reasons why it is illegal for the runners and riders to appear naked in public. Discuss reasons why the runners and riders are compelled to display their deviant behavior.

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The cultural context of 21st-century North...

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What is the major difference between psychological and sociological theories in explaining deviance?

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Psychological theories examine...

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According to Durkheim,list three main functions that deviance provides for society. Provide an example or illustration of each.

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(1)Deviance clarifies moral boundaries a...

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Based on the research of Martín Sánchez-Jankowski,what are the primary reasons urban male youth join gangs?

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Conflict theorists take the position tha...

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Based on strain theory,there are four deviant models of adaptation and one mode considered to be socially acceptable.

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Sociologically,an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual.

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The relativity of deviance is MOST aligned with which sociological perspective?


A) structural functionalism
B) symbolic interactionism
C) the conflict perspective
D) the neo-conflict perspective

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How did Thomas Szasz characterize mental illness?

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Szasz said that mental illness...

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Labeling theory,differential association theory,and control theory all represent the conflict perspective.

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Why are shaming and degradation ceremonies less effective in urban societies rather than smaller,preindustrial societies?

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Shaming is more likely to be successful ...

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In an effort to resist the label of "deviant," most people will develop rationales to justify their deviant acts. Sykes and Matza refer to these rationales as ________.


A) ideologies
B) techniques of neutralization
C) strategies of justification
D) labeling

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How would a sociologist define deviance? How does the sociological definition of deviance differ from commonly held assumptions about deviance?

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Deviance is defined as a violation of a ...

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How would conflict theorists classify migrant workers,seasonal employees,and members of the workforce who are subject to layoffs?


A) bourgeoisie
B) proletariat
C) petty bourgeoisie
D) working poor

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Why are sanctions an important part of understanding deviance?

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Sanctions are expressions of disapproval...

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Violent crime in America is rather consistent from state to state in terms of the number of incidents and ratio of incidents to the state's population.

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What was the single greatest difference that explains why members of their community perceived the "Roughnecks" and "Saints" differently?

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The social class of the two gr...

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Although African Americans are disproportionately represented in the state prison population,the majority of prisoners are white.

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Violations of norms and rules that are written into law are officially called ________.


A) ethics
B) values
C) folkways
D) crimes

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How do biological and psychological theories of deviance differ from sociological theories? What are some of the major theories aligned with these disciplines?

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Biologists and psychologists explain dev...

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