👥Sociology MCQs
Sociology MCQs
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If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________?
Arecognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
Bseen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
Cthe first step in establishing a deviant career
Dattributed to the person’s genetic or anatomical make up
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Which one of the following is a strategy for restorative justice ?
Acommunity service
Bimprisonment
Celectronic tagging
Dcurfews
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_______________ Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example ?
Awhite-collar crime
Bcorporate crime
Cvictimless crime
Dorganized crime
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Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows ?
Arestorative justice
Bzero tolerance
Ctarget hardening
Ddeterrent sentencing
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Which approach holds that deviance is not a feature of a group or individual but a process of interaction through which one group becomes defined as deviant ?
Alabelling theory
Bcontrol theory
Cfunctionalist theory
Dconflict theory
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Who first introduced the notion of anomie into sociology ?
Acomte
BMarx
CWeber
DDurkheim
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Which one of the following is an example of a ‘third generation’ or true cybercrime ?
Ainternational drug dealing via email
BThe global trade in online pornography
Cthe vandalizing of virtual environments
Dtheft of goods sold via online action websites
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The approach to crime prevention based on increased surveillance (such as CCTV and Neighborhood Watch schemes) and target hardening (such as a car immobilizers and better home security) is known as what ?
Athe new criminology
Bbroken windows theory
Csituational crime prevention
Ddeviance reduction theory
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What is Howard Becker’s famous definition of deviance ?
Adeviant behavior is behavior that is labelled so by the law
Bdeviant behavior is behavior that people so label
Cdeviant behavior is that labelled by the perpetrators
Ddeviant behavior is that which causes public offence
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Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false ?
Athe concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
Bdeviance and crime very often overlap
Cthe concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
Ddeviance is normally sanctioned by law