soc questions
miamooreyQuestion 17
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Which of the following statements helps explain why Jack Katz thought his book, Seductions of Crime, explained deviance in a new way?
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Conflict theorists have frequently argued that differences in economic resources give elites the ability to control the coercive apparatus of the state. Pronounced economic differences also provide elites with a need to maintain order. |
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Three decades ago, criminologists widely decried the failure of rehabilitative efforts to reduce recidivism. This “nothing works” attitude permeated the field of criminal justice, and a period of punitive justice was ushered in. |
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The social science literature contains only scattered evidence of what it means, feels, sounds, tastes, or looks like to commit a particular crime. |
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Society should be considered as a cross between the cultural “goals” that it believes its members should strive for, and the “means” that are believed, legally or morally, to be legitimate ways that individuals should attain these goals. |
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The discussion of positivist theories centering on peculiarities or abnormalities of the individual considers theories related to physical appearance, mental deficiency and feeblemindedness, hereditary and biological defectiveness, and psychiatry. |
Question 19
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Kate Bornstein argues that civil-rights legislation designed to protect people with alternative sexualities mostly helps straight-acting, straight-appearing people because:
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straight-acting, straight-appearing people have never been labeled deviant |
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in order to generate social cohesion, we have to find someone to discriminate against |
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the more someone deviates from the “perfect identity,” the less power they have |
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such legislation is designed to help punish those who are extremely different from the mainstream |
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those who can’t “pass” as straight in public are rebels
Question 22 1. Instead of solely examining background factors, what does the sociologist Jack Katz think that sociologists should study when trying to understand deviance? Answer
Question 23 1. What is the Uniform Crime Report used for? Answer
Question 24 1. Which of the following is true of entomophagy, the eating of insects? Answer
Question 25 1. Today ecoterrorists in America have taken many radical actions, including burning down ski lodges, blowing up Hummers, freeing lab animals, and chaining themselves to trees. These actions are often seen as extremely deviant, but many of the perpetrators believe that in the future they will be hailed as heroes, in which case their actions will be seen as: Answer
Question 27 1. Which of these factors make sociologists question the relationship between youth and crime? Answer
Question 29 1. Which of the following is NOT a justification for punishment in the United States today? Answer
Question 31 1. According to Jack Katz, what do muggers gain from their crimes? Answer
Question 32 1. The Amish have neither the resources nor the desire to use prison as a sanction against members of their community who violate the rules. What sanction do they use instead? Answer
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