MCQs of Sociology – Crime and Deviance

Sociological definitions of deviance consist of behaviors, beliefs, and:

Sociologists believe that no behavior is:

Punishments, or negative sanctions, are especially important at the ____ level.

Peer approval of your actions would be a good example of:

The classic sociological study of two juvenile groups called the “Saints” and the “Roughnecks” was conducted by:

The question of “who defines deviance” has principally been addressed by what sociological theory?

According to Quinine, crimes of “domination and repression” are committed by _____.

Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the:

The rise in patriotism following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is an example of what function of deviance

Positivism, as a theory of crime and deviance, has implications that emphasize:

Biological positivists have tended to focus on what type of crime?

Psychological positivism stresses the key role that ____ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems.

The sociologist responsible for the modern day adaptation of strain theory is:

According to Strain theory, ____ are those individuals who have traditional success goals but substitute deviant means by which to achieve them.

According to Strain theory, retreatists are likely to engage in what type of deviant activity?

Wht sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime?

Sutherland’s Differential Association theory emphasizes that crime and deviance are basically:

Social Control theory attempts to explain:

Which of the following was not identified as one of the four major social bonds in Hirschi’s Social Control theory?

Labelling theory came into prominence during which decade of the twentieth century?

The key concept in labelling theory is that of:

Labelling theory encourages ____ as a way to completely avoid the stigmatization process.

The “natural law” approach is essentially concerned with:

Which of the following statements about crime and deviance is false?

Robert Merton’s ideas on crime and deviance make use of the concept of anomie. What does anomie mean in Merton’s work?

What is Howard Becker’s famous definition of deviance?

Which of these is not a concept associated with Left Realist explanations of criminal subcultures?

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?

Which of the following is not a reason why corporate crime is more difficult to prosecute compared with individual crimes?

Which one of the following is an example of a ‘third generation’ or true cybercrime?

What is defined as ‘non-conformity to a given set or norms that are accepted by a significant number of people in a community or society?

Who first introduced the notion of anomie into sociology

Merton describes types of response to a situation where there are widely socially endorsed values but limited means of achieving them. Which of his types describes an acceptance of the values but willingness to use any means to achieve them?

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?

Which approach framed thier analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class?

Which policy is supported by the theory of broken windows?

Which of these is NOT an example of target hardening?

Of what is the failure of companies to adhere to legal regulations that apply to them an example?

What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison?

Which one of the following is a strategy for restorative justice?

Lombroso claimed that:

If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is:

The term ‘secondary deviation refers to

White-collar crime is low in visibility because

The Mafia is an example of:

How is terrorism different from the types of crime described by the chicago School?