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Crime and Deviance

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

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

A. the concept of ‘deviance’ is much broader than ‘crime’
B. deviance and crime very often overlap
C. the concept of deviance can be applied to individuals and groups
D. deviance is normally sanctioned by law

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

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

A. Social Control theory
B. Anomie theory
C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
D. Social Process theory
E. Strain theory

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

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

A. ritualists
B. ret realists
C. rebels
D. innovators
E. conformists

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Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?

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Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?

A. pre-natal nutrition
B. hormones
C. genetic abnormalities
D. early childhood
E. adolescence

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Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the_____________?

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Conflict theory’s primary suggestion for reducing crime and deviance involves the_____________?

A. Substantial reduction of economic inequality
B. Subordination of the agents of social control
C. redefinition of acts that are currently defined as criminal
D. amelioration of social welfare activities
E. repression of lower-class gang activities

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Crime and Deviance, Sociology Mcqs