Sociology Mcqs

A. the state must undertake a political process of criminalizing it
B. it must be committed by someone labelled a criminal
C. it must involve the violation of a person or property
D. the majority of the population must consider the act criminal

A. emphasize that the values of society serve all members of society
B. see the capitalist ruling class as protecting the masses
C. argue that criminal acts are acts which the ruling class brands as criminal
D. None of the above reflects the thinking of conflict theorists

A. structural strain theory
B. social control theory
C. differential association theory
D. Each of these theories explains the situation equally well

A. social disorganization
B. anomie
C. deviance
D. none of the above

A. operating to favor powerful groups at the expense of others
B. an indispensable functional requirement for social survival
C. a source of social chaos
D. both b and c

A. can impair and undermine organized social life
B. increases our willingness to play our roles
C. increases our willingness to contribute to the larger social enterprise
D. enhances our trust of one another

A. reform
B. revenge
C. affirmation of moral standards
D. None of these

A. the Roman Empire
B. Revolutionary France
C. Nazi Germany
D. the English Civil War

A. white-collar crime
B. corporate crime
C. victimless crime
D. organized crime

A. labelling theory
B. control theory
C. functionalist theory
conflict theory