Sociology MCQs

A. Why are people deviant?
B. Why are people not deviant?
C. How does labeling contribute to deviance?
D. How does structural strain contribute to deviance

A. Police
B. Military
C. Prisons
D. Courts

A. Cannot keep “hard core” criminals off the street
B. Does keep “hard core” criminals off the street
C. Is an effort to address the problem of one-time criminals
D. Maximizes effective use of prison bed space

A. Social norms and traditions
B. Law enforcing agencies
C. Clan system
D. None of these

A. Secondary
B. Primary
C. Both a &
D. None of these

A. Formal to informal control
B. Informal to formal
C. General to specialized
D. None of these

A. Criminality
B. Deviance
C. Recidivism
D. Degeneracy

A. Recognized as breaking an important norm of behavior
B. Seen a temporary aberration from an otherwise normal character
C. The first step in establishing a deviant career
D. Attributed to the persons genetic or anatomical make up

A. People are socialized into a life of crime by associating with others who define it in positive terms
B. The majority of crime is committed by middle class people in professional occupations
C. Those who were arrested and charged with theft did not define themselves as thieves
D. The most dangerous criminals on the street were those who were highly skilled thieves

A. It involves only small amounts of money
B. The proletariat can outsmart the bourgeosiie
C. The police turn a blind eye to corporate crime
D. It goes undetected in the context of everyday business transactions