Sociology MCQs

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Deviance is dysfunctional in that it_______________?
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
The term terrorism has its origins in_____________?
A. The roman empire
B. Revolutionary france
C. Nazi germany
D. The english civil war
The essential function of punishment in society is_______________?
A. Reform
B. Revenge
C. Affirmation of moral standards
D. None of these
Lombroso claimed that_____________?
A. Criminals were socialized underworld of crime
B. No act is intrinsically deviant
C. Biological failings drove some people into crime
D. Women were less likely to be arrested than men
The term secondary deviation refers to________________?
A. The punishment or stigmatization of deviant acts
B. The labelling of an act as deviant through social reactions to it
C. The ways in which taking on a deviant role affects future action
D. All of the above
The work of Smart suggested that_____________?
A. The rates of violent crime were similar for men and women
B. Women’s sexual delinquency was more likely to be normalized than men’s
C. Women’s criminal behavior tended to reflect traditional gender roles
D. All of the above
Patterns of drug use in Britain reveal that____________?
A. It has increased and is no longer confined to a hedonistic youth subculture
B. The most commonly used recreational drug is ecstasy
C. Teenage girls are more likely to experiment with hard drugs than teenage boys
D. Despite a series of moral panics, the use of illegal drugs is very rare