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Labelling theory encourages ________ as a way to completely avoid the stigmatization process?
A. restitution
B. legalization
C. radical non-intervention
D. decriminalization
E. retribution
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
If a deviant act is ‘normalized’ it is______________?
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 person’s genetic or anatomical make up
Which approach framed their analysis of crime and deviance in terms of this preservation of power by the ruling class ?
A. New Left Realism
B. Right Realism
C. new criminology
D. interactionism
Lombroso claimed that______________?
A. criminals were socialized into an 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
Sociologists believe that no behavior is____________?
A. Without a deal of grate variation
B. inherently deviant
C. totally in keeping with tradition
D. Without a corresponding judgment
E. Completely irrelevant
What is the term that describes repeat offending by those who have been in prison ?
A. rehabilitation
B. deterrence
C. reform
D. recidivism
The key concept in labelling theory is that of____________________?
A. stigma
B. commitment
C. aspiration
D. motivation
E. acceptance
Punishments, or negative sanctions, are especially important at the _______ level?
A. informal
B. societal
C. traditional
D. formal
E. adolescent
According to Strain theory, retreatants are likely to engage in what type of deviant activity ?
A. Sexual assault
B. terrorism
C. counterfeiting
D. drug abuse
E. robbery
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