Chapter 4: Physical Violence

Soc213Deviant BehaviorBogartTest 02a3/25/03

Chapter 4: Physical Violence

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1a. Regarding the racial backgrounds of offender and victim, murderis A) Mostly intraracial. B) Is mostly interracial. C) Is equally intraracial and interracial. D) Does not have any observable racial pattern. E)Whites have a higher rate of homicide (p. 61)

2a.One reason why we are more likely to be killed by those we knowthan by strangers is that murder most often A) Requires a great deal ofplanning to scheme against persons we know.

B) Requires a great deal ofemotion, more likely to be generated by intimate relations.

C)Occurs in large cities and the rural South. D) Takes place in anarbitrary way, and therefore people we know have a greater chance to bea victim.E)Requires a professional killer. (p. 68)

3a. Most evidence about the impact of capital punishment on murder ratessupports the conclusion that capital punishment A) Has greatly deterredmurder in other cultures but not in America. B) Greatly increases thenumber of murders committed. C) Is an effective deterrent to murder. D)Is not an effective deterrent to murder. E)None of the above. (Pp. 74)

4a.According to the psychoanalytic theory, the impulses of the id areat war with the A)Ego. B) I

C)Superego. D)Unconscious. E)Alter ego (p. 80)

5a. The goal that terrorist seek though violence is either _____ or ______. A)International, domestic B)Diplomatic or interrogative C) Irrational or rational D)Organized or erraticE)Instrumental or expressive. (P 86)

Chapter 5: Rape and Child Molestation

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6a. Which of the following behavioral characteristics would a rapist NOTconsider a sign of vulnerability? A) Walking slowly and tentatively B)Appearing passive or submissive C) Moving arms and legs in short, jerkymotions D) Projecting confidence wit appearing aggressive E)A mentally challenged girl. (P. 92)

7a. Sociologist Duncan Chappell theorized that the society with a higher rape rate: A) Is more sexually restrictive, B) Has more gender equality C) Is more sexually permissive D) Accepts sexually diversity such as homosexuality E) Is religiously restrictive.

8a. All of the following are factors that lead to more rape-pronecampuses, except for A)Mandatory membership in fraternities. B)Atradition of heavy drinking. C)Not seriously dealing with sexualassault. D)Rampant homophobia. E)Treating women as objects of conquest (p. 97)

9aThe Feminist theory states that rape is caused by sexual inequality because rape isA) The Equal Rights Amendment failed to become legislation B)An expression of men's dominance over women

C) The result of relative sexual frustration D) The result of a culture of violence E). The result of a man who is afraid to admit to his homosexual tendencies (p. 110)

10a. Which of the following traits is most likely associated with achild molester rather than a rapist? A)Toughness and aggressiveness. B)Attack different victims. C)More likely to resort to physical force. D)Get along well with opposite sex.E)Old age(p. 115)

Chapter 6: Family Violence

11a. Recent research shows that the overwhelming majority of abusedwomen A)Continue to put up with the abuse. B)Do leave abusiverelationships. C)Attack or murder their husbands. D)Join women'scenters and fight against more abuse E)Remain because they are socially and economically isolated (p. 125)

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12a.______, common among both rape victims and Vietnamvets, is characterized by depression, anxiety and helplessness. A)Posttraumatic syndrome B) Intergenerational stress transmission

C) Passive-aggressive disorder D) Psychological fatigue E) Phenomenological stress disorder

(p. 125)

13a.Which of the following statements about childabuse is FALSE? A)Up to 20 percent of women have experienced sexual abuseas a minor, B) 3 million children a year are abused, C)There has been

48% increase in children killed by parents since the mid-1980s, D)Running away from home and delinquency are more likely to occur in individualsthat were abused, E)The majority of child abuse cases involve sexualabuse. (p. 127)

14a. The term, “sandwiched generation,” refers to _____. A) A root cause of child abuse. B)Dual generational care C)Mothers preparing young children for school. D)Child custody among divorced parents E)The ratio of care giving benefits versus sacrifices (p. 130)

15a. Which of the following are criticisms of protective services efforts for children? A)They fail to provide enough staff and resources to investigate all complaints of child abuse. B)They sometimes haul innocent parents to court. C)They leave a child with an abusive parent. D)All of the above are criticisms. E) A & C only (p. 135)

Part 2: Lecture Items

Lvi: Labeling Theory

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16a. Tannenbaum: Key to the process of an individual becoming a delinquent is the fact that he becomes A) Confused about his identity, B) The center of a major drama, C) Defenseless against the power of the community, D) A loser in his own eyes, E) Obsessed with his own power over the situation.

17a. Lemert: ultimately the individual _____ and this circumstance distinguishes secondary deviance. A) Adopts a deviant role or creates a new one for himself as a means of defense, attack or adjustment; B) Becomes powerless to defend himself against stigma and resigns; C) Becomes disassociated from the responses of the rest of the community; D) Achieves a kind of narcissistic state of self admiration which affords a license to continue being deviant; E) Loses all hope of winning acceptance by the community, retaliates with further deviance, and suffers reduced self esteem.

18a. In Outsiders, Becker defines “homosexual” and “addict” as _____ status traits. A)Primary

B)Secondary C)Master D)Auxiliary E)Illegitimate

19a. For Labeling Theory, the root cause of deviance is A) Poverty B) Poor parenting C) Mental illness D) Rule breaking E) All of the above

20a. Sociopathic individuation is the product of A) Poor upbringing and low achievement B) Poor upbringing and low socio-economic status C) Mental illness alone D)Low socio-economic status and poor nutrition E)Differentiating and isolating processes

Part 3: Videos

V05: Innocence Lost

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21a. Day care owner Bob Kelly was convicted on _____ counts of childsexual abuse and sentenced to _____ consecutive life terms. A) 55, 4;B) 66, 6; C) 77, 8; D) 88, 10; E) 99, 12.

22a In order to draw the children out the police recommend the children be seen by 3 therapists. Within a few months the results were. A) The children denied any abuse had taken place. B) The children were happy and able to return to school. C) The children who first denied the abuse to their parents now remembered it. D) The children at first said they were abused now denied it. E) none of the above.

23a. ______the police officer who led the investigation, took the stand to reveal that she _____.

A)Brenda Toppin; had lost or destroyed every original piece of evidence pertaining to the case

B)LynneLayton; had coached some of the children’s testimony C)Joe Chesire; had been a victim of childhood sexual abuse D)Robin Byrum; was related to the District Attorney E)Grace Bean; did not believe the children’s testimony

24a. How did Nancy Lamb justify reopening the case against Bob Kelly? A)the D.A. instructed her do so, B)The child deserved her day in court, C)The press continued pursuing the casekeeping the public involved, D)The parents petitioned her to do so, E) Brenda Toppin had found her lostrecords.

25a. Nancy Lamb, who later became Assistant District Attorney, argued to separate the Little Rascals trial from new charges against Bob Kelly because _____. A)The cases allegedly took place in two different counties B)Frontline’s exposure of the case revealed new defense witnesses C)The new charges did not involve a minor child D)FRONTLINE had compared the Little Rascals trial to the Salem witch hunts on national television E)The new case allegedly involved the use of firearms

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26a.The building that Warren Twiddy bought and rented to his daughter[Betsy Kelly] became the most prestigious day care in Edenton. It wascalled A). Mi Hogar, B). Bright Horizons, C). Little

Rascals, D) Mother Goose, E). Twiddle Dee Dee.

27a. Jane Maybry was unhappy that Bob Kelly had slapped her son. Theaccusations turned to sexual abuse when Jane A)Ran into another unhappymother, B)Put her son in therapy, C)Found evidence of rectal tearing, D)Heard a sermon about sexual abuse in her church, E)Had herhusband talk to their son.

28a. Betsy Kelly continued to live in Edenton following the trials because _____. A)Her parents were bedridden and required her assistance. B) The Court informed her that she could not leave its jurisdictionC) Betsy refused to allow her neighbors to coerce her into moving D) Several of her old friends begged her forgiveness and asked her to stay E)It was important to her daughter to finish high school .

29a. Defendant Dawn Wilson, decided to _____, with the support of her attorney, Bo Simmons.

A) Accept a plea bargain of 3 years B)Go to trial C)Accept a plea bargain of 1 year in jail D)Go to trial E)Accept a plea bargain of 10 years (parole 3)

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30a. .According to Frontline, Scott Privot lost ALL BUT _____ due to the charges of sexual abuse in this case. A)His wife, B)His home, C)The confidence of his father (a judge). D)Some money in the bank, E)Two businesses

V06: The Confessions of RosaLee

31a. Confessions of RosaLee was written by ______and FRONTLINE made this video in response to _____. A)JUNE CROSS , Barbara and Laura Bush’s interest in literacy B)Ben Wright; pressure from sociologists C)Nancy MacCallistar; RosaLee Cunningham’s connection to the Watergate scandal D)Leon Dash;GOP plans to dismantle welfare programs E)Patty Cunningham; the popularity of needle exchange programs

32a. In Confessions of RosaLee the Announcer calls the story of RosaLee an Odyssey through

A)Welfare, drugs, poverty, crime B)Illiteracy, welfare, addiction and crime C)Politics, prison, starvation and anger D)Courage, isolation, drugs and hopelessness E)Ethnicity, poverty, education and drugs.

33a. Rep. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON referred to the Story of RosaLee as a stereotype the author’sresponse was. A)We have enough stereotypes B)This is a way to educate people about disadvantage C)They are not stereotypical D)They become deeper and deeper stereotypes. E)None of the above.

34a.ALVIN CUNNINGHAM, RosaLee's Third Son speaks about living in abject poverty. His feelings about what his mother did are accurately described in his statement A)Our mother had to do whatever was necessary B)Stealing is a way of life C)She needed the drugs to work long hours D)She was victim E)She has too many kids

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35a. A billie is: A)A $20 bag of dope B)A bag of heroin C)An oz of cocaine D)Crack cocaine

E)A $40 bag of dope

V07: Death of a Porn Queen

36a. Colleen Applegate left home at the age of _____ and died at the age of _____with the star name of_____: A)17, 21, Connie Applegate B)18, 22, Theresa Grant C)18, 20 Shauna Grant D)17, 20, Brenda Rosenou E)20, 22, Wendy Apple

37a. Colleen attempted suicide once before, right after graduating from high school; her father’s reaction at that time was _____. A)she was feeling helplessness B)She was despondent C)She was lonely D)She was angry about her job E)She wanted attention

38a The Narrator stated about the popularity of X-rate videos, Americans rented ______X-rated videos last year. A) 100 million B) 3 million C) 10 million D) 400 Million E) 50 Million

39a. Laurie Smith, a veteran porn film actress, became Colleen’s closest friend in California; following Colleen’s death, Laurie _____. A)Gave up acting and moved out of state B)Entered a convent

C)Sued the porn film studio D)Killed herself E)Was arrested on charges of prostitution

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40a. Colleen was able to film graphic sex scenes by _____. A)Using self-hypnosis B)Getting high on cocaine C)Getting high on alcohol D)Thinking about her high school boyfriend

E)Pretending she was in love.