Soc213(003) Social Deviance Bogart Quiz06b: Lii: Anomie and Ch. 3 Construcion 01/31/03
Merton & Cloward
51b. Merton: The American open-class-ideology is _____ and _____ deviance. A. .pervasive, discourages; B. weak, promotes; C. unrealistic, promotes; D. cyclical, has a cyclical effect on; E. linked to religion, links religion to.
52b. Durkheim argued that (American) competitive struggle produces _____ which likely results in _____. A. conformity, innovation, B. conformity, ritualism, C. innovation, ritualism, D. ritualism, rebellion; E. anxiety, ritualism.
53b. "Frustration is the individual's own fault and good for him or her" and "'Failures' such as the the poor and ill are inevitable if not just" are two parts of what Merton calls the ____ myth. A. Puritan, B. Horatio Alger, C. Pseudo-liberal, D. conservative, E. sociological.
54b. Citing findings alcoholism is high among the Irish, Cloward argued A. family influence is stronger than societal, B. biology is stronger than culture, C. subjective meaning is more powerful than "objective facts", D. illegitimate opportunities are as important as legitimate opportunities, E. Sutherland's theory is better than Durkheim's.
55b. Cloward: If access to illegitmate opportunities varies directly with class position, comparative rates of illegitimate acitivity will be A. higher is higher SES groups, B. lower in SES groups, C. roughly the same in higher and lower SES groups, D. difficult to forecast.
Ch. 3: Constructionist Theories
56b. Thio: labeling theorists are most interested in analyzing A. the process of becoming deviant, B. the causes of deviance, C. the causes of conformity, D. t the categories of deviance, E. self esteem of deviants (p. 37)
57b. Citing Erikson (1962), Thio features _____ as a major consequence for conventional members of the community to label others. A. sadistic satisfaction, B. enhanced social order, C. sensation and excitement, D. indirect education in sociology, E. better understanding of good and evil. (p. 38)
58b. According to Thio, labeling theory cannot logically deal with _____ deviance. A. juvenile, B. biologically induced, C. hidden, D. secondary, E. corporate. (p. 39)
59b. According to Thio, Phenomenological Theory is very closely associated with A. ethnomethodology, B. existential sociology, C. creative sociology, D. the sociology of everyday life, E. all of the above. (p. 39)
60b. Douglas (1967) found people who commit suicide tend to see their act as A. resignation to the inevitable, B. achieving some useful purpose, C. an act of self pity, D. an act of power over others, E. desired by others. (pp. 41-42)
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