Social Problems
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This course examines major social problems affecting contemporary societies, such as poverty, crime, environmental degradation, inequality, racism, and family disruption. Students will explore the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to these issues from various sociological perspectives. Through analysis of current events, theoretical frameworks, and empirical research, the course encourages critical thinking about how social problems are defined, who is impacted, and the role of social institutions in perpetuating or addressing these challenges.
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Deviant Behavior 12th Edition by Alex Thio
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Chapter 1: What Is Deviant Behavior
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Q1) Constructionists tend to present deviants as basically the same as conventional people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to the __________ perspective on deviance,deviance is intrinsically real and an objective fact.
Answer: positivist
Q3) Crime is a violation of a formal norm.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) To constructionist sociologists,deviant behavior is an observable object in that a deviant person is like an object,a real something that can be studied objectively.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) The __________ approach believes that deviant behavior is a natural disposition. Answer: positivist
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Chapter 2: Positivist Theories
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Q1) One essential part of differential association theory is the assertion that the process of learning to become a criminal is the same as the process of learning to become a normal person.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Research has shown that strong social controls can almost totally prevent deviant behavior from occurring.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to Merton,when persons hold high success aspirations and are not given the opportunity to realize them,they might
A)resort to illegitimate means of achieving their aspirations.
B)reset their goals to an even higher level.
C)feel irrepressible psychological pressures and become violent.
D)become more religious.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Constructionist Theories
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Q1) One new approach to the study of deviance is the postmodern analysis of linguistic domination,or how the language of the powerful group dominates linguistic interaction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Feminist theorists argue that women's experience of deviance is essentially no different from the experience of men.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to the __________ theory,deviant behavior is due to the unequal distribution of limited resources.
Answer: Conflict
Q4) Quinney and other Marxist criminologists attribute the existence of crime directly to the capitalist system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Physical Violence
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Q1) There is a correlation between murder rate and one's socioeconomic status.
A)True
B)False
Q2) We are more likely to be victims of cold-blooded murder than warm-blooded murders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe a serial killer.How is the public's perception of serial killers different from the reality?
Q4) The death penalty is an excellent deterrent to murder.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to external restraint theory,suicide and homicide are
A)both acts of aggression resulting from frustration.
B)essentially different forms of deviant behavior.
C)both caused by subcultures of violence.
D)both crimes directed inward against oneself.
Q6) _____________ is a crime most often committed by relatives and acquaintances rather than strangers.
Q7) Most serial killers appear very __________.
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Chapter 5: Sexual Assault and Child Molestation
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Q1) In many areas of the world,long after the fighting and their consequent rape by foreign solders,women
A)disavow their home nation for failing to keep them safe.
B)come together to form support groups and heal in the wake of tragedy.
C)tend to be regarded as irreparably damaged property.
D)tend to be regarded as brave survivors deserving of respect.
Q2) Most rapes are committed on impulse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The objectification of women in our culture plays a role as to why men commit rape.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Until recently,almost all rapes were
A)interracial.
B)intraracial.
C)same-sexed.
D)older men raping younger women.
Q5) What is meant by the "culture of rape"? How does the culture work,and what are its consequences?
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Chapter 6: Family Violence
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Q1) For feminists,a major cause of wife beating is
A)poor economic and social conditions.
B)the sexist,patriarchal nature of society.
C)some men's lack of self-esteem.
D)men's greater access to the means of violence such as guns.
Q2) The definition of child abuse varies according to cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Though the percentage of family members who are victims of violence is high,the actual number of victims is quite small.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Men who batter their wives often attempt to rationalize their violent act by blaming the __________.
Q5) Analyze some of the factors in traditional African cultures that give support to female genital mutilation.What are some reasons for the widespread existence of this practice?
Q6) Most husbands feel genuine remorse after they have battered their wives.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Suicide and Self-Harm
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Q1) Which of the following is a way suicide attempters differ from suicide committers?
A)They are more likely to be men than women.
B)They use different methods but with more skill.
C)They are much fewer in number than committers.
D)They are more likely to be young.
Q2) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)The elderly have a higher suicide rate than the young.
B)Whites have a higher suicide rate than blacks.
C)Women have a higher suicide rate than men.
D)Residents in sparsely populated states have higher suicide rates than residents in densely populated states.
Q3) Research has documented that the greater the air time given to country music,the higher the suicide rate.Which of the following is a possible reason?
A)the relative boredom surrounding country music,which upsets its listeners
B)the presence of religious themes in country music
C)the lonely lifestyles of the urban residents who listen to country music
D)the themes of country music,many of which are suicide-related
Q4) Among relationship statuses,those who are ________ are most immune to suicide.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorder
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Q1) The text reports that psychiatrists have criticized the traditional classification system of mental disorders because its classification is
A)largely inaccurate.
B)too broadly and ambiguously defined.
C)substantially reliable but not valid.
D)always a little out of date.
Q2) Which of the following does NOT belong in the category of functional disorders?
A)psychosis
B)neurosis
C)psychosomatic illnesses
D)personality disorders
Q3) According to the __________ perspective,mental disorder is not a sickness but a category imposed on some disturbing behavior.
Q4) Discuss the increase of PTSD cases in the United States.What are the reasons behind this? Address the type of symptoms associated with PTSD and types of treatment available.
Q5) State and defend your perspective on mental disorder.Is it biological,social stress,or a myth? Why?
Q6) The majority of people who suffer from mental disorders appear __________.
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Chapter 9: Heterosexual Deviance
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Q1) The __________ view of pornography emphasizes its harmless impact on society.
A)liberal
B)conservative
C)radical
D)feminist
Q2) Most nude dancers find their work degrading.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements about the relation of AIDS to prostitution is TRUE?
A)Only long-term prostitutes have a chance of contracting AIDS.
B)A major negative aspect of prostitution is its role in creating the AIDS virus.
C)Relatively few prostitutes in the United States contract the AIDS virus.
D)Few prostitutes in America insist on condoms and therefore catch the AIDS virus from their clients.
Q4) Analyze why most Americans oppose the legalization of prostitution.What are some of the arguments conservatives give in support of a prostitution ban?
Q5) Compare and contrast the roles of pimps and madams.
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Chapter 10: Gays and Other Targets of Stigma
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Q1) Which of the following actions would be most typical of a transvestite?
A)a man becoming a woman
B)surgery to solve an ambiguous sex
C)a sex change operation
D)cross-dressing
Q2) All of the following are results of the gay power movement of the 70s EXCEPT
A)40 of the 50 states legalized consensual sex between same-sex adults.
B)A number of court decisions upheld gays' right to teach.
C)The American Psychiatric Association stopped listing same-sex orientation as a psychiatric disorder.
D)A number of big corporations announced their willingness to hire gays and lesbians.
Q3) Today,if two gays truly fall in love,increasingly they will
A)get married.
B)continue to date others.
C)finally initiate sexual relations.
D)become domestic partners.
Q4) Most disabled people do not pay attention to their disability.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Internet Deviance
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Q1) __________ programs copy a computer user's keystroked and sends the information to the offender.
Q2) All of following are reasons for people to take part in cybersex,except for A)anonymity.
B)ease and convenience.
C)resolving marital problems.
D)strong sexual fantasies.
Q3) Law enforcement agencies have not successfully caught and convicted any online identity thieves.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The two factors that explain cyberdeviance's meteoric rise is the phenomenal increase in computer use and lack of law enforcement.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The majority of people who visit Internet porn sites are married white males.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Drug Use
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Q1) "Meth" has few long-term effects on behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most drug users are males.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As a result of Portugal's legalization of private use of heroin,overdose deaths and AIDS infections have risen.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to Howard Becker,a person has to go through a three-step process to learn to become a marijuana user.Which of the following is NOT one of them?
A)learning where to find the drug
B)learning the technique to get high
C)learning to recognize the drug effects
D)learning to enjoy the drug effects
Q5) Today's law enforcement against drugs continues the historical pattern of drug laws against __________.
Q6) The "champagne of drugs" or "caviar among drugs" is __________.
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Chapter 13: Drinking and Alcoholism
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Q1) Which of the following statements is NOT a myth about alcohol abuse?
A)Most alcoholics are homeless,"skid-row bums."
B)Mixing different kinds of alcoholic drinks can make a person drunk faster.
C)Drinking only beer is unlikely to make one an alcoholic.
D)A drinker may find it more difficult to perform sexually after several drinks.
Q2) According to the social-psychological approach to alcoholism,psychologically vulnerable individuals and their drinking __________ come together to generate a force that causes them to become alcoholics.
Q3) Most alcoholics are homeless and skid-row bums.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Evaluate some of the strategies used to control alcohol abuse.What are the approaches,and how have they worked?
Q5) What are some of the myths regarding alcohol abuse? What effect does alcohol have both mentally and physically?
Q6) There are proportionally more problem drinkers and alcoholics from the lower classes than from other classes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Privileged Deviance
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Q1) Excessive,sky-high compensation tends to reduce instances of illegal business practices.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements about embezzlement is TRUE?
A)Low-level managers who embezzle funds do the most damage.
B)Most embezzlers join companies with the explicit purpose of stealing.
C)Most embezzlers have links to organized crime.
D)Most embezzlers are in management positions.
Q3) Based on Sutherland's classical definition,two things characterize white-collar crime,that it is occupationally related and it is a(n)
A)opportunist crime.
B)crime requiring considerable organization.
C)act of a relatively respectable,upper-class person.
D)act committed by middle- and working-class persons.
Q4) Many workers who steal from their employers do so to keep their jobs interesting and challenging.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Legal lawlessness is widespread,marked mostly by the practice of __________.
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Chapter 15: Underprivileged Deviance
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Q1) Compare robbery as a property crime to robbery as a violent crime.Is robbery more of an attempt to gain money,as the author asserts,or a form of violence,as stated by the police? Why?
Q2) The text concludes that,despite successes,the government will never be able to stamp out organized crime.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most sociologists consider robbery more of a violent crime than a property crime.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most robberies are well planned and organized.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Today,most robbery is likely to be
A)intraracial.
B)interracial.
C)unarmed.
D)the robbery of a bank.
Q6) Robbery is simultaneously both a(n)__________ and a violent crime.
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