Sociology of Law Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Sociology of Law examines the interplay between legal systems and society, exploring how laws reflect and shape social norms, values, and structures. This course analyzes the role of law in maintaining social order, addressing social change, and resolving conflicts. It investigates the origins of legal institutions, the impact of social inequality on lawmaking and law enforcement, and the transformation of legal norms across cultures and historical periods. Through theoretical perspectives and empirical case studies, students will develop an understanding of how law both influences and is influenced by social forces such as class, race, gender, and power dynamics.
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Deviance Conformity and Social Control in Canada 4th Edition by Tami M. Bereska
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Azra arrives at school with a new haircut.As she walks down the hall,she hears people laughing and making comments about her hair.What type of regulation or social control has occurred?
A)retroactive
B)formal
C)preventative
D)informal
E)retroactive and informal
Answer: E
Q2) According to the ________ view,there are specific norms and values that are universal and inherently right / wrong.
A)Absolutist
B)Relativist
C)Subjectivist
D)Objectivist
E)Both A and D
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Explaining Deviance: the Act
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Q1) The general theory of crime is also known as self-control theory.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Deviance specialists who lean toward the more "objective" side of the objective-subjective continuum find interpretive theories to be the most useful in their analyses.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In Robert Merton's anomie and strain theories,"deinstitutionalization of the means" refers to cases where society's emphasis on the legitimate means is greater than its emphasis on the institutionalized goals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) In the social sciences multiple theories exist simultaneously.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Explaining Deviance: the Perception, Reaction,and Power
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Q1) What are the assumptions of instrumental Marxists?
A)members of the bourgeoisie may be subject to a deviant label
B)a deviant label is used to control the proletariat
C)social rules are created by the powerful to protect the capitalist economic system, rather than to protect individual capitalists
D)social rules are created by the proletariat
E)all of the statements listed above are assumptions of instrumental
Answer: B
Q2) According to Austin Turk (1969),the core struggle in society is between those who are in positions of authority and those who are subject to authority.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Power-reflexive theories focus on how those in power relate to claims of knowledge. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Deviance 20: the Role of the Media
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Q1) In 2011,6 corporations held the majority of media power globally.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explore the involvement that the media has in the social construction of deviance in our society.Identify an image or idea that is pervasive in our media and analyze how the media is able to influence social perceptions of that deviant person or behaviour.
Q3) The fact that media companies are continuously merging or buying one another is an issue of concentration.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Canadian children use media on average
A)3 hours per day
B)5 hours per day
C)7.5 hours per day
D)10 hours per day
E)14 hours per day
Q5) Briefly describe what Jackson Katz meant by his statement that "the media is the single greatest pedagogical force of our time".Explain whether you agree or disagree and why.
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Chapter 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality
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Q1) Describe the main issues behind the debates regarding whether adolescents who text or email nude photos of themselves should be charged with child pornography.
Q2) Address the various ways that power is intertwined with the social typing of sexual deviance,using examples.
Q3) Throughout the 19<sup>th</sup> century,the culture industry both contributed to the growth of the "sex industry" (e.g.pornography)and was a tool used to socially control sexual deviance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A number of Aboriginal cultures traditionally recognized more than two "sexes" and "genders".
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the three different definitions of pornography addressed in the chapter,and give an example that illustrates each of the definitions.
Q6) Using the various definitions outlined in the textbook,create your own definition of pornography.Include in your definition the concept of harmfulness and social control.
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Chapter 6: The Troubling and Troubled World of Youth
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Q1) In Canada,youth crime rates were lower in 2006 than in 1991.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There were 4 categories of factors that influence gang involvement mentioned in the text.Describe 2 of them and how they impact youth and gang membership.
Q3) Research that explores the varying interests and motivations of youth gang members emerges from an interactionist rather than a critical perspective.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the social control of youth alcohol use at a formal level.Be sure to address the social control of overall alcohol use among youth,as well as the social control of university binge drinking in particular.
Q5) Youth who smoke are more likely to use other drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the similarities and differences between the concept of at-risk youth,and the earlier concepts of troubled and troubling youth.
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Chapter 7: Looking Deviant: Physical Appearance
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Q1) Describe the process of the medicalization of body image.
Q2) The medical control of "too fat" is based on health issues rather than appearance issues.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Taking a gender perspective on body image and weight,discuss the impact of gender on the labels and sanctions associated with ideal and deviant body weights.Theorize whether this is something that will stay consistent as time progresses,or whether you can foresee changes to the definitions and ideals in the future.
Q4) Women who are hyper-muscular (i.e.,competitive bodybuilders)are perceived as being less likely to be good mothers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Apply the following concepts to a discussion of body modification: front stage self; back stage self; impression management.
Q6) List,describe,and give examples of the four different types of tattoo designs within the Straightedge subculture.
Q7) Discuss the consequences of socially controlling body image.
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Chapter 8: Mental Disorders
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Q1) Self-help groups for people with mental disorders act to resist the stigmatization of mental illness as well as inadequate and insufficient care for people with mental illnesses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following statements accurately describes Rosenhan's research on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment ("Being sane in insane places")?
A)when the pseudo-patients intercepted staff members to ask them simple questions, more than 70% of the psychiatrists and nursing staff averted their eyes and walked away
B)the fact that the psychiatrists were unable to detect the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients was primarily because the pseudo-patients were not acting "sane" enough
C)other mental patients were even less accurate than the medical staff in detecting the "sanity" of the pseudo-patients
D)most of the pseudo-patients were released with a diagnosis of "no detectable mental illness"
E)all of the statements listed above describe Rosenhan's research
Q3) Describe the process of reinstitutionalization,and explain why it is occurring.
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Chapter 9: What Do You Believe Religion, science, and Deviance
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Q1) Which of the following accurately describes the chronological order of the changing institutional logics governing the regulation of scientific misconduct,from oldest to most recent?
A)promoting research integrity; coercive measures; science as self-regulating
B)coercive measures; promoting research integrity; science as self-regulating
C)science as self-regulating; promoting research integrity; coercive measures
D)science as self-regulating; coercive measures; promoting research integrity
E)coercive measures; science as self-regulating; promoting research integrity
Q2) Which religious group has been perceived as evil,dangerous and a threat to the social order?
A)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
B)Catholics
C)Branch Davidians
D)Protestants
E)every religious group in the world has been perceived this way in some societies and at some points in time
Q3) Distinguish among the characteristics of ecclesia,churches,sects,and cults.
Q4) Distinguish between the bad apple theory and iceberg theory explanations of "deviance in science".
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Chapter 10: The Deviance Dance Continues
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Q1) During election time,one political party creates a series of radio announcements that discredit their opponent by emphasizing a support for the legalization of marijuana.The claim is that this candidate is morally unreliable by supporting this issue.This is an example of:
A)The media as moral entrepreneur
B)The media as a tool
C)The government as moral entrepreneur
D)The government as a tool
E)Both B and C
Q2) Physical and mental health are necessary for the "security of person and property" contained in human rights legislation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Contemplate from your perspective,are there examples of deviance that are inherently 'evil or abnormal',thereby supporting a more objective view of deviance,or is there always an element of social construction in the labelling of deviance? Justify your answer.
Q4) Identify the three core themes that are integrated into various types of human rights policies,and give a specific example for each theme.
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