The term deviance can be defined as: The act of notifying authorities when criminal acts are occurring. A violation of established contextual, cultural, or social norms, whether folkways, mores, or codified law. Social reward for the violation of norms. The regulation and enforcement of norms. Jake receives a promotion at his law firm after winning an important case. This is an example of a: Positive informal sanction Negative informal sanction Positive formal sanction Negative formal sanction Ally’s father was sent to prison when she was 12 for the trafficking of narcotics; her brother was arrested when she was 13 for possession of methamphetamines. By the age of 18, Ally has been arrested three times for possession of marijuana. Which theory best describes Ally’s experience? Differential association theory Strain theory Labeling theory Control theory One day, you decide to wear pajamas to the grocery store. While you shop, you notice people giving you strange looks and whispering to others. In this case, the grocery store patrons are demonstrating _______. deviance formal sanctions informal sanctions positive sanctions A student wakes up late and realizes her sociology exam starts in five minutes. She jumps into her car and speeds down the road, where she is pulled over by a police officer. The student explains that she is running late, and the officer lets her off with a warning. The student’s actions are an example of _________. primary deviance positive deviance secondary deviance master deviance A hate crime is defined as any crime against a person who belongs to a cultural group any crime involving anger or other powerful emotion. an act of crime against a person or a person’s property motivated by race, religion, culture, gender or other biases. any violation of anti-discrimination laws Which theorist studied the power elite, and the influence they had over society? Karl Marx Robert Merton Max Weber C. Wright Mills Deviance and crime can be used interchangeably since they have the same meaning. True False According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, identity theft would be a form of ____________ in which an individual accepts the cultural goals of society (i.e. material success) but does not use the institutionalized means (i.e. education, jobs etc) to achieve it. retreatism innovation conformity rebellion Which of the following is an example of corporate crime? embezzlement homicide assault burglary

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