Chapter 01: Determining Deviance

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Chapter 01: Determining Deviance

• According to some deviance specialists, recent definitions of deviance have largely come to accept the notion

of an observable characteristic that all "deviants" share.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-01

Page-Reference: 4

Skill: C

Answer: b. False

• Defining deviance on the basis of statistical rarity is more common in everyday conversation than in scientific

research.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-02

Page-Reference: 4

Skill: F

Answer: a. True

• The fact that left-handedness is considered acceptable in Canadian society suggests that there are limitations

to defining deviance on the basis of statistical rarity.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-03

Page-Reference: 5

Skill: A

Answer: a. True

• According to the definition of deviance that emphasizes harm, something is "deviant" only if it harms someone

else rather than oneself.a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-04

Page-Reference: 5

Skill: C

Answer: b. False

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• One of the limitations of using harm as the defining characteristic of deviance is that perceptions of harm

change over time.a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-05

Page-Reference: 6-8

Skill: C

Answer: a. True

• In the early 20

th century, social activist Emily Murphy claimed that marijuana use caused extreme violence, insanity, and death. When we evaluate her claims today, we can see one of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of negative societal reaction.a True b False

Difficulty: Challenging

QuestionID: 01-06

Page-Reference: 8

Skill: A

Answer: b. False

• A century ago, doctors claimed that masturbation caused acne, hairy palms, and insanity. When we consider

these claims today, we can see one of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of harm.a True b False

Difficulty: Challenging

QuestionID: 01-07

Page-Reference: 6-7

Skill: A

Answer: a. True

• Because most Canadians disapprove of heroin use, we can say that heroin use is "deviant", according to the

definition of deviance that emphasizes negative societal reaction.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-08

Page-Reference: 10-11

Skill: A

Answer: a. True

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• Under leader Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party of Canada held free votes in Parliament (as a proxy for

societal reaction) on the two "hot-button" issues of the day—same sex marriage and the decriminalization of marijuana.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-09

Page-Reference: 10

Skill: F

Answer: b. False

• One of the limitations of defining deviance on the basis of a negative societal reaction is that there are usually

varying reactions to the same act, wherein different groups of people in society have different opinions on the same issue.a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-10

Page-Reference: 10-11

Skill: C

Answer: a. True

• A question that some people raise about defining deviance on the basis of societal reaction is whether some

people's reactions (e.g. the Prime Minister's) count more than other people's reactions (e.g. a homeless person's).a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-11

Page-Reference: 10

Skill: C

Answer: a. True

• Criminal laws, which define the social norms and subsequent behaviours that are deemed deviant, are born

from consensus.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-12

Page-Reference: 12-13

Skill: C

Answer: b. False

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• According to subjective definitions of deviance, the presence of specific observable characteristics tells us

whether someone is deviant.a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-13

Page-Reference: 14-15

Skill: C

Answer: b. False

• Many contemporary definitions of deviance combine both objective and subjective elements.

a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-14

Page-Reference: 19

Skill: F

Answer: a. True

• Deviance specialists who focus on the more subjective aspects of deviance analyze the perceptions of and

reactions to deviant acts, rather than the deviant acts themselves.a True b False

Difficulty: Moderate

QuestionID: 01-15

Page-Reference: 21

Skill: C

Answer: a. True

• The "deviance dance" is of particular interest to deviance specialists who lean toward the subjective end of

the objective-subjective continuum.a True b False

Difficulty: Easy

QuestionID: 01-16

Page-Reference: 21

Skill: C

Answer: a. True

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