Essentials of Sociology 11th Edition by Henslin

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True/False Questions 1) Human sexuality illustrates how a group’s definitions of an act, and not the act itself, determines whether or not it is considered deviant. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref... : 160 Skill Level: Know the Facts LO: 6.1 Summarize the relativity of deviance, the need of norms, and the types of sanctions; contrast sociobiological, psychological and sociological explanations of deviance. Topic/A-head: What Is Deviance? 2) Stigma, characteristics that discredit people, includes violations of norms of ability and violations of norms of appearance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 159 Skill Level: Know the Facts LO: 6.1 Summarize the relativity of deviance, the need of norms, and the types of sanctions; contrast sociobiological, psychological and sociological explanations of deviance. Topic/A-head: What Is Deviance? 3) Sociologically, an act cannot be classified as deviance if it does not cause physical or emotional harm to another individual. Answer: FALSE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 158-159 Skill Level: Apply What You Know LO: 6.1 Summarize the relativity of deviance, the need of norms, and the types of sanctions; contrast sociobiological, psychological and sociological explanations of deviance. Topic/A-head: What Is Deviance? 4) The theory of differential association suggests that people who associate with certain groups receive an “excess of definitions” about either deviance or conformity. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 162 Skill Level: Apply What You Know LO: 6.2 Contrast three theories of deviance: differential association, control, and labeling. Topic/A-head: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 5) Resent research indicates that social definitions of masculinity encourage violence among youth gangs. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 162-163 Skill Level: Know the Facts LO: 6.2 Contrast three theories of deviance: differential association, control, and labeling. Topic/A-head: The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective 6) Control theory relies on attachment, comm [Show More]

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